The company Idol presented this Tuesday Russia’s first humanoid robot with artificial intelligence during a technology event held at the Sala Yarovit Congress Center in Moscow. Far from marking a milestone for the country’s robotics industry, AIdol collapsed almost immediately after going on stagein front of the audience. Images of the event have quickly gone viral.
In the video you can see AIdol staggering towards the front of the stage, followed by two developers who are tense and ready to help the robot If an incident occurred, how it happened.
While the popular theme song ‘Gonna Fly Now’ from the soundtrack of ‘Rocky’the robot raises its hand to greet the audience, loses its balance and falls to the ground, several parts coming off due to the impact. The developers behind it weren’t quick enough to catch it before it hit.
For greater derision, a third tries to unfold a black curtain to cover the scene of the robot on the ground, which it gets tangled while Rocky’s epic music continues to play. When he manages to place it, the other two They have already dragged the robot off the stage.
Russia presented its human-like AI robot. He fell down as he walked onto the stage. pic.twitter.com/YAk7w2SsWV
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The scene has been the subject of numerous ridicule on social networks, with comments such as ‘looks like he’s been drinking vodka’ either ‘the most Russian robot in history’.
The failed presentation of the Russian robotics company took place at a forum of the New Technology Coalitionan association of companies dedicated to the development of humanoid robots. Among them are, in addition to Idol, Promobot, Double U Expo and Robot Corporation. The exhibition aimed showcase Russia’s advances in artificial intelligence and anthropomorphic roboticsat a time when the country seeks to position itself in the race for humanoid robots that lead China and USA.
The developers had highlighted AIdol’s ability to perform three human functions: walking, manipulating objects and communicating with people. Instead, it highlighted Russia’s status in the robotics sector.
It wasn’t the only Idol robot present at the event. Images published by the Moscow Agency show another model of AIdol on display, although without limbs and located on a pedestal. The public could approach this AIdol, talk to him, take photos and even kiss him.
Vladimir VitukhinCEO of Idol, alleged that the robot’s fall during its debut was due to to inadequate lighting and calibration problemsand added that the humanoid continues in testing phase. Vitujin stated that ‘this is precisely the kind of real-time learning in which a successful mistake becomes knowledge, and a failed one becomes experience.’ I hope this mistake becomes experience‘.
Later, new images of AIdol on stage were released in a second appearance in which he was subject to a support mechanism by a cable. The parts of its structure that were missing They were still on the ground.