Sharpa Robotics claimed that the machine had a faster reaction time. Here’s proof otherwise. Man vs Humanoid Robot on the “Reflex Drop Sticks Challenge” during IROS 2026

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Reaction time isn't the bottleneck. The robot's arm stays locked in one pose and only the hand closes, so any stick outside that zone is lost. The human moves his whole body. Did Sharpa publish their camera-to-grip latency? I bet the gap is actuators, not perception.

looks like the robot won though...

Un benchmark no se gana con claims. Se gana con latencia medida, condiciones reproducibles y datos comparables. 🤖

Can he do it 24/7/365?

Robot caught it higher from the floor on every one, so yeah it’s faster

They probably had a machine as a judge. It was clear as day just looking at it to me.

test vs a human juggler

🤖wins most 12hr matches

this is stilly. machines will win. it is like a wrestling match with a truck.

Better that the average human

Cool demo

Robot can do with same accuracy for hours at stretch, not the human.

s/o @kyry_D

It seems that the sticks dropped in a faster pace on robot side

Proof that the humans failed twice: - robot won the challenge - humans though the human won

Looks like human reflexes still win.