Customers at a Cupertino hot pot restaurant got quite a show when a robot began an unstoppable dance routine in the middle of the dining room.

A humanoid robot at a California hot pot restaurant went haywire after it began knocking down items from a table, video shows ...

The incident quickly spread online, sparking both amusement and debate about safety features, oversight, and the wisdom of deploying consumer-facing robots in uncontrolled settings.

Robots really are becoming lifelike these days. Proof of that is that they appear to hate their lives, just like real human beings do. It makes sense, ...

The video has been viewed more than 7 million times.

WATCH: A restaurant robot malfunctioned, smashing plates before breaking into a bizarre dance as staff struggled to stop it ...