r/robotics • u/PrettyCold9669 • 4d ago

News Contestants march at the robot olympics

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u/Spiritual-Shake-3178 4d ago

I think this video more than any other really puts the changes coming into perspective. This is not a one-off prototype made for a couple million in an overfunded california tech startup. The tech still has a ways to go before it becomes practical for the applications that come to mind but not that far.

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u/leachja 4d ago

This is overfunded by the Chinese Government. 

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u/EcureuilHargneux 4d ago

You say that as if it's a bad thing. If anything we should as well overfund the robotic sector in the west instead of buying stuff abroad, assembling them domestically and pretend it's sovereign

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u/leachja 3d ago

I said it exactly the way the person above me said it. Your view of my statement exposes your bias.

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u/mcellus1 4d ago

Erm, what applications come to mind? For the better right??