Russian robot escapes testing area to cause chaos on local streets

It is not every day you see a runaway robot causing traffic chaos in a city centre. The robot, named Promobot, was being put through its paces at a research lab in the city of Perm in central Russia's Perm Krai region. The robot, designed to avoid obstacles and to turn around when it reached a boundary, had been left walking around an outside yard. This is the hilarious moment a runaway robot causes traffic chaos in a city centre. The robot - called Promobot - was being put through its paces at a research lab in the city of Perm in central Russia's Perm Krai region Promobot - short for Promotional Robot - is a unique robot created by Russian scientists and is designed to work in customer relations.