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California orders halt to robot-human cage fights
Original: Robot-human cage fights sent cease-and-desist in California
Organizers of cage fights pitting robots against humans in California have received a cease-and-desist order, according to NBC News. The order demands the events stop, throwing the future of the unusual spectacles into doubt. The fights, in which machines take on human fighters in an enclosure, have drawn attention for pushing the limits of both robotics and combat entertainment.
Why now: The unusual spectacle of robots fighting humans has drawn regulatory attention, making the legal clash newsworthy.
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