Wassa
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Wassa
@Bookanookle
Proud Aussie. Right of Centre Unvaccinated






The Ministry of Peaceful Technological Advancement has produced its most clarifying product demonstration yet: at the world's first full-size humanoid robot combat tournament in Shenzhen — organised by @engineairobot , the company that previously went viral for kicking its own CEO across a room — a black robot named Matador had its head kicked clean off by a high-kick from White Eagle, continued throwing punches and kicks with its head dangling from its torso, then collapsed, crushed its own head beneath its body, watched the head fly off entirely, and finally fell — because apparently losing one's head is no longer considered a disqualifying condition in either robotics competitions or geopolitical decision-making. The 32-team event featured EngineAI's T800 humanoid platforms, where competitive edge comes down to software and tuning rather than hardware — which is the robotics industry's elegant way of saying #China is now hosting international tournaments for #AI-powered killing machines and calling it sport.
























