Robot collapses mid-performance while dancing to Billie Jean

Robots might be poised to take the jobs from thousands of workers, but Michael Jackson impersonators have no need to worry.

A viral video has revealed the moment a robot suffered a hilarious mid–performance disaster while dancing to Billie Jean, the Daily Mail reports.

The clumsy robot was performing in front of a watching audience and camera crew at an event put on by the Future Era robot store in Shenzhen, China.

As the music played, the humanoid dancer began shuffling athletically across the stage before stumbling over a step.

After fighting to regain its balance, the bot managed to force through a few more moves before crashing into the exact same spot.

While the audience watched on in stunned silence, a human assistant emerged from the wings to sheepishly drag its lifeless body off stage.

On social media, tech fans have piled in to mock the flailing robot, comparing its efforts to a 'drunk uncle having a dance at a wedding reception'.

One commenter on X wrote: 'No crowd reaction, anything. Just Billie Jean. Until its lifeless shell is shamefully dragged off. Purely amazing.'