Great job!

I’d suggest separating the performances of the human and the robot using a green screen workflow. Shoot the actor punching into empty space and letting his momentum carry him forward into the fall. Then composite the robot separately against a green background, keeping it perfectly still and unaffected. Pay close attention to lighting and color balance so both elements match convincingly. To sell the hologram effect, you could make the robot partially transparent at the moment of impact and reinforce it with an appropriate sound design cue.

@Valics Lehel This goes a bit away from the original idea, but it works really well — well done!

I’ve used the green-screen trick a lot in Premiere Pro, and I usually soften the subject’s edges a bit so it blends better into the background. Getting the lighting direction and color temperature to match nicely is still a real challenge, but Adobe’s new AI tools should make that a lot easier.

I love it!

@Darryl Jones Thank you, Darryl — your PDF is very clear and very thorough.