Unitree-robotics

Unitree Robotics has teased a new humanoid robot with 26 degrees of freedom, hinting at a potential price below $10,000. This could significantly lower the entry barrier for advanced humanoid robotics research.

Two major robotics events, the Humanoids Summit in London and the Embodied Intelligence Developer Conference in Shanghai, are taking place simultaneously on May 29-30, 2025. London focuses on mass production and investment with key industry leaders, while Shanghai highlights strong policy support, talent development, and practical applications, underscoring a global acceleration in the humanoid robotics field.

Smartphone maker Honor is entering the robotics field, announcing its AI helped a Unitree robot achieve a 4 m/s peak speed. This move is part of Honor's $10 billion AI investment plan and positions its technology amidst rapidly advancing humanoid robot agility.

From viral brawls to organized tournaments, humanoid robots are stepping into the combat arena, promising technological leaps and a new form of entertainment.

Tesla's Optimus robot demonstrates more fluid, human-like movements, touted by Elon Musk as 'real real-time.' The update highlights rapid progress in humanoid robotics, driven by simulation and reinforcement learning, a trend also visible in recent demonstrations by competitors like Unitree and EngineAI, and academic research projects such as HuB.