This irritating robot yelled at me repeatedly at Computex, forcing me to resist the urge to kick it over

A hateful robot. — (Image credit: Future)

Computex 2024 is many things. Incredibly busy. Loud. Hot. All this can make a person frustrated, which means having your day frequently interrupted by this hellish bot can tempt you to cause a scene.

Ask me exactly how I know.

I know what you're thinking. You're looking at its cute little face, and wondering how it could possibly have irritated me, you soft touch, you. But what if I told you this spawn of Beelzebub, this tiny arse of a machine, yells three repeated phrases at you as it bumbles aimlessly around the front of its booth?

Firstly, it shouts "HELLO". Innocuous enough, but in a very irritating, child-like voice. Then it plays some absolutely horrendous elevator music, as it navigates its way into passing visitors ankles.

"COME HERE".

I refused to take anything. Not when I was waylaid, yet again (it happens to exist on a useful shortcut I took frequently today) by this bumbling buffoon of an automaton getting in everyone's way.

I'm going for a lie down.

Andy built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 12, when IDE cables were a thing and high resolution wasn't—and he hasn't stopped since. Now working as a hardware writer for PC Gamer, Andy spends his time jumping around the world attending product launches and trade shows, all the while reviewing every bit of PC gaming hardware he can get his hands on. You name it, if it's interesting hardware he'll write words about it, with opinions and everything.