Russia's First Humanoid AI Robot Makes Debut
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A much-hyped humanoid robot made its Moscow debut this week. When AIDOL appeared from the wings, it had a stomping kind of gait. AIDOL made its way to the front of the stage, waving to the crowd, and then face-planted.
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.