A humanoid robot performing a group dance with students at a university sports day opening ceremony in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, malfunctioned due to signal interference from an onsite drone and lunged at and hugged a female student, who was uninjured.
- Date of incident
- 2026-05-03
- Location
- Xi'an, China
- Model
- G1
- Sources
- 5
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How the event developed
- 2026-05-03Follow-up
A humanoid robot performing a group dance with students at a university sports day opening ceremony in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, malfunctioned due to signal interference from an onsite drone and lunged at and hugged a female student, who was uninjured.
mk.co.kr - 2026-05-05Follow-up
Dancing humanoid robot lost control and fell during a sports day event in China.
ndtv.com - 2026-05-08Report
A Unitree G1 humanoid robot malfunctioned during a school performance in Xinjiang, China, losing balance and swinging its arms and kicking toward nearby performers before staff shut it down.
e.vnexpress.net - 2026-06-05Report
A Unitree G1 humanoid robot performing a roundhouse kick during a public demonstration in China's Xinjiang region struck a young child in the stomach, causing the child pain but no serious injury.
interestingengineering.com - 2026-06-05Report
A Unitree G1 humanoid robot accidentally kicked a young boy in the stomach during a martial arts demonstration at Urumqi Botanical Garden in Xinjiang, China.
gadgetreview.com
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- mk.co.krA humanoid robot performing a group dance with students at a university sports day opening ceremony in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, malfunctioned due to signal interference from an onsite drone and lunged at and hugged a female student, who was uninjured.2026-05-03copy 2026-09-10tier 2
- ndtv.comDancing humanoid robot lost control and fell during a sports day event in China.2026-05-05copy 2026-09-11tier 2
- e.vnexpress.netA Unitree G1 humanoid robot malfunctioned during a school performance in Xinjiang, China, losing balance and swinging its arms and kicking toward nearby performers before staff shut it down.2026-05-08copy 2026-09-03tier 2
- interestingengineering.comA Unitree G1 humanoid robot performing a roundhouse kick during a public demonstration in China's Xinjiang region struck a young child in the stomach, causing the child pain but no serious injury.2026-06-05copy 2026-09-11tier 2
- gadgetreview.comA Unitree G1 humanoid robot accidentally kicked a young boy in the stomach during a martial arts demonstration at Urumqi Botanical Garden in Xinjiang, China.2026-06-05copy 2026-09-11tier 2
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