Unitree’s 30-second teaser shows extreme running and jumping. This Demo Check separates visible dynamics from unverified record claims.
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Can the US Slow China’s Robotics Rise? A Fact-Check
Al Jazeera examines supply chains, humanoids, and US restrictions. One point needs precision: a proposed bill is not the same…
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Unitree’s IPO Is Becoming a Reality Check for the Humanoid Boom
Unitree can make humanoids run, dance and backflip. Its Shanghai IPO now asks whether spectacular motion can become a durable…
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Unitree GD01: Fact-Checking China’s Nine-Foot Robot
TIME profiles Unitree and the roughly nine-foot GD01. The analysis separates company history, visible hardware, and sweeping market forecasts.
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AI Robot in a Tank: What the Viral Experiment Really Proves
InsideAI places a conversational robot in a tank and discusses autonomous weapons. This Demo Check separates staging, model behavior, and…
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This Phone Moves Its Camera Like a Tiny Robot
Honor's Robot Phone turns a flagship camera into a small physical machine. It also raises a bigger question: when does…
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Humanoids Look Human—New Benchmarks Show Where They Still Fail
Two new benchmarks expose the gap between polished humanoid demonstrations, believable physical motion and reliable language-guided navigation.
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Why Robot Vacuums Became a National-Security Test Case
A connected robot can map a room, carry cameras and receive remote updates. New US restrictions reveal why robotics is…
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This Robot Can Stop Before a Grasp Goes Wrong
Three new research projects show how robots could predict the consequences of a movement, detect failure before contact and monitor…
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The Cleaning Robot That Scrubs at Night—and Runs Ads by Day
PUDU’s compact ET1 sweeps, vacuums, mops and scrubs autonomously. Its self-cleaning dock and optional 21.5-inch display turn a floor cleaner…
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200 Million Synthetic Hand Movements Could Help Robots Learn From Human Videos
HandEdit converts human-hand footage into robot embodiments at enormous scale. The benchmark addresses a central Physical AI bottleneck: training data.
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When Humans Fight Through Robots: The Rise of Machine Sport
REK turns VR-controlled humanoid robots into combat athletes. The spectacle is also a public test of balance, latency, durability and…
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