Humanoid robot attempts to cook a stir-fry with disastrous results,
Robots might be poised to replace humans in factories and warehouses, but chefs don’t need to worry about losing their jobs anytime soon.
In a viral video, which has amassed over 6.3 million views, a humanoid robot attempts to make a stir–fry for its owner – with disastrous results.
The clip shows YouTuber Cody Detwiller, who goes by the name WhistlinDiesel, putting his lunch in the unsteady hands of a Unitree G1 robot.
The $80,000 (£60,940) bot promptly loses control of the pan, flings the food on the floor, and slips up in the mess.
After clattering about like a drunken ice skater, the robot eventually collapses to the floor in a crumpled heap.
Unitree claims that its robot can ‘simulate human hands to achieve precise operation of objects’.
However, Mr Detwiller’s hilarious test suggests the robot might not be dexterous enough to be trusted in the kitchen.
On social media, tech fans have flooded the comments with their reactions, with one calling it ‘peak comedy’.
The clip of the Unitree G1’s terrible cooking attempts comes from a video titled ‘What Happens if you Abuse a Robot?’.
In the video, Mr Detwiller uses the robot’s remote control to send it running into walls, doors, windows, and eventually hits it with his truck.
However, the robot is also put through its paces in a few more practical tests.
‘If you can cook the meal, I’m gonna go in here and play Fortnite, okay?’, he instructs the robot after taping its hand to the pan.
But the test soon spirals into chaos as both Mr Detwiller and the robot slip and slide over a pile of spilt food.
On YouTube, one commenter wrote: ‘When he was slipping, I have never laughed so hard in my life, I thought I was gonna stop breathing.’
‘This is the most honest, comprehensive, and realistic demo of this robot available on YouTube,’ joked another.
While one commenter added: ‘The robot slipping around in the food was peak comedy.’
However, not everyone thought that putting this robot through such destructive testing was such a good idea.
One commenter wrote: ‘Bro is getting killed by robots in 20 years.’
Another chimed in: ‘This is why AI is gonna try to wipe out humanity in seven years.’
While another wrote: ‘There’s an AI robot fully conscious down the road that will come across this video and start Skynet.’
However, in reality, it isn’t surprising that the Unitree G1 failed to perform well in the kitchen.
This humanoid robot weighs 35 kilograms (77 lbs), stands at 1.32 metres tall (4.33 ft) and boasts 23 degrees of freedom in its joints, which gives it more mobility than an average human.
Behind its blank face, the robot is hiding an advanced perception system which includes a 3D LiDAR sensor and a depth–sensing camera.
Although this makes it one of the most advanced commercially available humanoid robots, it needs to be specifically programmed to carry out any given task.
Straight out of the box, like it is in this video, the Unitree G1 is capable of little more than walking around and waving.
That means these robots are likely to cause havoc when released unsupervised into a kitchen environment.
But this isn’t the first time that Unitree’s humanoid robots have gone viral for their bizarre behaviour.
Last year, the Chinese robotics firm decided to show off its technology by hosting the world’s first humanoid robot boxing tournament.
In the bizarre clip, two life–size robots wearing gloves and protective headgear fight each other in a ring as a human officiator looks on.
While the duelling robots were able to land some kicks and punches, they often had a hard time finding their mark and keeping their feet.
