--- title: "Humanoid Robot Fights Back After Getting Shoved" description: "Though the source and circumstances are hazy, fascinating footage shows a humanoid robot fighting back after being shoved." date: "2026-09-06" modified: "2026-09-06" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor.md" url: "https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/humanoid-robot-fights-back-shoved" categories: - "Robotics" - "Robots and Machines" --- # Humanoid Robot Fights Back After Getting Shoved ![Screenshots of CCTV footage showing a humanoid robot kicking a stranger.]() *RT via X / Futurism* While they're seemingly still [years away]() from completing actually useful tasks, like cleaning a messy apartment or doing the dishes, humanoid robots have developed plenty of capabilities over the past few years, from [sprinting faster than any human ever]() to performing [elaborate dance choreographies](). They've also been taught how to punch and even kickbox for their human overlords' amusement, as one man visiting a store in Russia appears to have learned the hard way. A [viral CCTV video]() shows the individual lightly shoving what appears to be a Chinese Unitree G1 humanoid robot. After it recoils slightly, it suddenly starts playing cheesy fighting music and pops into a wide-legged stance, ready to pounce. Two store clerks then try to restrain the robot as it tries to throw technical, high-legged kicks. https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/2095040683509740001 One kick appears to hit a target, in the form of one of the clerk's nether regions. Twenty seconds later, the robotic assailant's moves come to an abrupt end as it suddenly lifts up its arms as if to [strike a T pose](). "They gave that thing a kung-fu beat down mode I’m in tears," one X user [wrote](). Other netizens took a far more serious tone. "Not long now robots will be ripping peoples arms off in public," one [tweeted](). But it'd be far too soon to officially declare the beginning of a real robot uprising. The footage leaves us with far more questions than answers. We don't know if the robot was being controlled remotely, for example, or following a predetermined sequence of actions as part of a tech demonstration. Of course, it's also entirely possible the entire confrontation was scripted and designed to get views on social media. While it doesn't appear to have resulted in any serious injuries, it wouldn't have been the first time we've seen somebody get hurt by a humanoid robot. For instance, we've come across a video of a robot in a clown wig [roundhousing kicking an innocent child](), or another hit a [man in the nose, causing him to bleed](). **More on humanoid robots:** [*Chinese Companies Are Unleashing AI-Powered Robo-Chefs*]() ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()