I am now slightly obsessed with Uncle Bot, a Chinese robot in people clothes that's rapidly becoming a social media sensation

This robot being tested in China runs frighteningly well ???? pic.twitter.com/xI8YVqgyNDJuly 11, 2025

Ordinarily, I'm not one to jump on whatever the current social media/viral sensation happens to be this week, but in this case, I'll make an exception. A poster on Chinese social media site Douyin uploaded a video of a humanoid robot running down a hill dressed in what I can only describe as "people clothes", and the sprinting android has since become something of an internet celebrity.

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