Overview
- Police said the incident occurred around 9 p.m. in Patane when a Unitree G1 moved behind a woman who had stopped to look at her phone.
- The robot belonged to a local education center and was being used for promotional activities, according to police and a center representative.
- Officers escorted the robot away, returned it to its 50-year-old operator, and reminded him to exercise caution in public settings.
- The woman reported feeling unwell, was taken to a hospital for examination, then discharged without injuries and declined to file a complaint, with police noting there was no physical contact.
- A widely shared video showed the woman confronting the robot and police guiding it off the street, fueling online jokes about an arrest and broader discussion of humanoids appearing in Chinese cities.