LimX Dynamics, based in Shenzhen, has finally made a significant breakthrough with their humanoid robot Oli. At 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 121 pounds, this machine has long promised to offer more than just sterile lab test results. And, based on the footage published thus far, Oli is capable of delivering. It’s been put through its paces on a simulated construction site, with loose sand attempting to suck it under, boards attempting to shift out from under it, rocks protruding as if waiting for some clumsy robot to come along and get trapped, and piles of debris searching for an opportunity to trip it up.

LimX Dynamics, a China-based robotics company, has recently made waves, literally, with a new video showing one of its bipedal robots transforming into a full-scale Tyrannosaurus rex right in front of your eyes. The robot, built on their slick TRON1 platform, has enough going on to catch you from the start, with a detailed T-rex skin covering body that includes a gaping head, tiny limbs, and a long swishy tail that truly looks like it’s swaying as it moves.

A robotic hand rests on a plain tabletop, its pale synthetic skin pulled taut over the hidden math of a network of fibers that appear to pulsate like veins under tension. The fingers curl over to form a grip that feels almost too fluid, almost like a human hand. This is Clone Robotics’ most recent demonstration of their Neural Joint V2 Controller, a system that transforms a complex jumble of artificial muscles into something that responds well and isn’t prone to wobbling.