Overview
- Event footage shows the robot stumbling within seconds of stepping onto the stage after an unsteady walk.
- Attendees recorded the collapse on their phones as stage staff reacted slowly to the incident.
- Handlers struggled to right the machine and attempted to hide the scene with a black cloth.
- Idol had promoted AIdol as a domestically made, AI-powered humanoid capable of object manipulation and human interaction.
- Experts cited the episode as an example of Moravec’s paradox and said such early-stage failures are common, while Idol has not outlined fixes or a timeline.