Zhang Tong in Beijing Published: 8:00pm, 29 Nov 2025 On November 14, Chinese robotics firm UBtech released footage showing hundreds of Walker S2 humanoid robots standing in precise formation inside a warehouse. The machines turned their heads in unison, waved their arms and marched into shipping containers – a scene so visually arresting it evoked sci-fi blockbusters like I, Robot. Brett Adcock, founder and CEO of leading US robotics company Figure, responded with disbelief. He immediately took to social media to suggest the footage was computer-generated. Advertisement “Look at the reflections on this bot, then compare them to the ones behind it. The bot in front is real – everything behind it is fake,” Adcock wrote, later adding: “If you see a head unit reflecting a bunch of ceiling lights, that’s a giveaway it’s CGI [computer-generated imagery].” In response to Adcock’s post, Shenzhen-based UBtech swiftly released video shot with an FPV or “first-person view” drone, complete with raw audio, inviting sceptics to witness the robots’ feats first-hand. Advertisement Yet Adcock remains unconvinced, and he is not alone. Advertisement Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3334443/it-fake-why-us-industry-leader-refused-believe-chinas-robot-march-video