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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14679063/moment-humanoid-robot-attacks-handlers.html
https://video.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2025/05/05/6623825304221598024/1024x576_MP4_6623825304221598024.mp4
A humanoid robot was filmed attacking its handler while trying
to break free from restraints in a scene viewers have
branded 'dystopian'.
In CCTV footage from a factory in China, the robot, which is
attached to a miniature crane, is seen violently swinging its
arms back and forth.
As it flew into what looks like a rage, it lashed out at a man
sitting nearby at a computer who had to duck, while another
man standing behind the robot had to back away.
The robot - seemingly of its own accord - raised its arms in
the air and brought them down again, repeating the motion
with increasing speed and violence.
It then began walking forward as it thrashed around in an
apparent bid to break free from the crane.
The men can be seen flinching and cowering while raising their
arms to shield their faces.
As the computer monitor toppled to the floor, other items were
knocked over from the desk as the men attempted to flee from
the out-of-control robot.
. . .
Pretty rad.
Now just because it's 'terminator'-shaped does not
mean there's any real 'self' in there, no 'rage'.
LIKELY the aggressive movements were part of a pgm
to get loose from any snags the bot might encounter
in a factory/manufacturing setting ... ropes, cables,
plastic wrap and such. This is useful and adaptive.
Humans would do kind of the same moves by reflex
before looking and thinking. Bots aren't so good
at those last bits alas ...
However, the thing was being held up by a lift and
could not make forward progress like it was supposed
to ... so, making no progress, it just amplified
the shake-n-shimmy response, soon to the max.
Some sort of "Ok, this isn't working, call help"
logic is needed.
However this DOES show the depth to which current
behavioral programming ever more closely mimics
the finer details of biological nature. This thing
is about two inches away from being a sort of
"terminator", an AI-fueled combat bot. "ID Enemy -
KILL Enemy" - and being pretty good at it. Similar
moves in combat, well, could easily out-fight mere
humans. Steel -vs- flesh ... guess which wins ?
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