Best moment at the Robot Olympics: machine moves like dance, then shadowboxing
saibharadwaj · x · 2026-08-28
After a week of record runs, crashes, sparks and repairs at the Robot Olympics, @theSethian calls this the best thing he saw: a robot whose motion looks like dance one moment and shadowboxing the next — an incredible performance worth an encore.
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