A humanoid robot was seen chasing several boars that had wandered onto a street in Poland.

Footage from April 12 shows Edward Warchocki, a 4.3-foot Unitree G1 humanoid robot, riding a skateboard and jogging as it attempts to herd boars, which largely ignore it and wander away.

According to reports, the experiment introduces a physical humanoid robot into a space largely dominated by human influencers and digital avatars, offering an early test of how embodied AI could influence marketing.

Recently, Unitree’s G1 humanoid robot completed an autonomous trek across Xinjiang’s Altay snowfield, walking over 130,000 steps in –47.4°C while tracing a Winter Olympics emblem on ice.

Robot chases boars

In a recent incident, a customized Unitree G1 robot was filmed chasing a small group of wild boars in an empty parking lot in Warsaw, Poland. The robot is equipped with a backpack, knee pads, and helmet lights.

The footage shows the robot, Warchocki, jogging across a patch of grass as it attempts to herd the animals, which ultimately escaped, reports Futurism. “I’m herding the wild boars into the forest,” the robot’s X account featured as the video’s caption.

Warchocki began as a technology experiment led by entrepreneur Radosław Grzelaczyk, with support from AI developer Bartosz Idzik, who built the system powering the robot’s conversational abilities.

Unlike scripted mascots, the humanoid is designed to interact dynamically with people in real-world settings, using a mix of proprietary AI tools and existing technologies to generate responses during live conversations. The aim is to enable adaptive dialogue rather than preprogrammed replies, reports Robot Beats (RB).

Public response has ranged from curiosity to enthusiasm. Videos show people approaching the robot on city streets to shake hands, ask questions, and record interactions for social media, with these spontaneous encounters becoming central to its appeal.

The project has also begun attracting commercial interest. Edward’s first advertising collaboration reportedly promoted a luxury watch worth about 80,000 złoty, marking its entry into influencer marketing, reports RB.

For brands, humanoid influencers offer distinct advantages. They avoid personal controversies, do not require breaks, and remain fully aligned with messaging strategies. Creators argue that this level of control makes them reliable marketing tools, while early engagement data suggest that novelty-driven interactions can outperform those of traditional influencers.

Compact humanoid platform

The Unitree G1 is a compact humanoid robot designed for versatility and research applications.

It stands about 127 centimeters (4.2 feet) tall and weighs roughly 77 pounds (35 kilograms). Depending on the configuration, the robot features between 23 and 43 joint motors, delivering a maximum joint torque of 120 newton-meters, enabling flexible and agile movement.

The G1 is equipped with advanced sensing systems, including 3D LiDAR, an Intel RealSense depth camera, and a noise-canceling microphone array that supports voice interaction. It is powered by a 9,000 mAh quick-release battery, offering up to two hours of operation and allowing rapid battery swapping for extended use.

An onboard eight-core processor manages motion control and coordination, enabling the robot to walk at up to 6.5 feet per second (about 4.5 miles per hour). The system runs on UnifoLM, Unitree’s proprietary unified large-scale model for robotics, and supports reinforcement learning to improve motion control and task execution.

Introduced in May 2024, the G1 is positioned as an entry-level humanoid robot, starting at RMB 99,000 (about US$14,240) in China, and has been widely used in global research and development initiatives exploring future robotic applications.