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AZLD4Candidate

(6,240 posts)
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 11:20 PM Mar 2024

A 'male' humanoid robot was unveiled in Saudi Arabia. It then inappropriately touched a female reporter. A 'male' hu

A 'male' humanoid robot appeared to inappropriately touch a female reporter during a presentation.
Named 'Muhammad,' it is Saudi Arabia's first humanoid male robot.
Muhammad is "fully autonomous" and did not deviate from his "expected behavior," the makers said.

A Saudi robotics company's unveiling of a "male" humanoid robot didn't go as planned after it appeared to inappropriately touch a female reporter.

Saudi robotics company QSS debuted "Muhammad the Humanoid Robot" at DeepFest in Riyadh last week. The robot, dressed in traditional Saudi attire, spoke Arabic and English.

In a DeepFest post on X , Muhammad was described as "the first Saudi robot in the form of a man," as well as a national project to highlight Saudi Arabia's AI achievements.


https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3363569757265-a-male-humanoid-robot-was-unveiled-in-saudi-arabia-it-then-inappropriately-touched-a-female-reporter?_f=app_share&s=a8&share_destination_id=MjU3MDkxOTcyLTE3MTAyMTE1MDU1ODA%3D&pd=0HOjMikF&hl=en_US&send_time=1710211505&actBtn=null&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A1%2C%22cv%22%3A%2224.5.2%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D


Even AI robots get too handsy. Christ!
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A 'male' humanoid robot was unveiled in Saudi Arabia. It then inappropriately touched a female reporter. A 'male' hu (Original Post) AZLD4Candidate Mar 2024 OP
Given that the Saudis developed it, maybe it went exactly as planned Kennah Mar 2024 #1
It will be made Chief of the Religion Police in no time. Aristus Mar 2024 #2
Video here Polybius Mar 2024 #3
it's her fault for not wearing a burqa JI7 Mar 2024 #7
I was quite surprised that she didn't laugh Polybius Mar 2024 #8
Why would she laugh? Scrivener7 Mar 2024 #13
Because it has no idea what it's doing, it just happened to move its arm Polybius Mar 2024 #14
since it could not possibly be related to the woman lapfog_1 Mar 2024 #4
Are We Sure That Robot Wasn't Tr**p In Disguise?...... global1 Mar 2024 #5
"Named 'Muhammad,' it is Saudi Arabia's first humanoid male robot." LudwigPastorius Mar 2024 #6
Muhanda bin Graben Tushtush Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2024 #10
JFC, just what we need. Sky Jewels Mar 2024 #9
reminds me of the Mechanical Turk eShirl Mar 2024 #11
But you have neglected the most important question: did it open the door for her? Scrivener7 Mar 2024 #12

Polybius

(17,279 posts)
8. I was quite surprised that she didn't laugh
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 02:27 AM
Mar 2024

She looked at the robot and was like "back off and watch your hands!"

Polybius

(17,279 posts)
14. Because it has no idea what it's doing, it just happened to move its arm
Thu Mar 14, 2024, 12:16 PM
Mar 2024

Sorta like if a dog sniffs your crotch. It's funny, it's not the same thing as if a sick, perverted human did it.

lapfog_1

(29,969 posts)
4. since it could not possibly be related to the woman
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 11:30 PM
Mar 2024

will they drag it to the nearest stadium and cut the head off?

global1

(25,857 posts)
5. Are We Sure That Robot Wasn't Tr**p In Disguise?......
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 11:39 PM
Mar 2024

You know - he's been quoted as 'grabbing them by the ...........'

Scrivener7

(52,360 posts)
12. But you have neglected the most important question: did it open the door for her?
Thu Mar 14, 2024, 10:55 AM
Mar 2024

Isn't that what matters here?

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