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Robots can kung fu, but can they summit Everest?

A modified Unitree G1 humanoid robot named Pemba is attempting to summit Mount Everest, testing the limits of bipedal robots on uneven terrain despite their demonstrated abilities in kung fu and parkour.

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Pemba, a modified Unitree G1 humanoid robot, is on an expedition slated to culminate with a summit of Mount Everest. Unitree's robots can pull off impressive kung fu and parkour, but all bipedal robots struggle on uneven terrain. (And sometimes even on level ground.) — Read the rest

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