What is Human, Anyway?
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Run all you want, I'll be right behind youHow nice. According to Engaget, iRobot has made the bold claim that their Warrior bot is more human than Honda's well-known humanoid ASIMO. iRobot says their little hunter-killer
can take a 10-foot drop onto concrete, drive 20 miles an hour, drive up stairs without stopping at full speed, carry 200 pounds of payload and has, maybe, five motors," which means it can "go nearly everywhere a human can.
Believe it or not, they're proud of this.
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