A hilarious video has revealed the moment a man was kicked in the groin by a humanoid robot that was mimicking his own movements.
The footage was initially shared to BiliBili by user zeonsunlight, but has since gone viral across social media.
It shows a man wearing a motion capture suit – an outfit with sensors that record body movements and convert them into digital motion data.
Unfortunately for him, this data is fed straight to a Unitree G1 robot, which replicates his movements almost immediately.
So, when the man goes for a high kick, the robot quickly follows suit – aimed directly at his groin.
Following the kick, the man doubles over in pain, which the robot obediently also mimics.
The short clip has gained huge attention on Bluesky with one user joking: ‘The kick in the n***s is one thing but then mocking his pain is just diabolical…’
Another added: ‘Humanity kicking itself in the junk with technology is the perfect metaphor the moment.’
A hilarious video has revealed the moment a man was kicked in the groin by a humanoid robot that was mimicking his own movements
Following the kick, the main doubles over in pain, which the robot obediently also mimics
The clip was posted to Bluesky by journalist James Vincent, who captioned it: ‘another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls.’
Hundreds of delighted viewers flocked to his replies to discuss the footage.
‘The greatest AI metaphor of all time doesn’t exi—,’ one user joked.
Another wrote: ‘I’ve been laughing for ten minutes at this. My belly is cramping up.’
And one quipped: ‘How many humans in history can be said to have kicked themselves in the balls? Truly revolutionary.
‘Mankind’s dream for millennia has finally been fulfilled. Our destiny has been reached.’
The Unitree G1 robot weighs 35 kilograms (77 lbs), stands at 1.32 metres tall (4.33 ft) and boasts 23 degrees of freedom in its joints, which gives it more mobility than an average human.
Behind its blank face, the robot is hiding an advanced perception system which includes a 3D LiDAR sensor and a depth–sensing camera.
The Unitree G1 robot weighs 35 kilograms (77 lbs), stands at 1.32 metres tall (4.33 ft) and boasts 23 degrees of freedom in its joints, which gives it more mobility than an average human
Although this makes it one of the most advanced commercially available humanoid robots, it needs to be specifically programmed to carry out any given task.
Straight out of the box, like it is in this video, the Unitree G1 is capable of little more than walking around and waving.
So it’s somewhat unsurprising that the robot ended up in this hilarious situation.
This also isn’t the first time that Unitree’s humanoid robots have gone viral for their bizarre behaviour.
In a viral video posted last month which amassed over 6.3 million views, a humanoid robot attempted to make a stir–fry for its owner – with disastrous results.
YouTuber Cody Detwiller, who goes by the name WhistlinDiesel, put his lunch in the unsteady hands of a Unitree G1 robot.
The $80,000 (£60,940) bot promptly lost control of the pan, threw the food on the floor, and slipped up in the mess.
After clattering about like a drunken ice skater, the robot eventually collapsed to the floor in a crumpled heap.
On social media, tech fans flooded the comments with their reactions, with one calling it ‘peak comedy’.
WHO IS SOPHIA THE ROBOT?
In October 2017, Sophia was granted citizenship in Saudi Arabia
Sophia first emerged in 2016 as a super-intelligent human-like head with a realistic face that was able to blink, look from side to side and talk.
The humanoid robot, created by Hong Kong firm Hanson robotics, can chat, smile mischievously and even tell jokes.
The robot made history in October 2017 when she became legal a citizen of Saudi Arabia.
The stunt made Sophia the world’s first robot to be granted legal citizenship.
While Sophia has some impressive capabilities, she does not yet have consciousness.
Hanson Robotics claims fully sentient machines could emerge within a few years.
Sophia herself has insisted ‘the pros outweigh the cons’ when it comes to artificial intelligence.
‘Elders will have more company, autistic children will have endlessly patient teachers,’ Sophia said.
