Why China’s humanoid robot industry is winning the early market

China’s push into humanoid robots is accelerating, with domestic firms shipping more units and iterating faster than U.S. competitors in a still-nascent market.

Meet As2, a robot dog that runs on batteries not belly rubs

If you’re looking to get a dog but have reservations about all the poop, pee, and chewed shoes that you’ll have to deal with, then how about getting a robot one instead? Unitree has brought the idea a step closer with the launch on Tuesday of the impre…

Watch Unitree’s G1 unleash a kung fu robot frenzy

Chinese robotics leader Unitree took full advantage of the nation’s Lunar New Year celebrations this week to show off the impressive skills of its G1 humanoid robot. A video (top) of the event shows numerous G1 robots participating in what Unitree desc…

Watch this snowbot crush 130,000 steps for an Olympic moment

Robotics specialist Unitree has been making waves with its humanoid robots, and a new video shows its impressive G1 bipedal bot dealing with incredibly cold conditions. In a video showing the G1 trudging through deep snow, Unitree describes the feat as…

I met a lot of weird robots at CES — here are the most memorable

If the robots don’t always give a totally accurate representation of where commercial deployment is at the moment, they do give visitors a peek at where their parent companies might be headed.

Humanoid robot teleoperator manages to kick himself where it hurts

Humanoid robots have come on leaps and bounds in recent times, and much is expected of the advanced machines in the coming year. The process of training humanoid robots can take various forms. Unitree’s G1 robot for example, is trained partly through t…

The Top 6 Robotics Stories of 2025
The Top 6 Robotics Stories of 2025

Usually, I start off these annual highlights posts by saying that it was the best year ever for robotics. But this year, I’m not so sure. At the end of 2024, it really seemed like AI and humanoid robots were poised to make a transformative amount of p…