A humanoid robot was seen chasing several boars that had wandered onto a street in Poland.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Recently, Unitree\u2019s G1 humanoid robot completed<\/a> an autonomous trek across Xinjiang\u2019s Altay snowfield, walking over 130,000 steps in \u201347.4\u00b0C while tracing a Winter Olympics emblem on ice.<\/p>\n Robot chases boars<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The footage shows the robot, Warchocki, jogging across a patch of grass as it attempts to herd the animals, which ultimately escaped, reports Futurism<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m herding the wild boars into the forest,\u201d the robot\u2019s X account featured as the video\u2019s caption.<\/p>\n Warchocki began as a technology experiment led by entrepreneur Rados\u0142aw Grzelaczyk, with support from AI developer Bartosz Idzik, who built the system powering the robot\u2019s conversational abilities. <\/p>\n 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). <\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The project has also begun attracting commercial interest. Edward\u2019s first advertising collaboration reportedly promoted a luxury watch worth about 80,000 z\u0142oty, marking its entry into influencer marketing, reports RB<\/a>.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Compact humanoid platform<\/p>\n