This AI Sputnik turned out to be a total Splatnik.

A much-hyped Russian robot faceplanted and flailed on stage during its grand debut in a humiliating misstep for mankind.

AIDOL — an android hailed as “Russia’s first anthropomorphic robot with artificial intelligence” by its creator company of the same name — was led out onto a Moscow stage to much fanfare Tuesday as a group of about 50 journalists looked eagerly on.

The “Rocky” theme song “Gonna Fly Now” even blared over the speakers as AIDOL strutted out with its silicon face aglow, and two handlers from the tech company followed proudly behind.

AIDOL raised a hand in greeting — but things quickly took a turn from Russian power to Irish yoga as the robot staggered a few steps before faceplanting, hard, into the stage floor.

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