Unitree's Big Humanoid Robots Are Fighting Now - CNET
The robotics company has been making a name for itself through viral videos and tests of agility, as well as taking home the most gold medals of any company at China's first World Humanoid Robot Games earlier this year.
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The most recent developments in humanoid robotics include AGIBOT’s announcement on December 8, 2025 that it has rolled out its 5,000th mass‑produced humanoid robot, marking a significant milestone in scaling embodied‑intelligence hardware for industrial use. A few days later, the Humanoids Summit in Mountain View highlighted the commercial boom in AI‑driven robots, with companies such as Agility Robotics deploying its tote‑carrying warehouse robot Digit at a Texas distribution center for Mercado Libre, while investors expressed lingering skepticism about the near‑term viability of truly human‑like robots. Meanwhile, Chinese firm Unitree showcased its larger H2 humanoid, demonstrating kick‑boxing and other combat moves that reveal new teleoperation capabilities and advanced hand designs, underscoring rapid progress in agility and interaction for big‑scale humanoids.
The robotics company has been making a name for itself through viral videos and tests of agility, as well as taking home the most gold medals of any company at China's first World Humanoid Robot Games earlier this year.
In addition to showing its H2 in fight mode, hidden details in recent demos also shine a light on Unitree's teleoperation system, how new hands are unlocking new capabilities, and what may be coming next in the rapidly evolving world of humanoid robots. Tech Computing
Unitree's Big Humanoid Robots Are Fighting Now
Chinese robotics company Unitree has revealed its much larger humanoid robot, the H2, can fight. We dig into all the hidden details in the company's latest demo videos.
Jesse Orrall Senior Video Producer New video from Unitree shows their nearly 6-foot humanoid robot throwing punches, kicks, knees and literally breaking pieces off of the company's much smaller G1 humanoid.
Unitree first revealed it had been training its comparatively short G1 robots to fight earlier this year, but seeing the same kickboxing moves and similar agility in a full-size humanoid is jarring.
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