# California is trying to shut down robot vs. human cage matches

**Published:** October 8, 2026
**Author:** Jay Peters
**Source:** The Verge — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/california-is-trying-to-shut-down-robot-vs-human-cage-matches

The California State Athletic Commission sent a cease-and-desist letter to a startup that hosted a match between a human and a robot last month, as reported by The New York Times. The fight, which took place on September 18th, pitted a human, Frankie LaPenna, against a humanoid…

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**Tags:** #Робототехника #Гуманоидные роботы

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