A Unitree humanoid robot fell twice while performing Michael Jackson's moonwalk at an event organized by robot store Future Era in Shenzhen, China, and had to be dragged off stage by staff.
- Date of incident
- 2026-05-20
- Location
- Shenzhen, China
- Sources
- 3
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- 2026-05-21Report
A Unitree humanoid robot fell twice while performing Michael Jackson's moonwalk at an event organized by robot store a person in Shenzhen, China, and had to be dragged off stage by staff.
e.vnexpress.net - 2026-05-22Follow-up
An AGIBOT Expedition A3 humanoid robot fell and face-planted onto the stage floor while performing a a person dance routine at a robotics event in Shenzhen, China, and had to be dragged offstage by a staff member.
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- e.vnexpress.netA Unitree humanoid robot fell twice while performing Michael Jackson's moonwalk at an event organized by robot store Future Era in Shenzhen, China, and had to be dragged off stage by staff.2026-05-21copy 2026-10-31tier 2
- says.comAn AGIBOT Expedition A3 humanoid robot fell and face-planted onto the stage floor while performing a Michael Jackson dance routine at a robotics event in Shenzhen, China, and had to be dragged offstage by a staff member.2026-05-22copy 2026-10-16tier 2
- livemint.comA Unitree G1 humanoid robot suffered a mid-performance malfunction while dancing to Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' at the Future Era robot store in Shenzhen, China, stumbling and collapsing before being dragged off stage by a human assistant.2026-05-22copy 2026-10-31tier 2
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