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Humanoid Robot Identified as Likely Unitree G1 Reportedly Kicked Boy During Public Demonstration in Xinjiang
In brief
An AI system built by Unitree Robotics and Robotics Developers and deployed by Urumqi Botanical Garden Amusement Park and Robotics Deployers allegedly harmed Unidentified Boy In Xinjiang, Boys and 2 others.
- Risk domain
- Not classified
- Occurred
- Coverage
- 5 reports
What happened
A boy in Xinjiang was reportedly struck in the abdomen by a humanoid robot during a public performance at a scenic-area amusement venue. The robot was reportedly performing martial-arts-style movements near children without clear barriers, and the child's mother said he was fortunately not seriously harmed. The machine was reportedly likely a Unitree G1, but the exact cause of the kick was not established.
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News reports (5)
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Who was involved
- Alleged deployer
- Urumqi Botanical Garden Amusement Park, Robotics Deployers
- Alleged developer
- Unitree Robotics, Robotics Developers
- Alleged harmed party
- Unidentified Boy In Xinjiang, Boys, Minors, General Public
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Source record: incident #1536 on the AI Incident Database · all 5 reports