In India, a group of young men sent a robot to beg on the streets, and a humorous video of the act has gone viral on social media, drawing witty and amusing remarks.
The youths built the robot and, as an experiment, brought it on to the roads, assigning it the task of approaching passers-by to ask for alms. Footage of the unusual scene has spread rapidly online.
The sight of a robot begging proved both astonishing and intriguing for pedestrians. Several people were seen smiling and recording videos of the novel experiment. In the comments section of the viral clip, users remarked that after human unemployment, the era of robot unemployment now appeared to have begun.
It remains unclear whether the move was undertaken purely for amusement or formed part of a wider social experiment.
