Unitree Robots Perform 'Cyber Kung Fu'

The performance featured Unitree's G1 and H1 humanoid robots executing complex martial arts sequences alongside human performers from the Henan Tagou Wushu School. The robots performed horse stances, side aerials, and even drunken boxing while wielding staffs and nunchucks, a significant advance from their dancing debut in a previous gala. This year, four separate Chinese robotics firms were featured at the Gala, including Noetix Robotics, MagicLab, and Galbot, signaling a collective industry push. The event drove immediate consumer interest; on the e-commerce platform JD.com, searches for robots surged by 300% and orders jumped 150% within two hours of the broadcast. The H1 humanoid robot stands 180 cm tall, weighs 47 kg, and can run at a record-setting speed of 3.3 m/s. It navigates using a 3D LiDAR and depth camera system for 360-degree environmental perception. The G1 model, also featured, is priced for the international market at around $13,500. The synchronized performance was managed by a proprietary high-concurrency cluster control system developed by Unitree. This system enabled dozens of robots to move in real-time with extremely low latency, a capability the company described as a world's first for high-speed humanoid robot group runs. Unitree Robotics was founded in 2016 by Wang Xingxing, who serves as CEO and CTO. After a brief two-month stint at drone giant DJI, Wang founded Unitree with a focus on cost engineering to mass-produce capable legged robots, aiming to make them as accessible as consumer electronics. The Gala appearance is a strategic move for Unitree, which saw its valuation climb to 12 billion yuan after a surge in orders following its 2025 performance. The company's founder, Wang Xingxing, has stated a goal of creating robots that can be seamlessly integrated into households and industries within five years.