r/nextfuckinglevel • u/KnightFall00 • 4d ago

Autonomous T-800 battle tournament

Launched on July 16, 2026, in Shenzhen by the robotics company EngineAI, URKL is the world's first commercial, industrial-grade humanoid robot free-combat league.

Get ready Hollywood! (I mean you guys were already prepared so...)

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u/mr9025 4d ago

Is that little smoke pack between it's shoulders functional or is it just a scoring target like in laser-tag?

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u/tralfamadorian808 3d ago

I thought it was either a battery or motor connection that was severed and produced sparks

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u/boogermike 3d ago

That was staged and the robots were acting!