SMRTR Science & EngineeringNov 12, 2025Interesting Engineering

Russia’s first humanoid robot falls flat on its face during stage debut to Rocky theme

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Russia's first AI-powered humanoid robot, AIdol, collapsed face-first on stage during its debut at a Moscow technology forum while walking to the Rocky theme song. The highly anticipated demonstration was meant to showcase Russia's advances in robotics and AI capabilities. The company's CEO attributed the malfunction to a calibration error in the robot's balance algorithms, calling it "real-time learning."

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