Robot Crashes Into Judges' Table Lifting Barbell; Researcher Praises Publishing Failures
ferruz_noelia · x · 2026-08-27
A researcher argues science would advance faster if negative results were published, calling China's World Humanoid Robot Games "genius" for exactly that, and predicting unbelievable advances within 12 months.
The cited moment: a robot at the Beijing games tried to lift a 15kg barbell and crashed into the judges' table instead.
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