Humanoid robot fails caught on camera: machines attacking engineers, crowds and even a child, with no off switch. Kurt Knutsson and Lu Parker react. Watch the footage.

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The CyberGuy Report | Episode 39
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Humanoid robot fails caught on camera

Humanoid robots are not just glitching safely in labs anymore. From office freak-outs to crowd incidents and a child hit at a public event, these videos show what can happen when robots are tested around ordinary people.

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Humanoid robot fails caught on camera, and these AI robots are not glitching safely in a lab.

One kicks two men out of an office. One punches a stranger in a crowd with a senior citizen standing feet away. One goes into full freak-out mode while the engineers who built it run for the door, held back by nothing but a crane cable. And one hits a small child in the gut at an outdoor event packed with families.

Kurt watches all these videos with longtime friend and Emmy Award-winning TV journalist Lu Parker, who walked out shocked by what she had just seen.

What you will learn in this episode

  • Why humanoid robots still in test mode keep ending up in crowds of ordinary people
  • What happens when a robot turns on the engineers standing right beside it
  • Why the missing off button is the most alarming detail in every one of these clips
  • What Lu spotted in the robot’s reaction that most viewers scroll right past
  • Why Kurt says a friendly food delivery robot could turn on you over something as small as a barking dog
  • How close that child at the festival came to something far worse than a bruise
  • Why “it’s just a demo” stops being a defense the second these machines are near kids
Want to read the full article on these alarming humanoid robot fails? See the full breakdown of the clips, what went wrong and why these robot demos raise serious safety questions.Read the full article

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These robot fails are a reminder that new technology can move from controlled demos to public spaces faster than safety rules can catch up. Whether it is AI, robots or connected devices, the more technology enters daily life, the more important it becomes to ask who is responsible when something goes wrong.

Question the hype

Humanoid robots may look impressive in polished demos, but real-world behavior around kids, crowds and unexpected movement is what matters most.

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