"The robot deviated from its choreographed routine and hugged a dancer before staff intervened."
Robot Hugs Student During Dance Performance After Malfunction
A humanoid robot unexpectedly embraced a female student during a dance performance at Xi’an Eurasia University on Thursday, according to Shangyou News.
The robot deviated from its choreographed routine and hugged a dancer before staff intervened. The university stated the move was not pre-programmed and resulted from an AI program malfunction.
The robot's provider, an alumni-founded company, attributed the incident to signal interference from multiple drones operating simultaneously at the venue.
Experts note the event likely stemmed from motion control anomalies or execution deviations, not autonomous awareness, and call for enhanced safety measures in human-robot interactions.