This ‘centaur-style’ robot designed for rescuing people from dangerous environments had people thinking they’d prefer to remain un-rescued
The world of robotics seems to be progressing just as quickly and as terrifyingly as the world of AI. But whilst most assistant robots under development remain distinctly humanoid in form, a US company called Satyress is working on an altogether more sinister-looking automaton.
Meet Threehalves, the ‘superhumanoid general purpose robot’.
Yikes! Thanks to Drone Wars for sharing on Twitter and for giving a little background info.
U.S. company Satyress is developing threehalves, a centaur-style robot designed for dangerous environments such as wildfires, rubble searches, toxic areas and confined spaces. The system combines a humanoid upper body with a quadruped mobility platform. #USA #Robotics #UGV #AI pic.twitter.com/ViPprQ1lrZ
— Drone Wars (@Drone_Wars_) July 28, 2026
Were people excited about sharing a world with Threehalves and their kin? Not so much.
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Brother if this comes out of the smoke to rescue me from a wildfire I am running INTO the flames
— Bernard | LoA (@0xBernard_) July 30, 2026
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"WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE TROUBLE HUMAN?" pic.twitter.com/OXFLKu29bv
— 4MuhNinjas (@4Muh_Ninjas) July 30, 2026
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The last thing you see before it all goes dark. pic.twitter.com/bfyYLG0fLa
— Brad Kelly (@brad__kelly) July 29, 2026
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POV: You are being “rescued” from a forest fire pic.twitter.com/gRGpXyMMdA
— Tim Simpson (@TimSimpson) July 30, 2026
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"A robot, but we make it look as demonic as possible." pic.twitter.com/I5e7xBhMBE
— Styx 🇫🇷 (@Styx_Boatman) July 30, 2026
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— Axel Großklaus (@honx) July 30, 2026
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— Michał Malicki (@m__malicki) July 30, 2026
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— NOPK (@NOPK_Dad) July 30, 2026
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Aim Here: pic.twitter.com/MgDBxkM4oK
— GH HILL (@GHHILL1911) July 30, 2026