# Why did this humanoid robot go nuts and nearly injure its handlers?

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/humanitys-worst-fear-humanoid-robot-attacks-people-in-chinas-testing-facility/
- Published: 2025-05-11T10:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Unitree H1 – August 24, 2023. Photo credit: Unitree Robotics via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 4.0 (no modifications). Article by Abhimanyu Ghoshal. New Atlas – May 7, 2025. Viral video: pic.twitter.com/lBcw4tPEpb— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) May 3, 2025. An alarming video currently doing the rounds on social media appears to depict one of humanity’s worst nightmares seemingly coming true: a killer robot going rogue. The short clip features a humanoid robot malfunctioning, flailing its appendages wildly, and getting almost too close for comfort to two humans working on it. […] Click here to view original web page at www.newatlas.com Related articles: Humanoid Robot Goes on Random Factory Rampage – ExtremeTech Violent humanoid robot snaps — attacks factory workers in wild video: ‘Went full Terminator’ – New York Post Humanity’s worst fear: Humanoid robot attacks people in China’s testing facility – Interesting Engineering