Swine and dash.<\/p>\n
Humanity may have found an unlikely solution to the scourge of wild pigs invading European cities \u2014 boar-herding bots. <\/p>\n
Bizarre footage shows the moment an AI-powered robot chased away a herd of wild pigs in Warsaw, Poland.<\/p>\n
The bot pursues the boars across a parking lot. X \/ @edwardwarchocki<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m herding the wild boars into the forest,\u201d reads the caption to the hilarious \u2014 albeit slightly dystopian clip \u2014 which has amassed 3.8 million views on X.<\/a><\/p>\n The clip shows one of Chinese firm Unitree\u2019s now ubiquitous G1 humanoid bots \u2014 curiously named Edward Warchocki \u2014 jogging across an empty parking lot while pursuing the hairy hogs.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, the fleet-footed porkers evade their bipedal pursuer, prompting the cybernetic swineherd to raise its fist in frustration \u2014 like a scene out of the 2024 animated sci-fi flick \u201cThe Wild Robot.\u201d<\/p>\n On the surface, it seems that Warchocki has a long way to go before it can successfully combat the city\u2019s pig plague, which has become so rampant that city officials even started shooting the swine in residential areas.<\/a><\/p>\n Boars such as the ones in the clip (pictured) have become a scourge across Europe. X \/ @edwardwarchocki<\/p>\n However, as it turns out, this robotronic running of the boars was a promotional stunt. <\/p>\n Warchocki is a popular robot influencer that has captivated the country with its various anthropomorphic feats, which have included singing on stage, chasing marathon runners and even visiting the Polish Parliament, Futurism reported.<\/a><\/p>\n The humanoid bot (pictured) is a popular robot influencer in Poland. X \/ @edwardwarchocki<\/p>\n Nonetheless, X users were amused by the automaton\u2019s hog-wrangling showcase with one dubbing Warchocki <\/a>\u201cthe hero we don\u2019t deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFinally, some sensible application of robotics ;P,\u201d said another.<\/a><\/p>\n Coincidentally, the US has its own version of Poland\u2019s robotic troll \u2014 a cowboy hat-wearing Unitree G1 humanoid \u201cJake the Rizzbot.\u201d<\/p>\n This eyeball-seeking machine has gone viral for its own wackadoodle stunts, which have included everything from spitting Gen Z slang<\/a> and even \u201ccoming out as gay\u201d <\/a>after moving to California.<\/p>\n Like many Gen Z trolls nowadays, Jake allegedly provoked some rage against the machine \u2014 it was notably assaulted by streamer Darren Jason Watkins Jr., <\/a>aka IShowSpeed for allegedly \u201ctalking s\u2013t.\u201d<\/p>\n This prompted the robot\u2019s developer to sue Watkins Jr. for a staggering $1 million in December.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, concerns over Unitree robots go beyond its capacity for trolling the public.<\/p>\n The humanoid machine has been involved in some high-profile malfunctions. <\/p>\n