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Unitree G1 robot kicks child in stomach during Xinjiang demo

S2 · · Unitree · Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Record

CompanyUnitree
Categoryhumanoid
Typeinjury
Date
Time of daynot documented
LocationUrumqi, Xinjiang, China
SeverityS2 (minor injury or single-unit damage)
Scale-
Confidencemedium
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
Sourcefinance.biggo.com

What happened

A Unitree G1 humanoid robot performing a martial arts/dance routine at Urumqi Botanical Garden in Xinjiang, China accidentally kicked a young boy in the stomach during a spinning kick maneuver. The child was not seriously injured but the incident went viral and reignited debate over safe deployment of humanoid robots near crowds.

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