Robot long jump hits 7+ meters, just 1 meter shy of human world record
TinfoilTricorn · x · 2026-08-24
A Japanese poster shared a robot jumping test: the best successful landing cleared just over 7 meters, only about a meter short of the human world record. At this pace, robots may beat the human record as early as next year.
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