Watan-Social media users shared a video clip of a robot made in Saudi Arabia that appeared to be moving its hands in a way that seemed like it was harassing a female presenter on one of the Gulf channels.
While some speculated that it might have been a technical malfunction, others confirmed that the hand movement was natural and the presenter was close to it.
Some mentioned that this robot is the first of its kind in the kingdom. It was featured alongside a male and a female presenter on the Al Arabiya channel.
The latter, Rawiya Al-Qasimi, was indeed close to it when it extended its hand towards her body, and she withdrew cautiously, an incident that was documented and shared on platforms.
First Harassing Robot in Saudi Arabia!
wrote Huda Janat in a tweet on her X platform: “This is the first robot made in Saudi Arabia, look at what it did.”
The Chinese account in Arabic shared the video clip and commented: “Unusual in Saudi Arabia, a robot harasses a TV presenter during a live broadcast.”
🚨🚨هذا اول روبوت صنع في السعودية
عند أول تجربة له انظروا ماذا فعل 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Y50auX6qPK
— Hoda_jannat (@hodajannat) March 4, 2024
The account added about the video of the robot harassing a TV presenter: “Apparently, there was a malfunction in the robot’s programming.”
Programmed by Turki Al-Sheikh
Regarding the programming, Turki Al-Sheikh’s account commented: “There’s no malfunction, this is a movement from both sides, but the presenter is close to it.”
In a humorous comment, Abu Al-Jasser wrote: “The punishment is ten years without charging.” Akram Hajar sarcastically said: “An authentic folk tradition.” While Mukhtar Abdul Haq commented: “It’s going well with openness, for sure programmed by Turki Al-Sheikh.”
هل انتهت الأسماء حتى يتم تسمية الروبوت باسم محمد؟#انتخابات_أمة_2024 #الوعد_الرياض #غزة_تُباد #حسين #لابورت #النصر pic.twitter.com/pxub5GhHng
— طارق الزهراني (@TARIQ_UK2) March 4, 2024
The Robot Muhammad!
Some other followers criticized naming the robot after the Prophet Muhammad, with Tariq Al-Zahrani writing: “Have we run out of names to the extent that a robot is named Muhammad?”
Haitham mentioned that the movement captured in the harassment incident was intentional to tarnish the image of the name Muhammad and tweeted, saying: “No, and make it harass, and the shot he took is impossible to be a coincidence, especially as the camera angle is very suitable for capturing the scene.”