Humanoid Robot Fighting. Real Steel IRL.

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We just made history with the first Human VS Terminator robot fight. Frankie LaPenna gave it his all 🥊 More fight footage coming soon!
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You have a hulk? We have a NICK!
Hard to appreciate how crazy a couple 300lb robots throwing down is but it was incredible. Noisy Boi in purple was piloted by two time Battle Bots Champ @NickDobrikov. @REK 🦾🇺🇸
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REK retweeted
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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Casting call for video shoot: -San Francisco -Japanese person age 15-30 🇯🇵 -Martial arts experience preferred -Available this Thursday-Friday 6pm Please send photos to dms or replies!
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Announcing the REK Sim for iOS (beta)! Anyone can become a robot pilot.
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REK Deathmatch Highlights
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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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World’s First Humanoid Weapons Fight
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Huge thanks to @RoboStrategy for sponsoring this event!
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Real Steel is here boys. Noisy Boy VS Raider-72
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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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1 year later, REKtile is functional
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REK Deathmatch: World’s First Humanoid Weapon Fight Oct 9, San Francisco 6 Foot Robots Fight to the Death
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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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