Ponderings of the Man from Mpofana...

A humanoid robot is the least efficient robot design. Six wheels with strong grip, waterproof & some jumping capabilities make more sense. Humanoid/homonid design was, allegedly, for surveillance & energy conservation i. e. watching for predators & long-distance travel. Nothing wants to eat steel & plastic, & robots don't need to independently travel hundreds of kilometres. Humanoid robots are vanity creations or to just fool humans, which they seldom do. Any Terminator-type autonomous robots would not be of much use in the real world.  I can only imagine humans who are part robot (cyborgs) would make more sense than robots acting as humans. And with that, hopefully, we have ended all suspicion in some of a robot apocalypse with robots designed by Boston Dynamics (or Skynet) & other robotics companies. Even the four-legged robot would easily be rendered useless with a simple stick so it would be of little use in frontline combat or just anywhere with holes. ...

Evoke Urban Classic  Range: 250 km  Top speed: 140 km/h  Payload: 150 kg  Charging time: 1 h 30 min.  Zero SR  Range: 253 km  Top speed: 150 km/h  Payload: 223 kg Charging time: 1 h 24 min.  Verge TS  Range: 349 km Top speed: 199 km/h Payload: 250 kg Charging time: 25 min. Damon Hypersport Range: 321 km  Top speed: 321 km/h  Payload: 300 kg  Charging time: 2 h 30 min.  Lightning Stirke C  Range: 410 km Top speed: 241 km/h Payload: ?  Charging time: 2 h  Energica Experia  Range: 257 km  Top speed: 180 km/h Payload: ?  Charging time: 6 h 36 min.  Energica Eva Ribelle  Range: 257 km  Top speed: 201 km/h  Payload: ? Charging time: 1 h Arc Vector  Range: 225 km  Top speed: 200 km/h  Payload: 240 kg  Charging time: 40 min. Motorcycle maintenance: Petrol vs Electric How to make an electric motorbike with an 80 km range.  

All these motorcycles cost US$ 9000 (R166 500)  to US$ 2050 (R37 800) & likely less if they're second-hand. 2023 Ryvid Anthem   Range: 120 km  Top speed: 120 km/h  Payload: 150 kg  Charging time: 3 h 30 min  Vespa Elettrica  Range: 100 km Top speed: 72 km/h  Payload: 130 kg  Charging time: 4 h  Vespa Elettrica Roam Air Range: 140 km  Top speed: 90 km/h  Payload: 220 kg  Charging time: 3 h 45 min  Roam Air  Cake Kalk  Range: 85 km  Top speed: 100 km/h Payload: 150 kg  Charging time: 3 h CSC RX1E   Range: 128 km  Top speed: 130 km/h  Payload: 149 kg  Charging time: 6 h  Stinger S   Range: 193 km  Top speed: 72 km/h  Payload: 181 kg  Charging time: 6 h 30 min  Stinger S Kollter ES1 S PRO   Range: 112 km  Top speed: 115 km/h  Payload: 170 kg  Charging time: 3 h 30 min  Surron Ultra Bee...

The 25th Dynasty, also known as the Nubian Dynasty, or Black Pharaohs, ruled Egypt between 744 BC & 656 BC as part of the greater Kushite Empire. The 25th Dynasty originated from the city-state of Napata in Nubia, in what is today Sudan. The chronology of the reigns for the five Nubian pharoahs of Ancient Egypt. Nubian king Piye (spelled Piankhi or Piankhy in older works) became the first of a succession of five "black pharaohs" who ruled Egypt for six decades with the blessing of the Egyptian priesthood.  King Shebitku & King Shabaka Although the Manethonic and classical traditions maintain that it was Shabaka's invasion which brought Egypt under Kushite rule, the most recent archaeological evidence shows that Shabaka ruled Egypt after Shebitku and not before, as previously thought. The confusion may stem from Shabaka's accession via Kushite collateral succession versus Egyptian patrilinear succession.  ...