It's been a big fall for humanoid robots, with the reveal of two new prototypes in the US. Now Russia has entered the ring with Aidol—sort of. The robot's grand reveal at a technology conference in Moscow didn't go as planned. It emerged from backstage and walked about five feet before face-planting onto the stage. Two humans leapt to pick up the robot and dragged it offstage, shielding it with a black curtain. Aidol was intended to mark Russia's entry into the global race for humanoid machines,

#Russia’s first AI #humanoid #robot, #AIdol, made a dramatic debut in #Moscow, walking on stage to Rocky’s theme before toppling face-first. Developers from Idol Robotics blamed calibration issues, calling it a “real-time learning” moment. Details here🔗 http://toi.in/-Qn7-Y #ArtificialIntelligence #AI | The Times of India