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Is this the supervillain backstory for robot takeover? Humanoid gets ‘bullied’ in viral video

The now viral video shows Twitch stars Kai Cenat, Agent00 and Fanum kicking a humanoid robot relentlessly.

A screengrab of the video via X.

In what looks like the beginning of a supervillain story, a new video has emerged on social media. The footage shows a group of young boys ‘bullying’ a humanoid robot. The robot can be seen being kicked by one of the group members repeatedly, after several attempts to stand up, the humanoid finally succeeds and flees from the scene.

The video shows American YouTuber Kai Cenat’s humanoid, which reportedly costs $70,000, is being bullied relentlessly. The video has been shared incessantly on X and other platforms with many users commenting how this could be the backstory to a robot takeover of the world in the future. The video shows Cenat along with Twitch streamers Agent and Fanum kicking, mocking and pushing the robot around.

A few moments into the clip, the robot can be seen being pushed into a heap of boxes. It later tries to cut loose and attempts to run towards the door. However, it gets caught by one of the trio who later pinned it down. The short clip has been going places with many users commenting on it.

Kai Cenat’s $70k AI humanoid robot just tried running away from the AMP house because it kept getting kicked and bullied by Kai, Agent & Fanum 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/NA0aN25Asq

— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) January 29, 2025

A user named Average Joe expressed concerns. “I know it’s only a robot, but why does this bother me so much?” he wrote. Another user, Dunkie wrote, “Why do I feel scared for Kai’s life right now?” Some users also warned of future consequences in jest: “We can all blame them when AI turns against us.”

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The robot seen in the video is Unitree G1 which has been made by Unitree Robotics, a leading robotics company based in Hangzhou, China. The company is known for developing advanced robots especially quadruped and bipedal. The lightweight robot made using high-strength alloys and lightweight composites stands around 5.4 feet tall.

The robot has been built for advanced research and a host of interactive applications. It comes with high-performance servo motors and dynamic balancing algorithms for precise movements. Besides, it is equipped with depth cameras, gyroscopes, and force sensors, it offers accurate navigation and object recognition through AI algorithms. The robot supports ROS (Robot Operating System) and customisable APIs for development.

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