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Humanoid Robot Fighting. Real Steel IRL. 日本 @rekjapan

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Joined November 2024
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We made something quite fantastic.
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ヒューマノイド格闘技の常設アリーナを東京に!🇯🇵🤖🥊 秋葉原での「REK TOKYO」チケット完売、日本人パイロットの米国大会での優勝を経て、REKは日本での活動を本格化します。 2027年1〜3月の開業を目指す東京拠点では、実機同士の迫力あるバトルを間近で観戦できるほか、パイロットの練習や試合の機会もつくっていきます。 日本のロボットアニメや映画で夢見た世界を、今度は自分たちの手で。 日本・アジアから世界で戦うパイロットを育て、将来はアジア対アメリカの国際大会へ! この挑戦をともに進めるスポンサー・事業パートナー・パイロット志望者を募集しています。 取材・協業・参加のお問い合わせは @robotsmasher2 まで!
REK is expanding to Japan! 🇯🇵 Following the success of our REK Tokyo event, we are opening a permanent arena in Tokyo, led by Hiroki Watanabe, a true samurai @robotsmasher1 Interested in helping out with the expansion? Reach out to @rekjapan!
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we really got real life mortal kombat crazy to see how far robotics have come in the last year thanks for hosting @REK, @a16z, @jjkaplowitz
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Unitree back in the robot fighting game
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Der weltweit erste Todeskampf zwischen humanoiden Robotern hat gerade in San Francisco stattgefunden. Mit Klingen an den Armen. Und ich stand LIVE VOR ORT im Ring bei @REK. Nur wenige Tage, nachdem Kalifornien dem Veranstalter verboten hat, weiter Menschen gegen Roboter in den Käfig zu schicken. Der Grund ist fast schon komisch: Die Boxing Commission vergibt dafür keine Lizenz. Laut Gesetz ist ein Boxkampf ein Kampf zwischen zwei Personen. Also kämpfen jetzt eben Roboter gegen Roboter. Der Gründer @cixliv hat es mir vor der Kamera ganz offen gesagt: „We're probably going to get kicked out of California at some point, but it's going to be a fun ride in the meantime.“ Das stand dabei im Ring: 1️⃣ Zwei Unitree G1 mit Klingen. 1,32 Meter, 35 Kilo. 2️⃣ Zwei T800 von EngineAI, die ich bereits in Shenzhen besucht habe. 3️⃣ Der Hauptkampf: ein Humanoide mit 1,88 Metern, 82 Kilo und knapp 2 Metern Reichweite. Bewaffnet mit Claw Blades. Chinesische Hardware. Amerikanischer Wahnsinn. Keine Regulierung, keine Gesetze, komplett grüne Wiese. Und genau das übersehen die meisten: Entertainment ist das größte Geschäftsmodell für humanoide Roboter. Das ist keine Spielerei, damit lässt sich ganz konkret Geld verdienen.
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I'm at most major robotics events and I've never even seen a Figure robot. The prevailing opinion of people I talk to in the robotics industy is that humanoids are a bubble waiting to pop. @REK and @UnitreeRobotics are the only companies with appreciable revenue.
Brett Adcock is one of humanoid robotics’ biggest hype men. @Figure_robot is valued at $39B; @Forbes says he's worth $23.4B. Nearly two years ago, he said he saw a path to 100,000 robots across two customers in four years. How far has Figure gotten? Our profile 🤖: forbes.com/sites/annatong/20…
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Our full HUMAN VS ROBOT fight video with @frankie_lapenna is up on youtube now ⬇️ Frankie LaPenna faced off against @REK's six-foot humanoid robot, T-REK, in a San Francisco cage match on September 18, 2026, and made history as the first human-vs-robot MMA fight. Link below!
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Joe Rogan reacts to the viral clip of a man fighting a robot. "Oh he fights like a b*tch too." Give it a few years Joe, we might have some actual robot fighting tournaments. cc: frankielapenna2.0
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We are going for another worlds first next Friday. Something even crazier than our human vs robot fight. Looking for sponsor(s) based on highest bid, and for those in SF keep your next Friday evening open.
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Replying to @REK
@REK on @joerogan ...... he needs to go see this in real life. . . it was the coolest experience ever
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JUST IN: California orders robotics startup REK to stop holding unsanctioned cage fights between humans & humanoid robots.
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We made it boys. California sent us a Cease and Desist for "UNSANCTIONED HUMAN VERSUS HUMANOID ROBOT CAGE FIGHT"
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lol, our fighting robot making friends
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We want to expand @REK to Europe. 1. Where can we do it where we won’t be regulated 2. What is a good city to bring people in for the fights? 3. Who wants to lead this effort? (Hiring)
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Going live on @CNN tomorrow to talk fighting robots at 6:40pst 1. Awesome, it’s becoming mainstream 2. I’m going to be tired as hell 3. Should I scare everyone about terminator?
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Spotted @REK on NBC news today. youtube.com/watch?v=IFCCDurE…
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'I'm scared for you': Amateur fighter takes on humanoid robot in historic caged showdown trib.al/BngNYWZ
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This is actually scary. I don’t know how Frankie Lapenna agreed to this. The first human to fight a robot in an MMA fight.
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Influencer Frankie LaPenna fought a 6-foot-tall robot in the world's "first human vs Terminator" fight The REK robot sent LaPenna flying across the cage with a single kick
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