"You're making my heart race! You've got plenty to do, so what's the point of messing around with this? Are you freaking crazy? The 70-year-old woman's reaction captured her distress at encountering the robot unexpectedly on the street late at night, expressing both physical and emotional alarm at the mechanical device's presence."
"Reports suggest that the robot belonged to an education center in Macau and was being used for promotional activities in the area. It was returned to its operator, a 50-year-old man, police said, who was reminded to exercise more caution while using the robot in public spaces."
A Unitree G1 humanoid robot used for promotional activities by an education center in Macau frightened a 70-year-old woman near a residential complex in Patane. The woman, distracted by her phone, suddenly noticed the robot following behind her around 9:00 PM. Startled and upset, she verbally berated the robot while bystanders watched. Police responded and escorted the robot away, returning it to its 50-year-old operator. The education center representative explained the robot was simply waiting behind the woman who had stopped to check her phone. The incident highlights concerns about autonomous robots operating in public spaces and the need for operators to exercise greater caution.
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