Have Chinese dancing robots been turned into killing machines? People were surprised when Chinese television broadcast the Lunar New Year celebrations, which included a dance routine performed by a group of G1 humanoid robots, the leading humanoid robots created by Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics. However, two videos circulating on social media since February 19 show a less peaceful use for G1 robots. Videos show robots armed with assault rifles taking part in military training. However, it turns out that these videos are fake.
Robots at a shooting range where magazines appear out of thin air
The first video to garner over 1.9 million views on X (check it out Here And Here), “Terminator” robots (as dubbed by social media users) were said to demonstrate military maneuvers at a shooting range. The video shows the G1 robots – easy to spot with the neon blue color on their faces – carrying out operations using assault rifles.
This video of robots conducting military exercises at a shooting range posted online on February 19, 2026 was actually created by artificial intelligence. Source: Ex
However, so Tal HaginResearchers who study disinformation found that there are several inconsistencies in this video that show it was generated by artificial intelligence.
At eleven seconds, you can see that the ejection port cover on the robot’s assault rifle is closed even when the weapon is fired. This cover protects the ejector from moisture and dust. Must be opened while firing bullets This allows the cartridge cases to be ejected. In the video, the cover is closed or blinks but no cartridge cases are ejected.
Another anomaly appears at 27 seconds in, when the robot reloads its weapon when a magazine suddenly appears in its hand out of the blue.
An obstacle course… where obstacles appear by magic
Perhaps even more amazing is another robot soldier video that has garnered over a million views on X. It shows the G1 robots participating in a training obstacle course. The video looks particularly realistic and doesn’t have any of the visual anomalies that often pop up in AI-generated videos, such as objects or body parts appearing distorted or deformed.
Posted on February 19, 2026 This video of a robot going through training exercises was created by AI. Source: Ex.
However, this video is also generated by AI. To detect anomalies, you need to compare each scene in the video with the one before it. At about 32 seconds, for example, a robot dog jumps onto a wooden panel in front of a pile of sandbags. However, this panel was nowhere to be seen in the 30 seconds that followed, a wide lens view of the same pile of sandbags. AI has created this object magically.
Videos from accounts belonging to creators of AI-generated images
Where did these videos come from? It is possible to find their creator by looking at the watermark on the training videos. They were made by a user who goes by “Oukanghong” on the Chinese online video site Bilibili (Here And Here) user Oukanghong seems to specialize in creating AI-generated videos of robots.
A video of robots navigating an obstacle course has a note indicating that the video was made using artificial intelligence.
In one of the comments, Okanghong complained about his videos being taken out of context:
“People are sharing my video while inventing rumors and using it on occasion to spread false information.”
This article has been translated Original in French By Brenna Daldorf.
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