GoKawiilIFA 2025 Showfloor Fills With Boxing and Kickboxing Humanoid Robots
At the IFA trade show in Berlin, multiple humanoid robots, including the EngineAI T800 and the PrimeBOT Q1, were shown performing punches, kicks and mock boxing matches, some unrestrained and untethered on the show floor. A reporter had a close encounter with one robot's simulated strikes and witnessed another accidentally march into a bystander's knee.
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As humanoid robots grow more common at public tech showcases, their strength, rigidity and lack of built-in social awareness raise real safety concerns when they operate near unprotected crowds. Framing combat moves as entertainment risks normalizing aggressive behavior in machines that could cause real harm, especially as such robots move beyond trade shows into everyday environments.
- Humanoid robots like EngineAI T800 and PrimeBOT Q1 were demonstrating punches and kicks at IFA 2025.
- Several of these robots operated untethered and unrestrained near attendees.
- Safety experts warn that showcasing robots as fighters could downplay real risks of injury from their strength and rigidity.
Source: cnet.com — Katie Collins, 2026-09-07
Published there as: “A Humanoid Pretended to Punch Me. It’s Time to Stop Glorifying Violence Among Robots”
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