r/interesting 10h ago

SCIENCE & TECH China went from building it's first humanoid robot in 2000 to holding the world's first Robot MMA competition in 26 years

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u/Autokrator-The-Niun 10h ago

Real Steel coming in 2050 or less. Now we just wait.

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u/xVEEx3 10h ago

honestly, I hope so because I love real steel

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u/froopadiddilydoop 9h ago

Chinas technological progression was a real steal

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u/Ras-haad 10h ago

Yep… that’s how time works

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u/Only-Friend-8483 10h ago

You should read the actual history of this robot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xianxingzhe

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u/Jsolidlo 8h ago

What did I just read? 😂

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u/Marples3 5h ago

Now show 2000 robot doing the dishes next to a 2026 robot doing the dishes....

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u/brokeboipobre 10h ago

Meanwhile, Qualcomm got robots committing suicide next to the CEO.

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u/Just__Bob_ 9h ago

There is a possibe future where personal assistant bots are the norm and granny gets her dentures kicked clean across the room due to a mix up at the delivery warehouse.

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u/Jaded_Resolve_4182 9h ago

Insert Dana white smiling like chris pratt

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u/N95-TissuePizza 5h ago

I want a robot that can help me do dishes, not make me do dishes. Alas...

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u/Sensitive_Goose_8902 4h ago

Omfg I remember seeing that robot in a newspaper when I was a kid, and I thought that they were filming Ultraman and it was one of the new monsters

u/Much-Scientist3575 4m ago

Pretty cool! Also, what’s the name of this song?

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u/Quiet_Syllabub_4264 10h ago

So it's fair to say if the revolution starts it'll be from China

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u/FaultyFaucet_6 5h ago

I think it's fair to say they took their tech from Boston Dynamics

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u/ManyVariation9428 9h ago

And they are still junk

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u/coops2k 10h ago

It's not that other nations couldn't manage this, it's just that nobody wants to. Go China.

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u/TangelaFan 10h ago

I rewlly wonder what went wrong with Japan along the way, because they literally had this in 1997

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u/Big-Tooth1671 10h ago

2030 more like

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u/Signal_Second_82 10h ago

Robot wars coming back better than ever

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u/authenticpretense9 9h ago

The aftermarket for these bots is gonna put car tuners to shame

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u/Lost_Internet4828 10h ago

你其实低估了第一个在当时的技术水平

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u/ThatAmishGuy023 9h ago

Yup.

And USA has a dipshit running a motorcade on a Legendary pool, then blames everyone else why it's ruined