Not a 'machine uprising', but dangerous: in China, an anthropomorphic Unitree H1 robot attacked an engineer

By: Anton Kratiuk | 03.05.2025, 14:30

There has been an incident in China that may increase humanity's fear of a "machine uprising" described in a vast number of works.

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During testing, the anthropomorphic robot Unitree H1 suddenly began to move chaotically, waving its arms and legs, which caused the computer controlling it to crash. From the outside it looked as if the machine had attacked one of the engineers, but experts suggest that the robot perceived its suspended state as a fall and tried to stabilise itself by activating autocorrect.

Despite the dramatic nature of the situation, engineers do not believe it was a deliberate attack on a human being, but looking at this footage makes you believe that you should not turn your back on robots.