[–] 5 points 1 month ago

Every single one of these fighting robots uses one of two strategies:

  1. Spam round house kicks that never land.

  2. Spam front kicks to knock unsteady opponent over

Pound for pound it's going to be a while before a humonoid robot can out-MMA a human.

In a life/death fight tho it would be like fighting a gorilla, if it's gets hands on you it would just rip you apart and there obviously wouldn't be weight classes.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    As stated, he wasn't completely blind. My visually impaired spouse slowly lost the ability to drive at night, so when she used to still work & got stuck there, she followed my car's lights & we drove slowly. Doesn't drive at all anymore.

    Thankfully, neither of us drink alcohol.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    Gammer said the island’s origin was not certain but it was normal for trees that fall into the reservoir to clump together in sheltered bays.

    “You can imagine, like a tree falling down in the forest, and the trunk is laying flat, and over a long period of time, it starts to break down, and other plants, moss, and even trees start growing on top,” said Gammer.

    From near the end of the article.

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