26.02.2025 14:30
At the Spring Festival held in Tianjin, northeast China, a robot's erratic movements caused panic. Festival security personnel removed the robot from the crowd due to concerns that it could harm someone. Event organizers described the incident as a "simple robot malfunction" and stated that additional measures would be taken to prevent similar occurrences. This incident has raised concerns about the increasing impact of machines on human life.
In a video recorded on February 9, a humanoid robot dressed in a bright jacket is seen throwing itself at a group of people behind a barricade during the Spring Festival Gala held in Tianjin, northeastern China.
The robot's erratic movements caused festival security personnel to remove it from the crowd due to concerns that it could harm someone.
Event organizers described the incident as a "simple robot malfunction."
They also stated that the robot had passed previous security tests and that additional measures would be taken to prevent this from happening again.
Many expressed deep concerns about the increasing impact of machines on human life.
In December, during a bloody malfunction at Tesla's Giga Texas factory near Austin, a Tesla engineer was attacked by a robot.
Two witnesses watched in horror as the machine, designed to hold and transport newly cast aluminum car parts, attacked its coworkers.
After cornering a man programming software for two nearby disabled Tesla robots, the robot wrapped its metal claws around the worker's back and arm, leaving a "blood trail" on the factory floor.
The incident, which resulted in an "open wound" on the victim's left hand, was revealed in an injury report from 2021 reviewed by DailyMail.com and submitted to Travis County and federal regulators.
In November, a man in South Korea was crushed to death by a robot that could not distinguish him from a vegetable crate.
The victim, a robotic company employee in his 40s, was checking the machine's sensor at a produce distribution center in South Gyeongsang early in the morning.
The machine, which was lifting pepper boxes onto a pallet, grabbed the man with its arm and pushed him toward the conveyor belt, crushing his face and chest.
According to police sources, it appears that the robot malfunctioned and identified the man as a box.
According to South Korea's Yonhap news agency, the victim was taken to the hospital but later died.
An official from the Donggoseong Export Agricultural Complex, which operates the facility, called for the establishment of a "precise and safe" system in a statement made after the incident.
The victim was reportedly assigned to conduct tests initially scheduled for November 6.
The tests had been postponed for two days due to issues with the robot's sensor.