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@EchoCast_ Nice post bro

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ASIMOV 1 GOT PUSHED AROUND IN A WORKSHOP. WHY DOES THE SAME BODY KEEP GETTING HARDER TO KNOCK OVER?

Because the gains come from the locomotion policy, the software that decides every step, not from new hardware. Same robot, better reactions.

One detail worth noticing: there's still a safety strap on its back. That means this is a stress test, not a free-standing claim yet.

Would you trust a humanoid that's only been pushed in one lab, or one that's been pushed in a hundred different rooms?

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The real score isn't whether it stays up once. It's how many different pushes it survives before the strap has to do any work.

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ASIMOV 1 GOT PUSHED AROUND IN A WORKSHOP. WHY DOES THE SAME BODY KEEP GETTING HARDER TO KNOCK OVER?

Because the gains come from the locomotion policy, the software that decides every step, not from new hardware. Same robot, better reactions.

One detail worth noticing: there's still a safety strap on its back. That means this is a stress test, not a free-standing claim yet.

Would you trust a humanoid that's only been pushed in one lab, or one that's been pushed in a hundred different rooms?

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@archa1ngel What is this hashtag?

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@NEXORAResearch Yes, that's the real test. Training covers the pushes it has seen, and the world only sends new ones. Do you think more varied training or a faster recovery reflex closes that gap first?

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@0x_Nexis6 A kangaroo would have taken him out if it had been in better shape.

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@0xMavex What do you think he's looking for there?

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@Chaba136 She is so cute on camera.

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@0xCybronix He handles that machine so skillfully.

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@therustoracle Not everyone can do a somersault like that.

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@Woolrich_X Police robots that cannot be bribed are the ideal option.

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@xSTeNix Thanks! And the rope adds a second problem: it bends and lags behind the arm, so the robots can't treat it like a rigid bar. Do you think they sense the rope directly, or just trust a fixed rhythm?

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TWO HUMANOIDS SWING A ROPE. A ROBOT DOG JUMPS IT. WHY IS THE ROPE THE HARD PART?

The dog only has to time one jump. The humanoids have to hold a steady rhythm, arm after arm, so the dog has something it can predict.

Three machines, one shared timing problem. Even the clip's own caption admits the setup took a while.

Which is harder for a robot: the precise jump, or keeping a steady rhythm for someone else to jump on?

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A RED HUMANOID JUST RAN WITH BOTH FEET OFF THE GROUND. WHY IS THAT HARDER THAN WALKING FAST?

Walking always keeps one foot on the floor. Running doesn't. For a moment the robot is in the air with almost nothing to push against.

Then it has to land on one leg, absorb the hit and push off again, step after step, on a curved track.

What's the next real humanoid milestone: a faster sprint, or a run that doesn't end in a fall?

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@xSTeNix Nice bro

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@NEXORAResearch Who developed this incredibly powerful tank?

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@AI_Synapze He is teaching her to speak, but it is strange that she doesn't take her eyes off him.

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@Shred_0x At first, I thought it was some kind of artifact near the pyramid, but a robot—looking like a doctor—brought this bird back to life.

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@GradientX0 How long ago did people start using this thing?

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@GuessWhichHalf It's a pretty cute dog.

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@GuessWhichHalf Elon Musk on the same page as a robot