Russia unveiled a humanoid robot, dubbed AIdol, during a flashy showcase in Moscow — only for it to fall on its face, both figuratively and literally.
Footage of the event, which went viral this week, shows the bipedal robot stumbling onto the stage, taking small and hesitant steps as it attempted to keep itself upright.
But the bot soon succumbed to the forces of gravity, eerily reminiscent of a person who had too much to drink, falling flat on its face and thrashing around — and to the iconic soundtrack of the 1976 sports epic “Rocky,” no less.
The embarrassment didn’t end there, as organizers tried to pull a black sheet across the stage in an apparent attempt to stop the audience from watching the inert robot body being dragged out of sight.
The whole thing feels like such a perfect

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