Russia unveils humanoid AI robot that immediately collapses on stage
Russia has unveiled a humanoid AI robot that ended in disaster during a highly anticipated show when the robot wobbled and landed on stage.
The robot’s Moscow debut went awry on Tuesday; The robot, believed to be Russia’s first artificial intelligence-powered robot, malfunctioned and rolled over.
The bot, known as AIDOL, triumphantly took to the stage performing a Rocky theme song in front of about 50 journalists, then the machine panned to the left and waved to the audience.
However, the wave appeared to cause AIDOL to lose his balance and stumble before falling to the ground.
The fall caused parts of the machine to fall and clatter across the stage before it was picked up by organisers. As the robot was dragged offstage, a black cover was raised to protect it from the audience.
Organizers said the drop was due to lighting and calibration complications, according to journalists who attended the event. New York Times reported.
“At first there was a minute of silence,” Dmitry Filonov, editor-in-chief of Edinorog Media, who attended the event, said in a text message obtained by the broadcaster.
‘Then they started clapping to show their support,’ the message continued.
The bot, known as AIDOL, triumphantly took the stage to the Rocky theme song in front of about 50 journalists, then the machine panned to the left and waved to the audience.
Developers said the company invested heavily in the robot’s face and technology to more closely mimic humans.
The robot’s debut in Moscow ended unexpectedly after the robot, believed to be Russia’s first AI-powered robot, rolled over on stage on Tuesday.
Vladimir Vitukhin, director general of AIDOL, told Russian state news agency Tass that the robot was still in the learning phase.
“I hope this mistake turns into an experience,” he said, according to NYT.
Filonov wrote: bottom stack He said the robot is expected to have mobility issues and will not be ‘perfect right away’.
The bot is one of the few known models to have been given a face, although Filonov says this is a ‘basic model’ prepared for improvements and developments along the way.
Developers told him that the company had invested heavily in the robot’s face and technology to more closely mimic humans.
‘I think they’re just unlucky,’ he said.
According to the developer’s AIDOL website, the robot is said to have the ability to walk, grasp objects, and communicate by targeting its presence in homes and workplaces.
Just last year, Elon Musk showed off an army of $30,000 Tesla Optimus robots designed to help with household chores, roiling the market for competitors.
A black sheet was raised to protect the robot from the audience as it was dragged offstage
Organizers said the fall was due to lighting and calibration complications
The boots were seen walking upright in a single file on a stage in the display window; Meanwhile, Musk claimed the bots could help by serving drinks and walking dogs. mowing the lawn, doing the shopping or ‘just being your friend’.
‘Tesla Bots were initially positioned to replace humans in repetitive, tedious and dangerous tasks. But their vision is to serve millions of households with things like cooking, mowing lawns and caring for the elderly,” Musk wrote in an article published in China Cyberspace magazine.
Earlier this year, Musk shared a video of one of the robots dancing in his latest developments.
The trillionaire has plans to launch Optimus in 2026, each selling for $20,000 to $30,000.
Speaking at a technology conference in Saudi Arabia last year, Musk predicted that there could be up to 10 billion humanoid robots on Earth by 2040.
During the Tesla earnings call in April, Musk admitted that Trump’s tariffs on China caused problems in the development of the robot.
In response to increased tariffs, China suspended exports of ‘heavy rare earth metals’ and magnets made from them to any country in May.
China currently produces all of the global supply of heavy rare earth metals and 90 percent of the magnets produced from them; The remaining 10 percent of magnets are produced from Chinese raw materials.
Just last year, Elon Musk showed off an army of $30,000 Tesla Optimus robots designed to help with household chores, roiling the market for competitors.
Trillionaire plans to launch Optimus in 2026, each priced at $20,000 to $30,000
Elon Musk’s attempt to show off Tesla’s new dancing robot Optimus (pictured)
Musk said these magnets were vital to creating the powerful, compact motors that enable Optimus’ arms to move.
Musk said: ‘This is affected more by the supply chain, mainly because China requires an export license to ship magnets anywhere, so we’re working with China on that.’
He added: ‘China wants assurances that they are not being used for military purposes, which they absolutely are not.
‘They go inside a humanoid robot. So this is not a weapon system.”
Similarly, as reported by the South China Morning Post, experts do not believe Tesla could produce the Optimus for $20,000 without access to China’s vast, efficient supply chains.
He Liang, founder and president of Suzhou-based humanoid robot maker Yunmu Intelligent Manufacturing, told the publication that two-thirds of Tesla’s components depend on Chinese suppliers.
Liang said: ‘Without the Chinese supply chain, the cost of these would probably be at least 50 percent higher.’
