Chinese humanoid robot star Unitree to focus on industrial models before household aides

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Chinese humanoid robot star Unitree to focus on industrial models before household aides

Chinese robotics unicorn Unitree Robotics, whose products are mainly used in research and industrial applications, will not be launching humanoid robots for household use in the near future because of stringent safety requirements, according to the company’s founder and CEO.

Wang Xingxing, who founded the start-up in 2016, said its household humanoid robots would come after industrial models, as the company would need to “consider more safety issues”, according to an interview published by Chinese government-affiliated media outlets, including China News Service and Guangzhou Daily.

“It’s not easy to predict exactly how long it would take, [but] I think it wouldn’t happen in the next two or three years,” Wang told reporters while attending a government event in Beijing last week.

Unitree and its founder have gained significant visibility since January, after the start-up’s 1.8 metre-tall H1 robots performed a folk dance during the state broadcaster’s televised Spring Festival Gala, the country’s most-watched show. In February, Wang sat in the front row at a high-profile business symposium hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Unitree, along with AI start-up DeepSeek, has drawn attention to its hometown of Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province, overshadowing other tech hubs like Shenzhen in southern Guangdong province.

However, Unitree has recently established a new entity in Shenzhen. Shenzhen Tianyi Technology was registered on March 5 with a capital of 100,000 yuan (US$13,800). Its legal representative is Zhou Changhui, who also represents the company’s entities in Beijing and Shanghai.

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