This incident between a Unitree G1 and a child in what looks like a demo presentation in a mall seems like it could have ended much worse than what it looks like. The robot has obviously no idea what just happened. Only a shoe got removed. The child does not seem hurt. I don’t know how much these machines weight, but they don’t seem light. Luckily, the robothing turned right and didn’t trip over the kid. Everyone seems amused. This is fine.
Tag: children
Your emotional companion is being turned off forever
As predicted here 4 years ago, giving a VC-funded cloud-based animated robot as an emotional companion to your child is a risky move.
With VC funding drying out, the startup behind this “amazing” concept has to turn off the cloud computers needed to keep these teddy bears “alive”.
Since Embodied marketed Moxie as a companion and development toy for children, there’s concern about kids potentially suffering an emotional toll after the robot abruptly becomes inoperable.
I will not post here the viral video of a father announcing the news to his crying child. Why would you even film something like that?
Meet Huggable Robot.
Are you feeling a little shy? That’s OK.
https://www.wired.com/video/watch/huggable-robot-befriends-girl-in-hospital