🤖 Robots on the Rise: From Pizza to Parkour to Ping-Pong

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This week’s robots aren’t experiments — they’re performing.

A four-legged bot is doing parkour in disaster zones. A kitchen robot is pumping out 25,000 pizzas a month. And an AI-powered badminton bot is already pulling off rallies.

They’re climbing walls, placing pepperoni, and swinging like pros — all without human help.

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🧵 In today's edition:

1.  🦿Raibo isn’t just running. It’s rewriting the rules of movement.

2. 🍕XRobotics is cranking out 100 pizzas an hour — no hands needed.

3. 🏸This Robot Plays Badminton. Really Well.

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1. 🦿Raibo isn’t just running. It’s rewriting the rules of movement.

The new AI-powered quadruped robot Raibo doesn’t just walk — it jumps, climbs, and learns on the fly.

We’re talking full-on parkour: leaping over gaps, landing on slippery terrain, and adapting in real time with every step. No pre-programmed routes. No handholding.

It gets smarter the more it moves — making it ideal for disaster zones, search-and-rescue ops, or anywhere a human leg might snap.

While others are still perfecting balance, Raibo’s already climbing walls.

2. 🍕XRobotics is cranking out 100 pizzas an hour — no hands needed.

Their xPizza robot is placing pepperoni slices with machine precision, guided by machine learning — saving pizzerias up to 80% of staff time.

At just $1,300 a month, it’s already rolling out 25,000 pizzas across kitchens that want to move fast and cut costs.

This isn’t a prototype. It’s already working in live kitchens.

Robot chefs are here — and they’re making life easier (and cheesier).

3. 🏸This Robot Plays Badminton. Really Well.

ANYmal-D uses AI and reinforcement learning to track, sprint, and swing with wild precision — even popping up on two legs to keep the shuttle in sight.

It’s already pulling off 10-hit rallies and landing shots with ninja-level reflexes. Smashes are still a weak spot, but it's learning fast.

The goal? A robot that can keep up with elite human players.

Some say it’s a breakthrough. Others just want to challenge it to a match.

Would you play badminton against a robot?

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