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World humanoid robot games show runners breaking records, bursting into flames (arstechnica.com)

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[–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 2 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Efficient yes, but humanoid robots are much more likely to be accepted by the general public.

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[–] stopdropandprole@lemmy.world 1 point 2 hours ago

counterpoint:

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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 1 point 9 hours ago

If they're being used to "chase people down" I don't think acceptance by the general public is all that relevant.

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