China’s biggest TV event had a clear star: the robot

Back-flipping, nunchuck-weilding humanoid robots delighted and amazed viewers at China’s annual televised new-year extravaganza with their kung-fu choreography. But they – and their rivals who took to ...

Kung-Fu Robots Are Taking the Internet by Storm on Chinese New Year

Humanoid robots staged a choreographed martial-arts display during China’s Lunar New Year Gala, signaling notable progress in robotics and AI performance. A now-viral video shows Unitree Robotics’ G1 ...

Amazon pulls the plug on 'Blue Jay' warehouse robot after only a few months

Amazon shutters Blue Jay robot as it transitions to Orbital, a new modular warehouse system enhancing same-day delivery ...

“Totally bonkers”: China’s humanoid robots went from clumsy to backflipping Kung Fu masters in one year

Humanoid robots developed by Unitree Robotics performed kung fu and backflips during China's 2026 Lunar New Year broadcast.

CGTN: Chinese Humanoid Robots Gallop Towards Consumer Market

At this year's CMG Spring Festival Gala, the world's most-watched television broadcast, four Chinese robotics powerhouses, ...
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The Humanoid Robots Are Coming, This Time for Real

On September 25, 2025, Google DeepMind quietly released Gemini Robotics 1.5. To the casual observer, it may have seemed like ...

Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?

Despite huge technical progress, these robots are still clumsy at handling everyday tasks in homes or hospitals or other ...