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WTF: This Boxing Humanoid Robot Is Unitree's Wildest Demo Yet

A Chinese robotics company is taking humanoid technology to the next level. Here are all the hidden details you may have missed.

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New video from Unitree shows the company's nearly 6-foot humanoid robot throwing punches, kicks, knees and literally breaking pieces off of its much smaller G1 humanoid. Unitree first revealed it had been training its comparatively short G1 robots to fight earlier this year, but seeing the same kickboxing moves and similar agility in a full-size humanoid is jarring.

Unitree Robotics

I would not want to see this coming at me.

Unitree Robotics

The robotics company has been making a name for itself through viral videos and tests of agility, as well as taking home the most gold medals of any company at the first World Humanoid Robot Games in China earlier this year.


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In addition to showing its H2 in fight mode, hidden details in recent demos also shine a light on Unitree's teleoperation system, how new hands are unlocking new capabilities, and what may be coming next in the rapidly evolving world of humanoid robots.

To see the robots in action and for our deep-dive analysis, check out the viral videos here.