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Great, Now Robots Can Kill Us with Katana

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Are you ready for our robot overlords? In this video (well, commercial), an industrial robot faces off against master Japanese swordsman Isao Machii.

We recently saw Machii slicing an80mph fried shrimp. This time, heā€™s helping robotics maker Yaskawa Electric Corporation teach a robot the fine art of mastering a katana. Swell.

https://lastchance.cc/modern-samurai-slices-an-80mph-fried-shrimp-1704397993%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

The robot here is the Motoman-MH24, an industrial bot that is even used in the medical field. And now, the sword-wielding one.

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