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California is trying to shut down robot vs. human cage matches

The Verge 08 October 2026 10h ago
California is trying to shut down robot vs. human cage matches
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The California State Athletic Commission sent a cease-and-desist letter to a startup that hosted a match between a human and a robot last month, as reported by The New York Times. The fight, which took place on September 18th, pitted a human, Frankie LaPenna, against a humanoid robot owned by a tech startup, Rek, that […]
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