A strange video of a humanoid robot Unitree H1 in China attacking engineers during testing has appeared online.
The published footage shows how the robot suspended on a hook suddenly began waving its arms as if trying to attack a man.
Because of the sudden chaotic movements of the robot fell computer, through which the control of the robot, but even after that the machine did not stop.
I can tell you the truth about this: Strong or heavy machines in close proximity to humans are dangerous. People get injured every single day around the world, operating machines. Sometimes factory workers get crushed. This is just one more example in a centuries long list of humans building machines and accidents with those.
The video is scary and interesting to watch. But the article is shit.
And the video isn’t even THAT scary. When I first saw this video with a headline about a robot going “berserk”, I expected something closer to terminator like behaviour instead of erratic hand waving. It was clearly just a software bug with no “intent” behind it (apologies for the anthropomorphism).