The company says a single unit can perform work equivalent to that of three employees and has already secured orders from several large-scale farming operators.
As the two companies compete on performance, cost and deployment speed, they are helping reshape the global competitive landscape for industrial quadruped robots.
“The remaining challenges are no longer fundamental scientific problems, but engineering ones,” Wang said, adding that the scale of engineering work required remains unprecedented.
Robots have long struggled with visual perception in challenging environments involving transparent glass, reflective surfaces, small objects and complex lighting conditions.
Founder and CEO Zhu Qiuguo said long-term competitiveness will no longer depend on standalone hardware or software, but instead on five integrated capabilities.
It took the company 11 months to grow from its 1,000th to its 5,000th robot, 3.5 months to reach 10,000 units, and less than three months to add another 5,000 robots.
Unitree said around 90% of core components are domestically developed in-house, including motors, reducers and controllers, helping reduce overall costs.
Zhu’s comments come as embodied AI and robotics attract growing investment globally, with developers racing to move machines beyond controlled industrial settings and into everyday environments.
Unlike previous demonstrations focused on individual workstations, the latest deployment extends across an entire inspection segment of the production process.
Following the restructuring, Dreame will focus on four main areas: smart cleaning appliances, whole-home devices, smart mobility and embodied intelligence.
A review by local media found numerous videos allegedly recorded without the knowledge of passersby in locations including beaches, parks and subway stations.
The rollout follows an exclusive partnership with state broadcaster China Central Television, making Rokid the first AI glasses brand to sponsor World Cup broadcast.
“Choosing to build a company in China reflects the scale of opportunity in robotics, drones and visual intelligence as a trillion-yuan industry,” Feng said.
The footage shows the robot running across grassy slopes, stepping over factory thresholds, performing fine operations inside electrical control boxes and ending with front and back flips.
For companies like Eldar, once focused on conventional metal machining, the surge has opened a fast-growing niche supplying precision components used in next-generation cooling systems.
The Hangzhou-based company said the device addresses three common problems in water sports photography: lack of camera assistance, water damage risks and difficult drone controls.
The cooperation could help move AI glasses beyond early-stage technology demonstrations into broader commercial use cases tied to large-scale live events.
The latest order signals a clearer pivot: after consolidating its position in AMRs, Guozi is accelerating its push into humanoid robotics, a field still in early commercial development.
Cui Tianyi, a former co-founder of quant trading firm TSY Capital, joined DeepSeek’s newly formed Harness team in March, according to his LinkedIn profile.
At the new rates, DeepSeek said usage cost of its V4-Pro model now drops to industry-low levels, with cached input costing as little as 2.5 fen, the smallest unit of the Chinese currency, per million tokens.
Analysts say the expansion of its product lineup is also aimed at strengthening its capital-markets narrative by showcasing the breadth of its technology stack and long-term R&D capabilities.
Spoken instructions are first converted into text before being interpreted by a large AI model, which then coordinates the robot’s joint motors to carry out the requested movement.
The partnership will provide integrated testing services covering China’s CR certification as well as international systems including CE and NRTL standards.
Galileo’s “Tiejia Tianbao,” or Iron Leopard, team outperformed rivals with its self-developed quadruped robots, excelling in mobility, motion control and all-terrain obstacle crossing.
DeepSeek’s image understanding feature began a phased rollout in late April 2026 and was made widely available to users on May 9, according to the company.
Xynova is currently ramping up production at a new facility and expects annual capacity to exceed 10,000 high-degree-of-freedom robotic hands and 200,000 micro linear actuators by the end of 2026.
Named GD01, the transformable robot can carry a human operator and switch between upright humanoid form and a four-legged mode designed for rough terrain.
Chinese restaurant operators going global are increasingly running into fragmented payment ecosystems, complex revenue-sharing structures and rising compliance costs across different markets
The company has since established contacts with buyers from more than 80 countries and regions and is in talks with partners in dozens of markets over local distribution agreements.
The robot is rated at IP67, allowing it to withstand submersion in up to one meter of water for 30 minutes, and operate in conditions such as heavy rain or flooding.
The release follows an extended, almost 3-month delay that industry sources attribute in part to a transition in training infrastructure from Nvidia GPUs to Huawei Ascend chips.
The map divides the ecosystem into five layers: robot bodies, “brains” (software and control systems), core supply chain, application scenarios and listed firms.
Hangzhou continued to dominate the landscape, home to 48 of the province’s unicorns, up from 44 last year—when it already hosted roughly four out of every five such startups.
It is designed to carry out tasks such as risk detection, site reconnaissance and search operations in areas that may be inaccessible or unsafe for human responders.
The technology has long been dominated by suppliers such as Infineon Technologies and onsemi, with local suppliers historically accounting for less than 20% of the market.
HongShan and Gaorong Capital jointly led the round, with Tencent and the government-backed Shanghai Engine Fund also participating.
For the global robotics industry, the significance of Unitree’s production figures extends beyond one company.
The extremely low allocation rate highlights investor enthusiasm for China’s first humanoid robot stock.
AI speaking platforms offer lower marginal costs, round-the-clock availability and personalized interaction, potentially reshaping the market.
Beyond the wealth creation story, Unitree’s IPO represents a broader market bet on China’s ambitions in embodied intelligence.
Unitree plans to explore a wider range of robot products, including humanoid robots, quadruped robots, mechs and other robotic platforms.
The company says a single unit can perform work equivalent to that of three employees and has already secured orders from several large-scale farming operators.
Unitree, widely known as one of the “Six Dragons of Hangzhou,” has gained global recognition through its quadruped and humanoid robot platforms.
Unitree’s IPO will provide one of the first public-market benchmarks for China’s emerging robotics sector.
For overseas investors and industry observers, Zelostech’s Singapore journey offers a different perspective on autonomous driving competition.
The factory launch comes as China’s embodied AI sector moves beyond early-stage technology validation.
Robbyant has positioned itself as an intelligence-layer provider, following a “build the brain, not the body” strategy.
Standard Robots’s challenges are not unique. The company represents a broader profitability dilemma facing China’s robotics industry.
As the two companies compete on performance, cost and deployment speed, they are helping reshape the global competitive landscape for industrial quadruped robots.
“The remaining challenges are no longer fundamental scientific problems, but engineering ones,” Wang said, adding that the scale of engineering work required remains unprecedented.
The startup claimed it is the world’s first four-legged robot capable of completing a continuous 720-degree backflip.
A total of 208 embodied AI products and more than 300 physical robots were exhibited at this year’s conference, held on July 17-20.
The system decodes neural signals to identify movement intentions and controls external assistive devices to help restore hand grasping.
Founded in Shanghai in 2019, PongBot has become one of China’s most closely watched AI sports hardware startups.
The Transformer 1 will make its public debut at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai from July 17-20.
The companies will collaborate on product development, technology integration, commercial deployment and sales channels.
Robots have long struggled with visual perception in challenging environments involving transparent glass, reflective surfaces, small objects and complex lighting conditions.
The company said the robot can be deployed within an hour of unpacking, reducing lengthy engineering integration and commissioning work.
The changes are expected to have the greatest impact on latency-sensitive applications with frequent API calls.
Founder and CEO Zhu Qiuguo said long-term competitiveness will no longer depend on standalone hardware or software, but instead on five integrated capabilities.
It took the company 11 months to grow from its 1,000th to its 5,000th robot, 3.5 months to reach 10,000 units, and less than three months to add another 5,000 robots.
The Hangzhou-based AI upstart is among 308 newly added unicorns globally and has also entered the top 15 of the overall global unicorn ranking.
The company said it is hiring across 33 positions spanning seven broad categories, with roles based in Beijing and Hangzhou.
The agreement covers joint R&D, product co-creation, scenario expansion and ecosystem development, according to the two companies.
Despite having only 2.8 billion parameters—less than one-sixth the size of Nvidia Cosmos—Prime R0 delivered the best overall performance.
Unitree said around 90% of core components are domestically developed in-house, including motors, reducers and controllers, helping reduce overall costs.
Zhu’s comments come as embodied AI and robotics attract growing investment globally, with developers racing to move machines beyond controlled industrial settings and into everyday environments.
Unlike previous demonstrations focused on individual workstations, the latest deployment extends across an entire inspection segment of the production process.
Following the restructuring, Dreame will focus on four main areas: smart cleaning appliances, whole-home devices, smart mobility and embodied intelligence.
The World Cup deployment adds to a growing track record of sports-event use cases for DEEP Robotics.
The rollout comes as TransitX seeks to build what it calls a “physical AI ecosystem” centered on human movement intelligence.
Unlike traditional pest-control methods, the device relies on physical trapping rather than chemical agents.
FAM employs “heatmap alignment” to efficiently capture 3D spatial features from 2D inputs, greatly reducing sample dependence.
This marks what the company described as the first integration of electronic-nose technology with an embodied AI robotic platform.
3D scanners convert physical objects into digital models, complementing 3D printers that turn digital designs into tangible items.
The company generated more than $1 million in overseas sales in 2025, with customers in the Middle East, North America and Africa.
The deal marks the first time domestic insurers have offered an integrated insurance package tailored to the sector.
A review by local media found numerous videos allegedly recorded without the knowledge of passersby in locations including beaches, parks and subway stations.
They target applications from last-mile delivery and urban logistics to industrial park transportation and long-haul freight.
The textured footpads were designed to mimic the grip structure of polar bear paws, improving traction on low-friction ice surfaces.
The rollout addresses a recurring logistical constraint in one of China’s best-known bayberry-growing regions.
The company said the milestone was reached within 10 months of mass production, which it claims is 2-3 years faster than the industry average.
The system simulates fabric physics and wearing effects, enabling virtual pattern-making, online collaboration and cloud-based design review.
The rollout follows an exclusive partnership with state broadcaster China Central Television, making Rokid the first AI glasses brand to sponsor World Cup broadcast.
Lumos said participants will not be required to pay licensing fees, provide equity or make upfront purchases.
“Choosing to build a company in China reflects the scale of opportunity in robotics, drones and visual intelligence as a trillion-yuan industry,” Feng said.
Unitree staff said the new H2 Plus, built on Nvidia’s platform, offers substantially higher computing performance than previous generations.
The footage shows the robot running across grassy slopes, stepping over factory thresholds, performing fine operations inside electrical control boxes and ending with front and back flips.
The platform is designed for universities and research institutions and will be available through Unitree by the end of 2026.
For companies like Eldar, once focused on conventional metal machining, the surge has opened a fast-growing niche supplying precision components used in next-generation cooling systems.
Across the street sits Apple’s Jing’an store, underscoring Unitree’s ambitions to raise its profile among mainstream consumers.
More than 636 million yen in pledges made Rokid’s AI glasses the highest-grossing crowdfunding project in the 13-year history of the Makuake platform.
Wang opened up for the first time on the thinking behind GD01, which the company describes as the world’s first mass-produced, rideable mech robot.
The Hangzhou-based company said the device addresses three common problems in water sports photography: lack of camera assistance, water damage risks and difficult drone controls.
The cooperation could help move AI glasses beyond early-stage technology demonstrations into broader commercial use cases tied to large-scale live events.
Micro LED is widely viewed as the next-generation display technology because of its high brightness, low power consumption and long lifespan.
The latest order signals a clearer pivot: after consolidating its position in AMRs, Guozi is accelerating its push into humanoid robotics, a field still in early commercial development.
Without remote control, the robot was shown sorting, storing and arranging objects while operating under external disturbances.
Cui Tianyi, a former co-founder of quant trading firm TSY Capital, joined DeepSeek’s newly formed Harness team in March, according to his LinkedIn profile.
At the new rates, DeepSeek said usage cost of its V4-Pro model now drops to industry-low levels, with cached input costing as little as 2.5 fen, the smallest unit of the Chinese currency, per million tokens.
DeepSeek senior researcher Chen Deli recently confirmed the initiative publicly, saying the goal is to build what he called “DeepSeek Code Harness.”
Analysts say the expansion of its product lineup is also aimed at strengthening its capital-markets narrative by showcasing the breadth of its technology stack and long-term R&D capabilities.
The company said the dual approvals support its strategy of targeting both large institutional clients and smaller businesses.
Spoken instructions are first converted into text before being interpreted by a large AI model, which then coordinates the robot’s joint motors to carry out the requested movement.
The partnership will provide integrated testing services covering China’s CR certification as well as international systems including CE and NRTL standards.
Galileo’s “Tiejia Tianbao,” or Iron Leopard, team outperformed rivals with its self-developed quadruped robots, excelling in mobility, motion control and all-terrain obstacle crossing.
The launch marks the debut of the extended configuration of the ZQ-2E series, indicating a breakthrough in heavier payload capacity for the model.
DeepSeek’s image understanding feature began a phased rollout in late April 2026 and was made widely available to users on May 9, according to the company.
Xynova is currently ramping up production at a new facility and expects annual capacity to exceed 10,000 high-degree-of-freedom robotic hands and 200,000 micro linear actuators by the end of 2026.
Designers can now input prompts for automatic stitching, one-click try-ons, and other advanced operations.
Named GD01, the transformable robot can carry a human operator and switch between upright humanoid form and a four-legged mode designed for rough terrain.
The robot combines a quadruped platform, AI models and 5G-plus-satellite communications to enter hazardous areas without human rescuers.
Chinese restaurant operators going global are increasingly running into fragmented payment ecosystems, complex revenue-sharing structures and rising compliance costs across different markets
The device, named PettiChat, uses an embedded microphone and gyroscope to capture animal sounds and movements.
The company has since established contacts with buyers from more than 80 countries and regions and is in talks with partners in dozens of markets over local distribution agreements.
The progress makes it the latest among the so-called “Hangzhou Six Dragons” to move toward public markets.
Unlike full humanoid systems, the robot’s lower half comes as either a fixed base or a mobile platform, while its end effectors are interchangeable.
The company aims to shorten assembly and testing cycles to under two months within three to five years, with an annual capacity of up to 12 rockets.
The move is not Unitree’s first attempt to branch out beyond legged robotics and expand monetization channels.
The Hangzhou expansion signals a broader strategic shift toward real-world deployment and order fulfillment.
The robot is rated at IP67, allowing it to withstand submersion in up to one meter of water for 30 minutes, and operate in conditions such as heavy rain or flooding.
The release follows an extended, almost 3-month delay that industry sources attribute in part to a transition in training infrastructure from Nvidia GPUs to Huawei Ascend chips.
The map divides the ecosystem into five layers: robot bodies, “brains” (software and control systems), core supply chain, application scenarios and listed firms.
Hailiang Technology Services positions schools as its entry point, embedding AI-powered tools into teaching, management and student development.
As of April, Hangzhou accounted for 83% of the province’s 58 unicorns, up from 80% a year earlier.
Hangzhou continued to dominate the landscape, home to 48 of the province’s unicorns, up from 44 last year—when it already hosted roughly four out of every five such startups.
Unitree said H1 ran in full autonomous mode throughout the course, including tight turns and dynamic obstacles.
It is designed to carry out tasks such as risk detection, site reconnaissance and search operations in areas that may be inaccessible or unsafe for human responders.
However, fragmented follow-up systems and limited post-discharge tracking have long been cited as weaknesses in standard care pathways.
The technology has long been dominated by suppliers such as Infineon Technologies and onsemi, with local suppliers historically accounting for less than 20% of the market.
The collaboration spans the full AI stack, including data processing, model training, inference acceleration and application deployment.
The result on April 11 places the robot close to the top recorded human sprint speed of legendary Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.
