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Affordable $3,555 Humanoid Robot Makes Its Debut
Original: This $3,555 Humanoid Robot Is Slow, Basic, Cheap. Mission Accomplished.
A new humanoid robot priced at $3,555 is drawing attention for being deliberately slow, basic, and inexpensive. Its creators see the low cost and modest capabilities as the point: an accessible entry into humanoid robotics rather than a high-performance machine. Commentators are weighing what cheap, functional humanoids could mean for research, education, and the broader push to bring robots into everyday use.
Why now: The unusually low price for a humanoid robot challenges assumptions that such machines must cost tens of thousands of dollars.
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