Unitree conference in October to spotlight physical AI, ecosystem
More than 3,000 guests are expected to attend, including industry executives and technology experts from around the world.
More than 3,000 guests are expected to attend, including industry executives and technology experts from around the world.
The roughly 3-meter-tall robot weighs about 500 kilograms with a rider and can switch between bipedal and quadrupedal modes.
AI is increasingly moving out of software and into machines that drive, fly, work and interact with the physical world.
The new model increases the number of degrees of freedom while reducing the overall size and improving drive precision, according to Unitree.

The rebound reversed a monthlong slide that had taken the stock below the 500-yuan mark for the first time on September 10.

The strategy also marks a potential shift for China’s leading robotics companies from exporting products to exporting ecosystems.

Whether Lei’s latest visit was simply a high-profile show of support or a sign of deeper industrial cooperation remains unclear.

The original G1 was launched in 2024 at 85,000 yuan and helped Unitree become the world’s top humanoid robot maker by shipments in 2025.

This move comes as the Chinese robotics maker seeks to push deeper into the underlying software stack for embodied AI.

He expects that “ChatGPT moment” in embodied intelligence to arrive in as little as two to three years, though it could take five to 10 years.