A man had to be rushed to a hospital on Thursday after a robot at the China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) 2016 went berserk and rammed into a display booth. Xiaopang' (meaning fatty) had a slight misconduct at the event, running and smashing a glass that wounded the man's leg.

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The injured man had to be rushed at the Peking University Shenzhen Hospital in an ambulance where he was stitched and later discharged.

The whole incident transpired when an exhibitor from one of Shenzhen's high-tech enterprises, Spreadview Century, mistakenly missed his operation buttons while showcasing how to operate Xiaoping.

According to the Straits Time website, the organizing committee of the 18 China High-Tech Fair explained that it was a humble mistake.

"The employee mistakenly hit the 'forward' button instead of the 'reverse' one thus leading to the event," read a statement from the committee.

The robot had been pulled out from the site on Friday evening.

Xiaopang had been established by Evolver, a Beijing robot manufacturing company. It made its debut at the World Robot Conference back in November last year. It was established for educational use by children from ages 4 to 12 years.

China's Hi-Tech Affair is an annual event that showcases technological advancements from the field of robotics, smart city, and internet operations. Virtual reality was the major concept of this year's event that kicked off last Wednesday.

"At last year's fair, you could only see a few VR applications, but now it's totally different," said Nined Digital Technology PR director Liang Zhensheng. "China's VR industry almost started at the same time as the US's, but now I think we are leading in developing applications."

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