Afghanistan, Sept. 17 -- A humanoid robot unexpectedly kicked its engineer during a live demonstration in China, briefly knocking a remote controller from his hands and drawing renewed attention to safety concerns surrounding advanced robotics.
According to Fox News and videos widely shared on social media, the incident occurred during a public demonstration as the engineer stood next to the robot while operating it remotely. The robot suddenly swung its leg toward the engineer, forcing him to step aside to avoid the first kick.
Seconds later, the robot appeared to kick toward the engineer again, sending the remote controller flying from his hands. The engineer quickly moved away, retrieved the controller, and regained control of the mach...