Startup's Viral Video Shows Unitree G1 Mastering Chores

A new video showing a Unitree G1 humanoid robot performing a diverse set of household chores with fluid, human-like motions has captured the industry's attention, not just for the complexity of the tasks, but for its central claim: "No speed up, no teleoperation."

The demonstration was posted by MindOne Robotics (灵启万物), a new AI startup based in Shenzhen, China. In the clip, the G1, powered by MindOne's "MindOn" AI brain, is seen watering plants, opening curtains, collecting a delivery package, cleaning a mattress by crawling on its knees, wiping a counter, and sorting various items. The robot also bends and crouches to pick up trash from under a table and is later shown playing frisbee with children in a garden.

The video quickly garnered skeptical awe online. "This can't be real, even though it says 'not teleoperated'," wrote @kimmonismus on X. "The movements are so smooth and the activities so varied. If this is true, China really is ahead of the curve."

A Claim That Challenges the Industry

The "no teleoperation" claim is particularly bold given the industry's well-documented struggles with autonomous generalization. Unitree Robotics itself, the manufacturer of the G1, has recently focused on solving the "data bottleneck." The company's own "Embodied Avatar" suit is a "full-body data acquisition platform" designed for humans to teleoperate robots to create the very training data needed for autonomous models.

This industry-wide challenge was recently articulated by Unitree's founder and CEO, Wang Xingxing. At the Hongqiao Forum, Wang defined the "ChatGPT moment" for embodied AI as an "80/80" target: a robot that can successfully complete 80% of commanded tasks in 80% of unfamiliar scenes without specific training. He also offered a candid assessment that the industry's progress has been "slower than hoped," held back by a lack of generalization.

It is in this context that MindOne's video has landed. Chris Paxton, robotics AI expert, wrote: "Hey look robot video that actually involves contact with the environment and isnt super slow, this is really impressive"

A "Brain" for a Popular Platform

MindOne Robotics is positioning itself as a software provider, developing an AI "brain" for existing hardware. The choice of the Unitree G1 is notable, as the platform has become a go-to for many of the world's top AI labs.

Research teams from Amazon, Stanford University, and MIT have all recently published work using the G1 to tackle discrete robotics problems, such as fine-grained manipulation, data generation, and safe human-robot interaction. These efforts, however, typically focus on solving specific sub-problems, while the MindOne video appears to show a generalized, multi-task capability.

According to public business data, MindOne Robotics (Shenzhen Lingqi Wanwu Technology Co., Ltd.) is a very new player, officially established on May 20, 2025. The company, which focuses on "AI theory and algorithm software development," announced its Angel financing round on November 10, 2025. The round was backed by several venture firms, including MSA Venture Fund, Oriza Seed, Oriza Original, and Inno Angel Fund, with the capital earmarked for R&D and market expansion.

With its viral demo, the six-month-old startup has put itself on the map, presenting capabilities that the rest of the robotics world is watching with a mix of excitement and deep curiosity.