With a reported top speed of 12.66 m/s and a 2-meter standing high jump, Unitree’s latest prototype appears to fulfill its CEO’s promise to outpace the world’s elite human athletes.
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LG has formalized a strategic partnership with NVIDIA to co-develop a bipedal humanoid robot, deploy wheel-based systems in U.S. factories, and build next-generation AI infrastructure.
Figure CEO Brett Adcock dismissed tendon-driven hands as a "complete local maximum," igniting a fierce debate with Foundation over friction, force, and the future of humanoid manipulation.
As artificial intelligence models leap forward, the physical capabilities of humanoid robots remain constrained by their hardware. Advanced integrated actuators and quasi-direct drive (QDD) systems are emerging as the crucial link between digital intelligence and real-world motion.
Fresh off its blockbuster Shanghai IPO, Unitree revealed it has manufactured roughly 18,000 bipedal humanoids—a count that explicitly excludes wheeled or hybrid platforms in an ongoing rivalry with AGIBOT.
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