New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- In August 2020, a video went viral on social media claiming it to be of the 'King of Bahrain' and his robot. A man wearing a thwab (robe) was referred to as the king and the 8 feet robot following him as his bodyguard. The post also mentioned the features of the robot, who supposedly spoke six languages, was armed with an electric teaser, three hidden machine guns which had enough ammunition to fight 1,050 men and was equipped with a laser guided sniper machine gun. The cost of the robot was mentioned as $7.4 million.
The video was shared, liked and retweeted more than a million times through social media platforms. Appreciation as well as apprehension came up regarding the post from the 'clicktivists'. (Clicktivism i...