RegistryTMR-0219
A humanoid dancing robot at a Haidilao hot pot restaurant in Cupertino, California moved too close to a table and knocked over dishes, smashing plates and sending chopsticks and dishware flying, requiring at least three staff members to restrain it.
- Date of incident
- 2026-03-20
- Location
- Cupertino, California, USA
- Model
- X2
- Sources
- 2
EscalationFollow-up
How the event developed
- 2026-03-20Report
A humanoid dancing robot at a Haidilao hot pot restaurant in Cupertino, California moved too close to a table and knocked over dishes, smashing plates and sending chopsticks and dishware flying, requiring at least three staff members to restrain it.
interestingengineering.com - 2026-03-20Follow-up
A dancing restaurant robot malfunctioned and went rogue at an unspecified location
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- interestingengineering.comA humanoid dancing robot at a Haidilao hot pot restaurant in Cupertino, California moved too close to a table and knocked over dishes, smashing plates and sending chopsticks and dishware flying, requiring at least three staff members to restrain it.2026-03-20tier 2
- foxnews.comA dancing restaurant robot malfunctioned and went rogue at an unspecified location2026-03-20tier 2
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