Otherwise, on the fifth Avenue, New York collided with a stage that looked straight from a sci-fi film: a humanoid robot, accidentally walking past the window, waving pedestrians and even walking in a rolex boutique to try the clock.Meet Koid, a humanoid robot developed by Chinese robotics. The robot is approximately $ 100,000 or $ 800,000, the robot quickly attracted the crowd and viral curiosity not only for its realistic movements, but also for the human way it interacted with the world around it.An unusual scene was part of a company marketing company that promoted its new global humanoid and embodying ETF intelligence index. The US partner has recorded a robot walk on Instagram, including now a viral clip where the robot goes to the Rolex store, and he is assisted by a sales representative trying on the Rolex GMT-Master II with a blue panel and black dial. The gesture, so earth for man, looked natural naturally on the robot, which caused admiration and anxiety.
The charm occurs with fear
The performance quickly became a sensation in social media, and Newyorkers live that capture the reaction on Earth. The young girl described the robot as “cool”, but carefully added: “Until they imitate the world.” Others were more careful. One man said he considered it a “scary” and wouldn’t want him near his children. There were also joking things that joked that “the robot got the money like me?”Of course, there was an inevitable comparison of terminators. “This was the court,” someone threw, referring to the Hollywood franchise, where the cars rise against their creators.But not all reactions were Distopy. One observer noted the positive opportunities by finding Koid to other useful machines that we already expect – trucks, elevators, even smartphones. “It’s still just a car,” he said. “If it helps to reduce our daily load, why not?”
The big picture
While PR -trick managed to go to the virus, it also opened more conversations about the more and more presence of II and robotics in everyday life. When humanoid robots approach the agility and social intelligence of the person, as we decide to integrate or regulate our role, remains a matter for both politicians and the public.But as long as the robot goes on the fifth Avenue, as a surreal reminder that the future does not go. He is already here, dressed in Rolex.
