Humanoid robot sees cheerleaders, instantly forgets how to climb stairs
basedjensen · x · 2026-08-25
A viral robot demo fail: a humanoid robot was handling stairs fine until it spotted the cheerleaders nearby and immediately lost its footing. Commenters joked it had achieved "human-level intelligence" — don't get distracted by a pretty face at work, carbon-based or not.
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