Chinese humanoid robot fails in cooking, ruins interior of kitchen
- MM24 News Desk
- Nov 5
- 2 min read
YouTuber Cody Detwiler, known online as "WhistlinDiesel," has demonstrated the chaotic potential of advanced humanoid robots in a viral video where his $80,000 Unitree G1 robot attempts to cook, only to immediately fling a hot pan across the kitchen, slip in the mess, and destroy household items. The clip, which garnered 1.3 million views on X, showcases the stark limitations of current home-assistant robotics.
The now-infamous video begins with a deceptively simple domestic scene. A man is shown stir-frying his lunch before turning to the robot, which is inexplicably dressed in a frilly French maid outfit. “If you can cook the meal I’m gonna go in here and play Fortnite, okay?” he says, handing off the hot pan and leaving the room. The moment of truth lasts for mere seconds. The Unitree G1 promptly pulls the pan from the stove, loses its grip, and sends food flying everywhere. Its attempt to catch the falling pan only exacerbates the mess, reported the viral clip. The robot then slips and flails on the food-covered floor before collapsing in a heap.
kitchen catastrophe is not an isolated incident for this particular robot. Other clips from Detwiler's channel show the same Unitree G1 on a destructive spree, running straight through glass doors, shattering large mirrors, and knocking over furniture with reckless abandon. These moments of carnage are extracted from a longer YouTube video titled “What Happens if you Abuse a Robot?” The full context reveals that the video primarily features Detwiler and his friends physically abusing the expensive machine, interspersed with short, shocking clips of the robot wielding machetes and a gun.
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The viral sensation highlights a significant gap between the promise of humanoid home assistants and their current reality. While companies envision robots performing household chores, the Unitree G1's performance in an unstructured, real-world environment like a kitchen was disastrous. The robot, which can cost as much as $80,000 to import to the US, lacks the sophisticated AI and delicate motor control required for a task as nuanced as cooking. For now, as WhistlinDiesel's content vividly illustrates, the most reliable application for this level of robotics technology might be as a durable prop for viral, destructive entertainment.
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