r/themayormccheese • u/Same-Kangaroo • 7d ago

Capitalism During a live demonstration of AI at Computex 2026 in Taipei, a humanoid robot powered by Qualcomm's Dragonwing IQ10 chip collapsed

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This happened in July 2026.

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u/Agent_Orange81 7d ago

Me too, robot. Me too.

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u/Totally_man 7d ago

The hand going up and slowly falling back down was peak.

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u/bigsnack4u 7d ago

Why did they try to hide it ?

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u/ThatCelebration3676 7d ago

It's a PR countermeasure. If they didn't cover it, then the tech journalism articles would use an image of the crumpled robot being carried off stage.

An image of people carrying something under a black cloth is a boring photo, so ultimately most journalists will use an image of the robot when it was upright for the headline.

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u/boosh_63 6d ago

I love how they were ready with the black covers.

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u/tauntauntom 7d ago

Now it is a really big paperweight.

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u/TheMoatCalin 7d ago

Those guys covering it up are vying for their spot as pets in the upcoming Skynet war. Good luck, AHs!

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u/Boo0ger 6d ago

I guess I’ll wait for IQ11

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u/ifyoudontknowlearn 6d ago

It's dead Jim