Watch: Humanoid robot throws punches, kicks influencer across cage

Human versus machine has moved a step closer to the fight cage. A six-foot-tall humanoid robot faced an influencer in San Francisco in a bout that the US robotics company REK called its first 'Human VS Terminator robot fight'.Footage shared by REK shows the influencer Frankie LaPenna facing the remotely controlled humanoid robot inside a cage in San Francisco. The event was organised as part of the company's work on a virtual reality combat game."We just made history with the first Human VS Terminator robot fight. Frankie LaPenna gave it his all," REK said in a caption accompanying the footage on X.The video shows the robot moving around the cage and warming up before the fight. Once the bout began, LaPenna threw several punches at the machine, which responded with punches and powerful kicks.At several points, the robot's kicks appeared to send LaPenna across the cage.