On some level, we all know deep down that one day we’re going to have to fight in a desperate war against the machines. We just didn’t expect it to come quite so soon. It’s no secret that robotics has been making very literal leaps and strides in the 2020s, accelerating from quadrapedal to bipedal robots that uncannily mimic human movement.
But, despite this, even the most advanced humanoid robots usually look more than a little unsteady on their feet: more Bambi on ice than Bruce Lee. Unfortunately, it looks like those days are over, as a stunning and quietly terrifying demonstration on Chinese television last night appears to show robots far beyond what we thought they could do:
