Just when you thought your 9-to-5 was safe, Deep Robotics’ DR02 humanoid has started training for the office fire drill. In a masterclass of mechanical bravado, the bot has been filmed trotting up stairs while lugging a fire extinguisher—a proper flex of its 20kg payload capacity and IP66-rated, all-weather chassis. It’s a bold bid to prove that humanoids are finally ready to graduate from viral party tricks to genuine graft, or at the very least, handle a drizzly afternoon without tripping over the welcome mat.
