Qualcomm's humanoid robot demo went hilariously wrong when the machine just dropped dead on stage

At Computex 2026, Neura Robotics’ 4NE1 Gen 3.5 humanoid robot fell during an on-stage demo and was removed from the stage.

The robot was powered by Qualcomm hardware, and Qualcomm said the collapse was an intended safe-collapse behavior.

The incident raised fresh concerns about the reliability of high-profile humanoid robot demonstrations.

It also highlighted the intense scrutiny facing AI hardware showcases in public settings.