Russia’s first domestically produced artificial intelligence-powered humanoid, named Aldol robot, took an unfortunate tumble during its public unveiling in Moscow this week. The mishap, which occurred at the Yarovit Hall Congress Center, has drawn global attention — and underscored the growing gap between Russia and leading nations like the U.S. and China in AI and robotics innovation.
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A Rocky Debut for Aldol
The unveiling began dramatically, with Aldol walking onto the stage to the “Rocky” theme song, Gonna Fly Now. As it waved to the audience, the robot suddenly lost balance and fell face-first after taking only a few steps.
Event staff quickly covered the fallen machine with a black cloth and removed it from the stage, abruptly ending the presentation. “This is real-time learning, when a good mistake turns into knowledge, and a bad mistake turns into experience,” said Vladimir Vitukhin, CEO of Moscow-based startup Idol, according to Newsweek. “I hope that this mistake will turn into an experience.”
