Robots · September 2026Gaffe level: Feral
Unitree Robot Goes Full Kung Fu on Its Own Engineer
During a motion test in a Shaoxing lab, a Unitree humanoid suddenly launched into a series of spinning kicks, nearly connecting with a crouching technician's face and smashing his phone several meters instead. The engineer dodged. The phone did not.
Source: MundoAmerica
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.