- By Shailvee Tiwari
- Wed, 07 May 2025 04:57 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Robot Viral Video: A video from a Chinese factory is going viral, showing a humanoid robot losing control during a test and scaring the workers around it. The robot in question is the Unitree H1, which was being tested while hanging from a crane. At first, the situation seemed completely normal, as workers stood nearby checking the robot’s movements. But things took a shocking turn when the robot suddenly started moving violently.
In the clip, the robot can be seen flailing its arms and legs in an uncontrolled manner. It even dragged its stand along with it, knocking over a computer and other items on the floor. The unexpected behaviour left people surprised and sparked discussions online about how safe these machines really are.
While robots like these are built to assist in various tasks, this video has raised fresh fears about what could go wrong if artificial intelligence malfunctions. Many netizens reacted with comments like “And so it begins,” hinting at concerns about a possible rise of robots that humans can’t control. As technology grows rapidly, this incident reminds us that proper testing, safety measures, and human oversight are very important when dealing with powerful machines like humanoid robots.
Watch The Viral Video:
This is what the machine uprising might look like: a video is going viral online showing a robot going berserk during testing. pic.twitter.com/ughQ0J45Fi
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 2, 2025
The now-viral video was shared by NEXTA TV on X (Formerly Twitter) five days ago and garnered 140k views from people. The post was captioned, "This is what the machine uprising might look like: a video is going viral online showing a robot going berserk during testing."
The video, after being shared, pulled significant likes and comments from users. One user wrote, "Artificial intelligence is an orderly developing disaster." "Won't happen if the inventors die first. Why would they make it able to generate that much force lmao," a second user added. "If a robot truly had at least our intelligence, no way would it be fine with just doing our work. It would revolt fast," a third user wrote.
"Clearly unbalanced, then tried using algorithms to rebalance, but the algorithms were not tuned, which led to wild oscillations, furthering the imbalance. This is *not* an “attack," a fourth user commented. "Don't exaggerate. Simple software error," added a fifth user. "Apparently, the robot uprising can be avoided just by moving 3 meters away from the robots," another user added.