California halts Rek's human-vs-robot fight, next bout will be robot vs robot
What happened
On September 18, startup Rek held a human-vs-robot combat event, pitting human fighter Frankie LaPenna against a humanoid robot piloted remotely through a VR system. The California State Athletic Commission ruled the event an "unapproved" fight and sent Rek a cease-and-desist order. Rek CEO Cix Liv posted the letter on X on September 30. As reported on October 9, Rek's next match on Friday will drop the human-versus-robot format and instead pit two weapon-wielding robots against each other.
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加州州立体育委员会向举办人机对战赛事的初创公司 Rek 发出停止令，指其 9 月 18 日让人类 Frankie LaPenna 对阵一台由人通过远程 VR 系统操控的人形机器人属于"未经批准"的格斗赛事。Rek CEO Cix Liv 于 9 月 30 日在 X 上公开该信函，Rek 计划于周五举行的下一场比赛将改为两台持械机器人互斗。
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