Company
Unitree Robotics
- Height
- 180 cm [4]
- Introduced
- 2025 [4]
- Latest round investors
- DeepSeek ($20.8M strategic placement) [7]
- Partners
- DeepSeek (joint humanoid AI models) [7]
- Payload
- 25 kg (55 lb) [9]
- Website
- https://www.unitree.com/ [1]
Robots
Competes with
Companies with robots in the same categories — computed, not sourced.
Timeline
- Unitree launches upgraded G1 humanoid robot with six major upgrades Hacker News
- Founder’s cost-cutting obsession drove Unitree lead in cheap humanoid robots Ars Technica
- I spent $4,000 on a robot dog from China Ars Technica
- Unitree shares down 53% from IPO debut The Robot Report
- China now has its own AI circular financing scheme The Decoder
- What does Unitree Robotics’ IPO mean for the humanoid industry? The Robot Report
- Shares in Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree soar in its Shanghai trading debut TechXplore
- RoboStore launches Robo Inc. to help U.S. organizations deploy robots The Robot Report
- DeepSeek Buys Into Unitree’s Shanghai IPO in Humanoid AI Pact Unite.AI
- The Secret to Marathon-Winning Humanoid Robots IEEE Spectrum
- Strap into this real-life mecha suit for just $650,000 New Atlas
- Speak! Robot guide dogs converse with their owners New Atlas
- Video Friday: Unitree’s Human-Size Humanoid Robot IEEE Spectrum
- Security researchers say G1 humanoid robots are secretly sending information to China and can easily be hacked TechXplore
- Exploit Allows for Takeover of Fleets of Unitree Robots IEEE Spectrum
- Video Friday: Unitree’s A2 Quadruped Goes Exploring IEEE Spectrum
- Watch: Heavy heftin' robodog smashes speed and agility barriers New Atlas
- Unitree designs R1 humanoid robot to be agile and affordable The Robot Report
- Unitree becomes a legged robot unicorn with Series C funding The Robot Report
- Review: Unitree Go2 Pro robot is fun on four legs – but it needs a purpose in life New Atlas
- Fire-quenching modular robodog pads into danger zones New Atlas
- Unitree's bipedal robot shows off slick moves alongside human dancers New Atlas
- Video Friday: Unitree Talent Awakening IEEE Spectrum
- Video Friday: Robot Dog Handstand IEEE Spectrum
- Unitree Demos New $16k Robot IEEE Spectrum
- Video: $16,000 humanoid robot ready to leap into mass production New Atlas
- Watch: Walls, furniture and stairs prove no match for wheeled robodog New Atlas
- Video Friday: Unitree Talks Robots IEEE Spectrum
- Autonomous humanoid robot shadow-boxes, but kung fu is weak New Atlas
- Video: $16k G1 humanoid rises up to smash nuts, twist and twirl New Atlas
- Video: Unitree H1 is first humanoid to nail a backflip without hydraulics New Atlas
- Video: Unitree H1 humanoid breaks world speed record and tackles stairs New Atlas
- Unitree enters the humanoid robot marketplace, with the bipedal H1 New Atlas
- Unitree B2 quadruped robot is better, stronger and faster New Atlas
- Unitree’s New Go2 Is One Dynamic Quadruped IEEE Spectrum
- Insanely athletic $1,600 robot dog gets GPT-powered conversation option New Atlas
References
- wikidata.org — retrieved Aug 5, 2026
- therobotreport.com — retrieved Sep 2, 2026
Since it was founded in 2016
- techxplore.com — retrieved Sep 2, 2026
The company, founded in 2016 by entrepreneur Wang Xingxing
- spectrum.ieee.org — retrieved Sep 2, 2026
Welcome to this world—standing 180 cm tall and weighing 70 kg.
- unitree.com — retrieved Aug 5, 2026
- spectrum.ieee.org — retrieved Sep 2, 2026
Hangzhou, China–based Unitree
- unite.ai — retrieved Aug 7, 2026
DeepSeek has invested 140.8 million yuan (about $20.8 million) in Unitree Robotics' Shanghai initial public offering
- therobotreport.com — retrieved Aug 6, 2026
Unitree reportedly passed a $1.7 billion valuation and $140 million in annual revenue
- spectrum.ieee.org — retrieved Sep 2, 2026
Fully loaded with a 25 kg (55 lb) payload, it can continuously walk for 3 hours or approximately 12.5 km.