Russia's First Humanoid AI Robot Makes Debut
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A “human-like” AI robot from Russia fell over on its debut showing, causing panic, and a chaotic exit from the stage as a crowd watched on.
What can a humanoid robot actually do in the real world? If you’ve seen videos online of the Boston Dynamics Atlas robot or Tesla’s Optimus bot, you might have assumed that these machines are just about ready to deal cards at your Friday night poker game,
Robots using popular AI failed basic safety and fairness tests, even approving harmful tasks. Until there is independent certification and layered controls, treat "AI-powered" as a claim to verify, not a reason to trust.
The failed display of Russia’s first offering happened in front of an audience at the Yarovit Hall Congress Center on November 10. Vladimir Vitukhin, CEO of Idol which created it, blamed calibration issues, saying that the robot was still in its test phase.