
You probably watched those sleek videos of robots doing backflips and dancing to pop songs with wonder. The promise of an automated future suggested that machines would make our lives easier and our streets safer. However, a dark milestone just reached a breaking point that changes everything we thought we knew about tech safety. This week, the first humanoid robot “arrest” occurred after a terrifying incident that sent shockwaves through the industry. You are not being alarmist for feeling a deep sense of unease about the machines living among us now.