Robot carried out on a stretcher: SF robot fighting night converts a skeptic
edgarpavlovsky · x · 2026-10-21
Edgar Pavlovsky recaps a wild San Francisco hard-tech meetup featuring robot fighting (REK), praising the exceptional talent density and conversations. The highlight: a robot literally carried off on a stretcher. He says the spectacle reversed his overnight skepticism about robot fighting's viability as a sport and teases a next event.
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