Re: [Salon] Chinese New Year Kungfu Robot Show

Subject: Re: [Salon] Chinese New Year Kungfu Robot Show

From: Helena Cobban <hcobban@gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:44:58 -0500

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Also, the kids weren't bad either!

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On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM Helena Cobban <hcobban@gmail.com> wrote:

No, if AI had cooked it up you wouldn't have seen the several instances where the hubots almost fell and swiftly had to rebalance. That was the most impressive part...
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On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 8:05 PM J P Horne via Salon <salon@listserve.com> wrote:
16feb26 – Old Town

Fascinating display of China’s lead in AI robotics… if true.

I’m deeply suspicious of this video. I’ll bet it was cooked up by generative AI in Chin a – designed to impress/wow the Committee for the Republic….

Paul

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Subject: Re: [Salon] Chinese New Year Kungfu Robot Show

Totally amazing

Warren Coats
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On Feb 16, 2026, at 3:34 PM, Chas Freeman via Salon <salon@listserve.com> wrote:

https://x.com/WhileTravelling/status/2023416426984288506
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