Robot Mitra malfunctions at India entrepreneuship summit
Occurred: November 2017
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The appearance of Invento Robotics' Mitro Robot to help inaugurate India's Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 failed to go to plan when it appeared to malfunction on stage.
India prime minister Narendra Modi and Ivanka Trump were supposed to each press a button on the robot’s touch display to kick off the summit.
Instead, both delegates pressed their buttons at the same time, resulting in Mitra saying Modi's name and then appearing to stall.
The two VIPs tried again a few minutes later by pressing the button separately, successfully activating the device.
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Operator: Invento Robotics
Developer: Invento Robotics
Country: India
Sector: Technology
Purpose: Multi-purpose
Technology: Computer vision; Facial recognition; Speech recognition; Robotics
Issue: Robustness
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Published: August 2023