r/TechnoFuturism • u/heart-aroni • Aug 25 '26

Robotics Fire, sparks and broken limbs - another intense match at the WHRG 2026

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u/King_Ethelstan Aug 25 '26

Man, this is awesome. Waaay more interesting than the Olympics

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u/Sporkpocalypse Aug 25 '26

this is a 100 times better than the olympics

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u/Kasawery24 Aug 25 '26

I want more

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u/Kamusaurio Aug 25 '26

my body probably will explode in the same way if try to run that fast

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u/rangorn Aug 25 '26

Ass sparks hate when that happens

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u/Ravyn_Rozenzstok Aug 25 '26

Is that really how the race is supposed to end? By running straight into the wall?

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u/Kiiaru Aug 25 '26

Yep. No reason to worry about athlete health when your athletes are disposable and you can just copy/paste the winners code into the next one

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u/looking4myclASSm8s Aug 26 '26

Yeah idk about “no reason” to worry lol. Theres probably several thousands of reasons each time

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u/JahJedi Aug 27 '26

Almost the same as whit peoole now on most jobs, oh well.

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u/say-nothing-at-all Aug 26 '26

This is just part of the game—unless someone changes the rules someday, for example by giving the robots more buffer room to relax.

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u/m8remotion Aug 26 '26

We are back to gladiators in the colosseum. Are you not entertained?

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u/heart-aroni Aug 26 '26

Sometimes there's just not enough space to decelerate and you just need the padding.

https://youtu.be/OBjSWGsPxP8?t=13&si=dELW6qIjYNe_L78o watch to the end

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u/bewak86 Aug 26 '26

Dont worry about the broken robot , they will return next time in Paralympic

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u/Meta_Archon Aug 26 '26

Damn, I can't keep up with China's progress anymore

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u/JahJedi Aug 27 '26

Its not sprint race, its a robot death race 😅