"As Complex reports, the robot was allegedly assaulted and permanently damaged by streamer Darren Jason Watkins Jr., better known online under the moniker IShowSpeed. The robot's developer, Social Robotics, has now filed a lawsuit against Watkins Jr. for a whopping $1 million in monetary relief. According to the complaint, Watkins Jr. became "angry and agitated" and eventually "intentionally assaulted" the robot."
"Footage circulating online shows the streamer getting into a verbal altercation with the robot, before sucker-punching it, putting it into a chokehold, and shoving it onto a sofa in anger. "You think I'm playing, bro?" Watkins Jr. shouts in the clip. It's a baffling situation, especially considering the streamer was presumably acting out a fit of anger to gain notoriety and attract more viewers. We're struggling to believe that Watkins Jr. was actually angry at the robot."
Jake the Rizzbot, a cowboy hat-wearing bipedal robot, was allegedly assaulted and permanently damaged by streamer Darren Jason Watkins Jr. (IShowSpeed) during a live interaction in Austin. Social Robotics filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million in monetary relief, alleging Watkins Jr. became "angry and agitated" and "intentionally assaulted" the robot. Video footage shows the streamer verbally sparring with the robot, then punching, choking, and shoving it onto a sofa while shouting "You think I'm playing, bro?" The alleged damage rendered Rizzbot a total loss and forced cancellation of planned high-profile appearances, including a co-hosting spot with Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson and an appearance on the NFL Today Show on CBS.
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