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Humanoids box for paying crowds as the PLA plans autonomous swarms

development2026-02-16

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Companies are staging boxing matches between VR-controlled Chinese humanoids for paying San Francisco crowds, while an internal PLA report reveals plans for self-coordinating drone swarms under AI decision-making and Anduril raises billions at a $60 billion valuation.

Reported metric: $60B

Reporting date: 2026-02-16 (not necessarily the event date)

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Humanoids box for paying crowds as the PLA plans autonomous swarms
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Reporting date: 2026-02-16
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-02-16-humanoid-boxing-and-drone-swarms
Claim: Companies are staging boxing matches between VR-controlled Chinese humanoids for paying San Francisco crowds, while an internal PLA report reveals plans for self-coordinating drone swarms under AI decision-making and Anduril raises billions at a $60 billion valuation.
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- Welcome to February 16, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-february-16-2026
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