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.

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

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.

The attention reflects the pressures facing an industry that has attracted large amounts of capital and talent since the rise of generative AI in 2023.

That makes the program resemble an early-stage technology grant or angel investment more than a conventional corporate recruitment scheme.

Founder Wang Xingxing has acknowledged as much, calling generalization the industry’s biggest bottleneck.

Toward competitors — especially those capable of challenging his company’s position — his attitude can become highly defensive and combative.

Unitree plans to explore a wider range of robot products, including humanoid robots, quadruped robots, mechs and other robotic platforms.

“The remaining challenges are no longer fundamental scientific problems, but engineering ones,” Wang said, adding that the scale of engineering work required remains unprecedented.