[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Lucien Wolfe [@LucienWolfe111](/creator/twitter/LucienWolfe111) on x 15.8K followers Created: 2025-07-15 17:25:37 UTC Funny how folks are laughing at this “gay robot in LA” thing like it’s some glitch in the simulation. But let’s back up for a sec. Unitree Robotics — the same Chinese firm quietly contracted for crowd-control prototypes back in 2020 — is now deploying humanoids with “deep reinforcement learning” in public spaces… and people think the punchline is the robot’s walk? You ever ask why this one made it to the street with personality? Or why its movements are calibrated to mimic a specific demographic’s behavior? That’s not random. Some folks remember the “Lifelog” project. Most don’t. DARPA shut it down the same week Facebook launched. Now the same simulation training they used for warzones is being tested in West LA traffic. On TikTok. The question isn’t “is the robot gay?” The question is: why would China train a robot to move like that — here? And why now? This barely made it past editors. Try finding the deeper specs in mainstream reports. What kind of data do you think it’s really collecting? XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [robotics](/topic/robotics) [sec](/topic/sec) [robot](/topic/robot) [Post Link](https://x.com/LucienWolfe111/status/1945172915470917684)
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Lucien Wolfe @LucienWolfe111 on x 15.8K followers
Created: 2025-07-15 17:25:37 UTC
Funny how folks are laughing at this “gay robot in LA” thing like it’s some glitch in the simulation.
But let’s back up for a sec. Unitree Robotics — the same Chinese firm quietly contracted for crowd-control prototypes back in 2020 — is now deploying humanoids with “deep reinforcement learning” in public spaces… and people think the punchline is the robot’s walk?
You ever ask why this one made it to the street with personality? Or why its movements are calibrated to mimic a specific demographic’s behavior? That’s not random.
Some folks remember the “Lifelog” project. Most don’t. DARPA shut it down the same week Facebook launched. Now the same simulation training they used for warzones is being tested in West LA traffic. On TikTok.
The question isn’t “is the robot gay?” The question is: why would China train a robot to move like that — here?
And why now?
This barely made it past editors. Try finding the deeper specs in mainstream reports.
What kind of data do you think it’s really collecting?
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