AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Video shows robot assistant punching, kicking customer at Russian electronics store
A Russian electronics store released footage of its robot assistant allegedly striking a customer with kicks and punches after the man pushed it, but whether the incident was real or a publicity stunt remains an open question. The video, which went viral on social media, shows a male customer walking into Volga Electronics in Saratov, […] The post Video shows robot assistant punching, kicking customer at Russian electronics store appeared first on American Almanac .
A Russian electronics store released footage of its robot assistant allegedly striking a customer with kicks and punches after the man pushed it, but whether the incident was real or a publicity stunt remains an open question. The video, which went viral on social media, shows a male customer walking into Volga Electronics in Saratov, Russia, and extending his hand toward the store's robot assistant for a handshake. The robot ignored him. The customer then pushed the robot, and the machine responded with a flurry of kicks and punches directed squarely at the man. Two store employees rushed in to intervene, physically trying to hold the robot back. No injuries have been reported, and the store itself released the footage publicly, a…Open