Well, that's it. First AI wrote texts, then it drew pictures, then it went into offices ā and now it has gotten to the razor.
On 14 September 2026, an Indian industrialist Harsh Goenka published a video in which a barber calmly shaves a client, decked out with cameras, sensors and a motion-capture system. The clip quickly spread across the internet.
It all looks as if an ordinary trip to the barbershop has suddenly turned into a secret laboratory.
The system records the master's hand movements, body position, angles and technique. Such data could potentially be used to teach AI and robotic systems complex physical actions ā including haircutting and shaving.
Goenka himself joked that now even barbers' jobs could be at risk.
And then the internet asked the most logical question:
who will be the first to voluntarily sit down in front of a robot with a sharp razor?
Because it's one thing when AI makes a mistake in a text.
And quite another:
ā Shorter on the sides, please.
ā Executing.
ā Just be careful.
ā System updateā¦
ā Excuse me, what update?!
Users also took the idea with caution. Some declared that it's still calmer to entrust one's beard to a living person, while others reminded: a barbershop is not only about hair and beard, but also about conversations, advice and the obligatory discussion of what is going on in life in general.
So the barber's profession is probably safe for now.
At least until the robot learns to shave, keep up a conversation and say with confidence at the same time:
"Bro, shorter on the sides would suit you perfectly."
And to future robotic barbershops, we would still advise one mandatory feature in advance:
a huge red "STOP" button.
And preferably right under the client's hand. š
