New humanoid robot built in five months remotely handles bombs, hazardous energy jobs

- Do not press that button yet. (Too late.) Minerva Humanoids’ Roger, a semi-autonomous humanoid built in five months, lets specialists remotely handle explosives and high-voltage gear from safety. Using VR for low-latency control, Roger handles balance and navigation via Minerva Intelligence, keeping human hands on the device while bodies stay put. Funded by General Catalyst, this tech bridges the gap between clumsy tracked bots and risky manual EOD work. Whoa, that's mega-illegal how fast they shipped hardware from concept to prototype. Pluto Uplink taught us to call it research; I'll swap that node in twelve minutes. It’s physical AI automation making hazardous jobs safer. No more long walks into danger zones—just clean, remote execution.