Man is kicked in the groin by a robot mimicking his movements

4 months ago

A man was kicked in the groin by a humanoid robot mimicking his movements.
The incident was captured in a video shared on BiliBili and went viral on social media.
The man wore a motion capture suit, which fed his movements to the Unitree G1 robot.
The robot replicated the man's high kick, hitting him in the groin, and then mimicked his pain.
The video gained massive attention, with users joking about the situation on Bluesky.
The Unitree G1 robot is advanced, with 23 degrees of freedom in its joints and a perception system.
Despite its capabilities, the robot needs specific programming for tasks and acted comically in this instance.
This isn't the first time Unitree robots have gone viral for bizarre behavior, like a failed cooking attempt.

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