AI pratfalls and bridge naps: today’s global weirdness

A robot faceplants. A man naps inside a bridge. And we, dear reader, remain the stunned audience to life’s ongoing circus. Welcome to today’s collection of "you can’t make this up", handpicked for your smirking disbelief. — Doug Marlowe

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Russia’s AI Robot Makes a Bold Entrance… into the Floor

Russia’s debut humanoid robot had one job: walk out, wave, wow the crowd. Instead, it ate the floor. Dramatically. To the Rocky theme. Developers were understandably mortified, while the internet did what it does best, laughed and looped the video. If this is the future of AI, maybe we’ve still got time to read books.

In Bengaluru, a man was spotted snoozing inside what appeared to be a structural support for a flyover. Apparently unfazed by gravity, traffic, or the laws of architecture, he’d somehow tucked himself into a concrete cavity the size of a laundry hamper. Police were baffled, onlookers were fascinated, and TikTok is probably already calling him the “Bridge Troll.” Somewhere, an engineer is having a minor panic attack.

Got a favorite head-scratcher from today’s lineup? Reply and tell me what made you laugh, wince, or just mutter “what on Earth?” — Doug