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Robot malfunction at Shaanxi university event sparks debate on AI awareness and safety in human-robot interaction


A female student was unexpectedly embraced by a humanoid robot during a dance performance at a university sports event in Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, sparking discussion among Chinese netizens over whether the robot may have developed autonomous awareness and prompting experts to call for enhanced safety measures in human-robot interaction scenarios.

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