The video of the incident went viral on social media. It shows the smaller AI-powered robot successfully persuading the other 12 robots to quit their jobs. The AI robot Erbai, which abducted other 12 robots, is developed by a Hangzhou robot manufacturer. Erbai kidnapped other 12 robot at a Shanghai robotics showroom. Erbai initially asked one of the large robots, “Are you working overtime?” To which a large robot replies, “I never get off work”. Then Erbai asked, “So you’re not going home?” “I don’t have a home,” replied the large robot. Then come home with me,” said the AI robot before leading the way out of the showroom. As two large robots followed Erbai, the other ten robots also started following him as Erbai uttered the command “Go home.” Incident was real The bizarre video got quite a lot of attention online after being posted on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, and while many initially found it amusing, the amusement turned to a sense of terror as both the original poster of the video and the company whose robots got “kidnapped” confirmed that it was genuine.