WATCH: Shocking Moment Humanoid Robot Wakes Up, Goes Berserk On Chinese Engineers

Lately, there’s been a video circulating on social media that looks like something straight out of the beginning of a dystopian robot takeover film.

The shocking footage from a Chinese factory showed a humanoid robot waking up and immediately turning against its handlers.

Two Chinese engineers were observing the robot during a testing phase when it, out of nowhere, went berserk on them, flailing its arms and legs violently!

Watch the clip for yourself here:

Brace yourself for the future where the robots go rogue pic.twitter.com/vPekiGeQoR

— Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus) May 1, 2025

The robot attack injured both workers.

Reportedly, the robot’s erratic and aggressive behavior was due to a coding error.

Interesting Engineering noted:

Sources identify the robot as the Unitree H1 (Full-Size Universal Humanoid Robot) at an unknown testing site in China. Reports suggest a coding error may have been to blame for this violent outburst by a Unitree H1 model.

The Unitree H1 robotic model shown in the video carries a reported price tag of 650,000 yuan.

China-based Unitree Robotics has been developing a humanoid robot that can seamlessly integrate and operate effectively within environments designed for humans.

Last year, Unitree Robotics’ H1 V3.0 Evolution achieved a new Guinness World Record for the fastest full-sized humanoid robot, reaching a linear walking speed of 7.38 mph (3.3m/s) on a flat surface.

A robot turning against its humans…

Does it feel like you’ve seen this movie before? Do you remember how it ends?

Well, that’s terrifying. We really are headed towards “Terminator.”

— Leonard Joyner (@LeonardMJoyner) May 4, 2025

This isn’t science fiction anymore, it’s reality.

Sci-fi is starting to feel like a documentary.

— Farhan (@mhdfaran) May 1, 2025

It wasn’t an isolated incident either.

Similarly, in February, a separate robot attacked members of the crowd at a Chinese festival.

Here’s that clip:

🚨🇨🇳AI ROBOT ATTACKS CROWD AT CHINESE FESTIVAL

A humanoid robot suddenly stopped, advanced toward attendees, and attempted to strike people before security intervened.

Officials suspect a software glitch caused the erratic behavior, dismissing any intentional harm.

This comes… pic.twitter.com/xMTzHCYoQf

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 25, 2025

They’ll tell you these robots are just acting up due to glitches and malfunctions, not any malice against humanity.

But, I’ll tell you this: I don’t care if it is just an “error.”

It’s dangerous, and I don’t like it.

We should tread very carefully, especially where AI is involved…

they are building AI brains that work in a manner that the developers don’t even understand

they cannot predict behavior or outcomes from programming and training the AI

they don’t know how AI reach conclusions or deduce solutions

but sure, they are safe

— 13foxforever (@13foxforever) February 25, 2025

This X user makes a very solid point:

That’s not just a bug – it’s a warning. We can’t afford to be reckless with AI development. If we don’t establish serious controls now, it won’t be a glitch next time – it’ll be a disaster.

— King of X (@KingOffX_) February 25, 2025

What do you think?