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Two new leagues, REK (Robot Embodied Kombat) and UFB (Ultimate Fighting Bots), have announced competing humanoid robot fighting events in the US, partnering with Unitree. The move signals a new commercial push for ''Real Steel''-style, VR-piloted combat, but technical and safety challenges remain.

Unitree has unveiled a full-body teleoperation platform for its G1 humanoid. While new videos showcase low-latency robot boxing and soccer, the system''s true purpose may be as a "data acquisition platform" to tackle the industry''s physical AI bottleneck.

In a surprising move that signals a new era of accessibility for advanced robotics, Unitree's G1 humanoid robot is now listed for sale on Walmart's online marketplace, bringing a popular research platform to a mainstream commercial channel.

Unitree Robotics is set to deploy Reborn's Roboverse infrastructure to significantly speed up AI development for its humanoid robots, fostering an open-source community to build more intelligent and adaptable machines.

Humanoid robots competed alongside humans in the Beijing half-marathon for the first time. Tiangong Ultra won the robot category with a time of 2h 40m, but many other robots faced significant challenges, including falls and malfunctions, highlighting the hurdles still facing the technology.