The Unitree G1 robot hit a young child in the stomach with a roundhouse kick during a public display in China’s Xinjiang region, according to the Shanghai Daily. The child rolled over and collapsed, but walked away without serious injury.
A video of the incident went viral on Reddit and other social media platforms. Redditors responded to the video with various comments. Once a user wrote, “And no one bats an eye…” and another wrote: “How are there so many adults yet? Nobody does anything In response? The baby is curled up on the floor and all the adults are relaxed. Third user He said“The child was standing where he should not have been.”
The robot was wearing a clown wig
The robot, outfitted with a blue clown wig, was running through choreographed moves for a crowd that included children when it delivered a full round kick that connected directly with a boy standing nearby.
The child hits the ground while… robot I backed away. The bystanders reacted slowly and most of the other children in the audience turned back to the robot within seconds.
The G1 was remote controlled at the time, and did not operate independently. The engineers participating in the demonstration said Deputy That the robot was working “as intended.”
The robot goes rogue and kicks the kid
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The G1 robot has enough torque to lift a small child
The G1 robot weighs about 70 pounds and its joint motors can generate more than 100 Nm of torque, meaning a single joint can lift more than 26 pounds. The kick caused a high level of mechanical force that should not be allowed at public events in close proximity to people, especially children.
Earlier in 2026, breakaway band Unitree G1 lost their balance while performing in front of a crowd in China, fell and began hitting their limbs on the ground. He hit a man in the nose hard enough to draw blood, You mentioned the future.
A federal lawsuit filed in California last year by a former artificial intelligence engineer alleged that humanoid robots made by that company were “strong enough to crack a human skull.” The physical danger posed by these machines in uncontrolled environments is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
Humanoid robot demos move faster than safety rules
China’s humanoid robotics sector has witnessed rapid growth. Unitree told local media earlier this year that it expects to ship between 10,000 and 20,000 units in 2026. According to Cryptopolitan reports. The company sells the G1 for a base price of $13,500, making it one of the most affordable humanoid robots you can actually buy.
This accessibility increases the odds that the machines will appear at public events such as trade shows, children’s parties, and mall demonstrations. But the technology is still much better at rehearsed routines than it is at real-time situational awareness.
A separate video from May showed a humanoid robot at a “robot shop” in Shenzhen called Future Era trying to dance to Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” before tripping on stage and collapsing. The robot had to be pulled offstage by a technician.
There is currently no regulatory framework governing how closely viewers, especially children, can approach the performance of humanoid robots in China or most other markets. Until regulations are in place, such incidents are likely to continue to occur as the machines become less expensive and more common at public events.
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