The performance comes days after the Moscow presentation of another Russian robot purported to harness AI \u2013 called Aidol \u2013 went wrong after the robot fell flat on its face shortly after appearing on stage.<\/p>\n
Organisers quickly dragged the machine away, raising a black drape to shield it from about 50 journalists who had gathered to watch the demonstration, an inauspicious entry for Russia into the increasingly competitive international space of AI-powered robots resembling humans.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt first, there was a moment of silence,\u201d Dmitry Filonov, editor-in-chief of Edinorog Media, who was in the audience and covers technology startups, said in a text message. \u201cThen they began to applaud to show their support.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vladimir Vitukhin, AIDOL\u2019s chief executive, told Russian state news agency Tass that the robot was still in the stages of learning.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI hope this mistake will turn into an experience,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Vitukhin said the robot had been tested in a variety of conditions before the debut – \u201con stones, carpet, laminate, expanded clay and slippery floors,\u201d according to the Moscow Times.<\/p>\n
He said he believed Tuesday\u2019s fall was probably the result of a voltage fluctuation and other environmental factors, including the lighting, but added: \u201cSurely everyone felt sorry for it, and that\u2019s one of its functions – to evoke sympathy,\u201d the newspaper added.<\/p>\n
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