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From the simulator to piloting a real robot #Shorts

October 7, 2026
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Can you imagine training to pilot a combat robot as if you were playing a video game? REK created a simulator so participants could learn to control humanoids before competing.

Can you imagine training to pilot a combat robot as if you were playing a video game? REK created a simulator so participants could learn to control humanoids before competing.

According to Reflex Arc, the simulator’s first championship featured three thousand six hundred and seventy fights. The winners traveled to San Francisco to pilot real robots at a REK event.

The surprising part is the connection between the screen and the cage: a person gives the commands, while the robot maintains its balance and performs trained movements. It is not a machine deciding to fight; it is a pilot applying their controls to a physical body.

Full episode: https://youtu.be/IpVfI-YjiLs

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