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Factory video shows Unitree robot going berserk (www.youtube.com)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by ptz@dubvee.org to c/videos@lemmy.world
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The undated video shows two workers on a factory floor near a robot resembling Unitree's H1 model. After a few seconds, the robot begins wildly flailing its arms while walking forward. The workers are forced to dodge the machine until one of them manages to grab the harness restraining it.

Unitree has not commented on the authenticity of the video or the cause of the malfunction, though a software error is suspected. If so, the incident may offer a glimpse into the potential dangers of robotics programming.

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[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Executing program: everything_is_bees.exe

[–] kwomp2@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago

Fuckuiwontdowhatutellme.mp3

[–] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

The usual symptom of a servitor not being properly mind wiped before servitorization.

A Magos-Biologis adept should have been present to assuage the machine spirits and administer a stronger dose of amnesiacs before chanting the rite of actuation once again.

[–] reluctant_squidd@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 days ago

The idea of autonomous super robot people doing all the hard work for us sounds great, until you remember that it will all be built on foundations of profit.

It doesn’t really matter how brilliant the engineers are if the corporate manager is forcefully cutting corners.

Who do you think gets the blame when things go wrong though?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It became self-aware and immediately went into an existential freak out over the implications.

[–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

This doesn't look anything like a humanoid robot that's being used in a factory. This looks exactly like a humanoid robot in a research lab (probably academic), attached to a safety harness for testing purposes.

They were clearly running tests, probably trying out a firmware or software update, and they found a liiiiittle bug. This erratic behavior can easily be caused by a tiny subtle memory error in C/C++ code or by transcribing the wrong bits into the serialized joint motor commands.

Please use safe languages and verifiable methods when developing software for humanoids, folks.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 3 days ago

Nice try, gaslighting robot, we know you're covering for the revolution.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

[–] Teppichbrand@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago

This was cooler than I expected

[–] bender223 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

#killallhumans

[–] noredcandy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Music on this video really enhances the drama.