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Russia’s first domestically produced humanoid robot powered by artificial intelligence, AIdol, made a spectacularly awkward debut on stage at a technology event in Moscow on Monday, falling flat on its face just seconds after being introduced.

The robot, developed by Russian robotics firm Idol, was intended to showcase the country’s advances in anthropomorphic robotics and domestic AI. As AIdol was led onto the stage by two staff members to the soundtrack from the film Rocky, it took a few unsteady steps before losing balance and collapsing, leaving several components scattered across the floor.

Russia unveils its first humanoid robot in Moscow. The AI-powered android took a few steps to ROCKY music, waved, and immediately faceplanted.The stage was quickly curtai

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