{"id":11189,"date":"2024-05-27T14:50:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T14:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11189"},"modified":"2024-05-27T14:50:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T14:50:48","slug":"the-unitree-g1-is-a-short-humanoid-robot-that-costs-just-16000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11189","title":{"rendered":"The Unitree G1 Is a Short Humanoid Robot That Costs Just $16,000"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Does anyone want to buy a humanoid robot for $16,000? The latest product from Unitree hopes that you will: Meet the Unitree G1,<\/a> a \u201cHumanoid agent AI avatar,\u201d aka a robot<\/a>. If you haven’t heard of Unitree, it’s sort of the go-to \u201cbudget Chinese option\u201d in the robot space. You’re going to have to deal with company promotional materials that are just barely<\/em> written in English, but you get some impressive bang-for-your-buck robots. You may have seen the Spot knockoff Unitree Go2, a $1,600 robot dog<\/a> that various resellers have equipped with a flamethrower<\/a> or just straight-up military rifles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Unitree’s promo video shows some impressive capabilities for such a cheap robot. It can stand up on its own from a flat-on-the-floor position. Just like the recent Boston Dynamics Atlas video<\/a>, the G1 stands up in probably the strangest way possible. While lying face-up on the floor, the G1 brings its knees up, puts its feet flat on the floor, and then pushes up on the feet to form a tripod with the head still on the ground. From there, it uses a limbo-like move to lean its knees forward, bringing up its head and torso with all core strength.<\/p>\n

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