> anyone can build a purpose-built robot to beat specific human limitations

Anyone could build a robot that could run on two legs at that speed for 100m? I think someone would have done it before. Even the other robots in the race were slower.

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AngryData 15 hours ago | parent [-]

Why would they when we can already far exceed humans with other methods of locomotion? I don't see high jumping huminoid robots either despite it being even easier to implement.

	▲	esseph 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Now climb a mountain with your wheeled robot. (You can't.) Your bipedal one might be able to walk or run or jump up there though. > I don't see high jumping They did high jump in this very same contest.