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Re:Mistral's Robostral Navigate: a state of the art robotics... by adev_ on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @10:57PM (#48840435)
> I had a NAO robot (from another great French company) and it walked to employees to motivate them to do some movements.

One Toyota research center where I worked had robots that would go around the office and propose Snack to people.

While probably not being the most efficient way of using a robot, it definitively brought a smile on the face of many employees.

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Re:Mistral's Robostral Navigate: a state of the art robotics... by BrandiATMuhkuh on Thursday July 09, 2026 @10:55AM (#48846963)
haha how cool.

Not sure if I’m out of touch (not doing robotics right now) or if things just slowed down. Back in ~2013 it looked like humanoid robots were just around the corner. Boston Dynamics became a hit. Aldebaran’s Pepper was presented. And the DARPA Robotics Challenge was on everyone’s lips.

And then suddenly, nothing.

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