_Incident · Property damage_ # Dancing humanoid robot at Cupertino Haidilao knocks tableware off a table before staff restrain it Canonical ID: `ce4123e3-d873-42fe-adc4-4dc77f4f083f` - **Occurred:** 2026-03-01 - **Kind:** `property_damage` - **Status (derived):** active - **Company:** [AgiBot](/companies/agibot.md) (id: `b46ac364-87db-4b0d-99cd-a3c776b94ee7`) A dancing humanoid service robot at the Haidilao hot pot restaurant in [Cupertino](/locations/cupertino-ca.md), [California](/locations/california.md), got too close to a dining table and knocked over plates, dishware and chopsticks; at least three staff struggled to restrain it (TechCrunch, from a video posted on Xiaohongshu; ABC7). The exact date was not reported; ABC7 links a Mercury News story on it dated 17 March 2026. TechCrunch says the robot appears to be an [AgiBot](/companies/agibot.md) X2, identified from the video; this is not confirmed by AgiBot, which did not immediately respond. Haidilao said the robot was not malfunctioning or out of control and had been moved closer to a table at a guest's request; employees told the Mercury News human error, an accidental high-energy routine, was to blame (ABC7). ## Sources (2) 1. **A restaurant's dancing robot went wild at a hot pot restaurant** · https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/restaurant-dancing-robot-went-wild-hot-pot-cupertino-haidilao-agibot/ · 2026-03-19 2. **VIDEO: Dancing robot restrained by staff at Cupertino restaurant after causing chaos** · https://abc7news.com/18736333 · 2026-03-19 ## Response (1) > **Haidilao** · operator · 2026-03-19 > Haidilao said the robot was not "malfunctioning or out of control"; it had been moved closer to a dining table at a guest's request and "the limited space affected its movement during the performance." ## Common questions ### What happened in Dancing humanoid robot at Cupertino Haidilao knocks tableware off a table before staff restrain it? A dancing humanoid service robot at the Haidilao hot pot restaurant in [Cupertino](/locations/cupertino-ca.md), [California](/locations/california.md), got too close to a dining table and knocked over plates, dishware and chopsticks; at least three staff struggled to restrain it (TechCrunch, from a video posted on Xiaohongshu; ABC7). The exact date was not reported; ABC7 links a Mercury News story on it dated 17 March 2026. TechCrunch says the robot appears to be an [AgiBot](/companies/agibot.md) X2, identified from the video; this is not confirmed by AgiBot, which did not immediately respond. Haidilao said the robot was not malfunctioning or out of control and had been moved closer to a table at a guest's request; employees told the Mercury News human error, an accidental high-energy routine, was to blame (ABC7). ### When did this incident occur? The incident is recorded as occurring on March 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date. ### Who was involved in Dancing humanoid robot at Cupertino Haidilao knocks tableware off a table before staff restrain it? The incident is recorded as involving [AgiBot](/companies/agibot.md) on the DEPLOY registry. No specific robot model is linked to this incident in the registry. ### Has anyone responded to Dancing humanoid robot at Cupertino Haidilao knocks tableware off a table before staff restrain it? 1 response is recorded on the DEPLOY registry, from Haidilao. Each response is append-only with structured provenance. ### What is the current status of Dancing humanoid robot at Cupertino Haidilao knocks tableware off a table before staff restrain it? This incident is an active record on the DEPLOY registry; no retraction or correction has been issued. _API: GET /v1/incidents/ce4123e3-d873-42fe-adc4-4dc77f4f083f · sources: /v1/incidents/ce4123e3-d873-42fe-adc4-4dc77f4f083f/sources · responses: /v1/incidents/ce4123e3-d873-42fe-adc4-4dc77f4f083f/responses · status: /v1/incidents/ce4123e3-d873-42fe-adc4-4dc77f4f083f/status · canonical URL: /incidents/agibot-haidilao-cupertino-tableware-2026-03_