First humanoid robot gets police escort after terrifying elderly woman in Macau — officer puts hand on robot's shoulder
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“A Unitree G1 humanoid robot in Macau sent a 70-year-old woman to hospital after silently following her through a residential complex at 9 PM — she turned around, found it standing behind her, and absolutely lost it. Police arrived to escort the machine from the scene, with one officer placing a hand on its shoulder in what looked unmistakably like an arrest. The robot's owner was reminded that public spaces have people in them.”
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