Two wild hardware drops in 2 days: Tesla 'flying' sports car and a 13-ft JD mecha robot lifting 500 kg
Dr_Singularity · x · 2026-10-17
Two eye-catching hardware demos landed within just two days:
- Tesla 'flying' sports car: an image shows a Cybertruck-style car hovering with blue rocket-thruster plumes, captioned as using SpaceX rocket thrusters — more a concept stunt than a shipping product.
- JD Industries giant mecha: a 13-foot humanoid robot on display at an expo, with 39 hydraulic joints across its body and dual arms capable of lifting 500 kg (1,102 lbs), shown moving on the show floor.
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