When robots attack! ABC weather presenter has a close call with an automated camera as it turns hostile during a live broadcast
Not everything on live TV always goes to plan.
And ABC’s News Breakfast’s weather presenter Nate Byrne found that out on Monday’s show when he was almost knocked out by a rogue robotic camera.
The meteorologist was interrupted during his live segment as the large machine edged closer to him without warning.
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When robots attack! ABC breakfast hosts laugh as weather presenter has a close call with a robotic camera going rogue during a live segment
‘Excuse my camera. Get out of it,’ Nate said, keeping composure as he stepped away from the machine in hopes it would back away.
The ABC team could be heard laughing in the studio, as the robot disappeared from view to let Nate continue his weather report.
‘But Darwin, like my weather, is staying fine and sunny,’ Nate joked at the end of his segment as he crossed back to the desk.
Host Michael Rowland laughed and jokingly added: ‘Well done in challenging circumstances, Nate. We have the pushiest of cameras in the studio, hogging the limelight, you cannot believe what they’re like. Well done.’
‘Darwin, like my weather, is staying fine and sunny’: Nate joked at the end of his segment as he crossed back to the desk
‘We have the pushiest of cameras in the studio, hogging the limelight’: Host Michael Rowland (pictured) laughed over the incident and jokingly congratulated Nate for doing well ‘in challenging circumstances’
Nate also saw the humour in the incident, and re-tweeted a video of the moment with his own caption.
‘I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords…so long as they stay out of my shot,’ he wrote with the video attached for fans to rewatch.
On his Facebook, he also shared the video, writing: ‘Warning: the robots are starting to show an interest in the weather. They may be finalising their plans.’
‘I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords’: Nate joked about the segment online
Nate has been a weather presenter on the show for more than three years.
He joined the program, which is filmed in Melbourne, in March 2017.
ABC News Breakfast airs nationally from 6am weekdays on ABC TV and ABC NEWS
ABC News Breakfast airs nationally from 6am weekdays on ABC TV and ABC NEWS