Humanoid Robots at Iranian Tech Expo Turn Out to Be Humans in Disguise

Iran just speed-ran the entire history of robotics in one glorious weekend: from “Look at our cutting-edge humanoid androids!” to “Okay fine, it’s just Chad and Linda in Spirit Halloween costumes covered in printer paper that says 010101.” The “robots” introduced themselves as living in “blockchain space” while visibly sweating, blinking, and developing acne in 4K. Somewhere Boston Dynamics is crying into a $75,000 robot dog, and the two actors are now applying for hazard pay and a shower.