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China sets a 2025 target for mass production of humanoid robots, and says humanoid robots should “become an important new engine of economic growth” (www.scmp.com)
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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s backward compatible too.

I feel like this is the biggest selling point for humanoid robots. A roomba may in theory be efficient, but it still can't do stairs.

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

It could even ride a bicycle. So they could join the Dutch military haha.