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@pabsclimbs took Pemba, the first humanoid robot, to the summit of Chimborazo 20,312 ft, the closest point on Earth to the Sun.
The expedition gained:
50M+ organic views, from 40+ media outlets, across 32 countries.
Including @Marca and @IntEngineering.
Backed by @virtuals_io and @eastworlds_io , and partnered with the team behind Netflixโs @14PeaksX, the next mission is Everest.
Each mission generates real-world data for humanoid robots operating in places humans canโt, shouldnโt, or canโt afford to go.
base:0x296eb9c4d8fcbd00fbc6d5027e4202bf955fa76f is the community token for Pablo & Pembaโs road to Everest.
Chimborazo was the proof. Everest is the mission.
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I was meant to make a very different post tonight.
For weeks we've been in conversations with partners I'd have loved to tell you about. Big big names on all fronts. The announcements were written and ready. But they'll have to wait.
This morning we got word from the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, on direction from the Prime Minister himself: with the tragedy in Nepal still unfolding and the toll rising by the day, all Everest expeditions and activities are cancelled and postponed to next season, April 2027.
I won't pretend my feelings are simple. The last week has been nonstop in Nepal, meetings back and forth, months of preparation finally coming together, and now none of it happens. That's hard to swallow and I'd be lying if I said otherwise. But it's nothing next to what families across the border region are living through right now. Over 1000 people gone. 1000s still missing. We'd trade every permit we'll ever hold to undo that.
So here's what we're doing instead.
We're donating all funds from the treasury collected in the last two weeks of campaigning to the relief initiative Nima Rinji Sherpa is leading, and we're asking our community to give alongside us.
We've been told we'll be the first team granted a permit when the mountain reopens. For now, we wait.
And we sit with an uncomfortable truth. We tell people Pemba is built for search and rescue. Disaster hit valleys we know and love, and Pemba couldn't help a single person. We have six months to close that gap, and our roadmap has never been clearer.
@livekit, @AskVenice, @reflex_cloud, @eastworlds_io : thank you for standing with us through this.
Nepal, our hearts are with you. See you in April. More soon, in the mean time ad astra!
Giving back to the community that's supported us from day one.
open-source partners only funded entirely through a decentralized process.
on a journey to build the fastest iteration loop for space robotics, benchmarked on Earth's most extreme terrain.
Ready any condition.
Pemba & @pabsclimbs are changing the game for conservation, using robotics to collect data where humans canโt safely go. $PEAK Mode.
Just landed in Nepal. Dinner with two mountaineering legends - Nima and Tashi - and I'm more fired up than ever for this expedition.
Ministry reopened yesterday. Confident, awaiting next steps while Pemba clears customs. ๐๏ธ
on the plane to Nepal
we have had to delay some announcements due to the current situation in Nepal following last week's tragedy
will assess next steps on arrival
in Ecuador ultimating final details on Pemba
before we travel together to Nepal
our biggest sponsor to be revealed soon, can you guess who it is? hint:๐ต
The best is yet to come.
Follow @pabsclimbs & @peakmode_ for the latest updates on Pemba the humanoids expedition up Mt. Everest.
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It's official @pabsclimbs & pemba are starting their expedition in the Himalayas in September, enter $PEAK MODE.
Backed by @virtuals_io@eastworlds_io@AskVenice.
Who else is joining that list? ๐
Hey @base@cobie@jessepollak @baseapp
get in here you lil shids
First robot on to attempt Everest
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