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Robot Basketball

Kevin Kelly · 14 Sept 2026 · kk.org

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  1. I bet against this timeline and say they will not. The winner has to buy a round of gelato.
  2. The greater lesson I think we will learn is that a general humanoid robot is not going to be that useful.
  3. Basketball robots are likely to invent new basketball moves that humans didn't think of doing, or couldn't do easily.