Commie Clown Robot Karate Kicks Kid In Possible Sign Of Dystopian Nightmare
A child was reportedly roundhouse kicked in the gut by a Chinese robot dressed as a clown. The incident occurred during a martial arts performance in northwest China, The Asian Business Daily reported Friday. The…
A child was reportedly roundhouse kicked in the gut by a Chinese robot dressed as a clown.
The incident occurred during a martial arts performance in northwest China, The Asian Business Daily reported Friday. The humanoid robot’s impact was reportedly comparable to being hit by a “10-Kilogram Sack of Rice.”
Local media outlets identified it as a “G1” model by Chinese-owned startup Unitree, according to The Asian Business Daily.
“A robot at a Xinjiang tourist attraction kicked a boy during a show. The child was not seriously hurt, but the mother reported the site staff were slow to react,” Shanghai Daily posted on X last Wednesday.
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This wasn’t the first time an incident like this happened in China. A Unitree G1 android was filmed hitting a man in the nose after it fell during a different martial arts performance, Futurism reported last February. While the man did get a bloody nose, his injury didn’t appear life-threatening.
Along with performing martial arts, Unitree’s G1 androids can also run up walls and perform wall flips, Futurism previously