Overview
- Presented at a Moscow technology event on Tuesday, the prototype was billed as Russia’s first AI-powered humanoid robot.
- Video shows the machine entering to the Rocky theme, taking a few unsteady steps, then falling face-first within seconds.
- Two handlers rushed in to pull the robot offstage as another person tried to shield the scene with a black curtain.
- Developer AIdol, led by CEO Vladimir Vitukhin, says the platform is designed to walk, manipulate objects, and interact with people using an embodied AI.
- Vitukhin attributed the malfunction to stereo cameras that struggled in the dark venue and said the viral incident should serve as experience for the team.