China
The register holds 19 verified incidents placed in China. 7 of them record someone hurt.
Reading the numbers
The record runs from December 2018 to July 2026, with cases in 3 different years and 2025 the busiest at 9 cases. 2026 so far matches 2025. The newest case is dated 2026-07-17: During the opening night of the URKL humanoid robot combat tournament in Shenzhen, an EngineAI T800 robot named 'Matador' had its head knocked off by opponent 'White Eagle' and was knocked out of the fight.
Unitree Robotics accounts for 8 of the 19 cases (42%), followed by Baidu with 3; 6 cases name no company. By kind of machine, humanoid robots make up 79% of the set, ahead of autonomous vehicles (2). Most cases are placed in China (19).
In 53% of the cases no one was hurt. 7 cases (37%) record a person hurt. The most common type of event is malfunction (9). None of the cases has yet gone beyond the first report.
By kind of machine
- Humanoid15
- Autonomous vehicle2
- Delivery1
- robot arm1
By outcome
- No harm10
- Minor injury5
- Property damage2
- Serious injury2
The incidents themselves
Each case passed the same gates: independent sources, a date, a named machine. Open a case for its sources and timeline.
- 2026-07-17During the opening night of the URKL humanoid robot combat tournament in Shenzhen, an EngineAI T800 robot named 'Matador' had its head knocked off by opponent 'White Eagle' and was knocked out of the fight.Report
- 2026-06-05Humanoid robot kicks a child during a public performance in Xinjiang, ChinaFollow-up
- 2026-05-20A 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.Follow-up
- 2026-05-02A Unitree humanoid robot malfunctioned during a festive performance in a Beijing park, aggressively flailing its limbs near human dancers until organizers powered it down.Report
- 2026-04-26A dancing humanoid robot at a university sports event in Shaanxi, China suddenly turned and hugged a female dancer beside it before staff intervened and pulled it away.Follow-up
- 2026-03-31A system malfunction caused multiple Baidu Apollo Go driverless robotaxis to stall in the middle of roads in Wuhan, leaving passengers stranded for hours, with police confirming the incident after receiving numerous calls on Tuesday night.Follow-up
- 2026-03-25During a public robot dance show in Shaanxi, China, a humanoid robot performing a spinning routine swung its arm outward and struck a young boy standing near the stage.Report
- 2026-02-18A Unitree G1 humanoid robot lost its balance while performing in front of a crowd in China, flailed its limbs during a recovery attempt, and kicked a man (apparently its operator) in the nose, causing bleeding and a possible fracture.Report
- 2026-02-01XPeng Motors' humanoid robot IRON fell face-first onto a stage during its first public appearance at a shopping mall in southern China.Follow-up
- 2025-12-07A Baidu Apollo RT6 robotaxi operated by Hello collided with two pedestrians on Yanjiang Road in Zhuzhou, China, trapping one person beneath the vehicle; both a man and a woman were transported to the ICU.Follow-up
- 2025-11-05A Unitree G1 humanoid robot tested by YouTuber Cody Detwiler spilled food on the floor while attempting to cook stir-fry, slipped on the scattered food, and fell, also causing the owner to slip.Report
- 2025-08-23A Unitree G1 humanoid robot deviated from its planned martial arts demonstration at a UFC event in Shanghai and moved toward UFC boss Dana White, who dodged away unharmed.Report
- 2025-08-15Humanoid robots fell, crashed, and malfunctioned repeatedly at the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing from August 15 to 17, 2025.Report
- 2025-08-15A Unitree H1 humanoid robot struck a bystander during the 1500-meter race at the Humanoid Robot Sports Games when two human operators failed to issue an evasion command in time during a remote-control handover.Report
- 2025-08-06A Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi carrying a female passenger fell into a deep construction pit in Chongqing, China; the passenger was uninjured and rescued by local residents using a ladder.Report
- 2025-07-03Humanoid robots competed in China's inaugural RoBoLeague football tournament in Beijing, with some falling and requiring 'rescue' during play.Report
- 2025-05-03An 'out of control' humanoid robot caused a disturbance in China, alarming engineers nearby.Follow-up
- 2025-02-22A humanoid robot malfunctioned at a festival in China and moved toward attendees, prompting security guards to intervene; authorities confirmed the malfunction was unexpected and that the robot had passed prior tests.Follow-up
- 2018-12-13A 49-year-old factory worker in China was impaled by ten steel spikes when a robot malfunctioned and collapsed onto him, injuring his arm and chest; surgeons removed all spikes and he was left in stable condition.Report
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