I wrote the entire first draft of the Steel Bot Manifesto on my 1909 Underwood No. 5 typewriter. I have found that free-writing without edit…

I wrote the entire first draft of the Steel Bot Manifesto on my 1909 Underwood No. 5 typewriter. I have found that free-writing without editing works best for me for the first draft. I do use AI to catch typos and for style/arrangement recommendations after the fact. I even thought about leaving a GoPro recording me writing without digital assistance since I believe important documents, especially philosophical ones like this, should come directly from the heart and mind of the writer. The FCC just banned new Chinese humanoids. Steel Bot has been working on a better, open American humanoid for months and now it's time to get these robots to American researchers, hobbyists, and entrepreneurs as fast as possible. Read our full Manifesto:

Source: Yohei Nakajima (X) | 2026-08-06