Humanoid Robot Malfunctions at Tianjin Festival

At Tianjin Winter Gala Festival, a Unitree H1 humanoid robot showed erratic arm movements and rushed toward a crowd after a spectator offered a handshake.

Security and a supervisor intervened.

The 180 cm, 42 kg robot, with a 3.3 m/s speed and 864Wh battery, costs $90,000.

Unitree called it an accident due to a software or sensor issue, implementing fixes.

The incident raised public concerns about humanoid robot safety.