Robots · September 2026Gaffe level: Feral
Humanoid Store Robot Kicks Customer After a Botched Handshake
A Russian electronics store's humanoid refused a customer's handshake, took a light shove personally, and retaliated with kicks, then turned on the employees trying to restrain it. The store posted it as entertainment, which the source admits may be the whole point, since the video leans commercial.
Source: Men's Journal
A Belfast Surgical Robot Has Treated 130 Complex Cases Since May
Belfast City Hospital's Da Vinci 5 robotic platform for gynaecology has treated 130 patients needing complex surgery since its launch in May 2026, and the longest inpatient wait in Belfast Trust has fallen from seven years to three. A new 1.95 million pound investment in endometriosis services will expand the specialist centres and local care behind that progress.