Unitree · Locomotion August 18, 2026 humanoid.guide 6 min read Unitree Unitree Superman Locomotion Records China IPO On 17 August 2026, Unitree Robotics introduced a new humanoid with a short video and a short caption: “Unitree New Robot Preview: ‘Superman’ — Breaking the Limits of Humanity. Standing high jump 2 m, top speed 12.66 m/s…
Unitree says its unnamed new humanoid reached 12.66 meters per second and cleared a 2 meter vertical jump in a company supplied video.
AI Sapiens K1 is a fully open source humanoid platform from Robotis, created for physical AI research rather than consumer deployment. Standing 135.5 centimetres tall and weighing 35 kilograms, it combines a compact body with 23 total joints and hands with five fingers each, giving researchers a practical testbed for whole body behavior. The robot…
Beijing’s second World Humanoid Robot Games will host 666 teams and add a Robot Home for charging, storage, dispatch and event operations.
Unitree’s retail book was more than 8,000 times oversubscribed, with grey market signals pointing to a sharp first day jump in Shanghai next week.
Newton v1.5.0 expands batched robot simulation, adds experimental joint controllers and tightens contact, cable and asset import behavior.
Unitree priced its Shanghai IPO to raise about $904 million, with retail demand more than 8,000 times oversubscribed and a rich humanoid valuation.
NVIDIA’s SONIC uses one learned policy to track broad humanoid motions, with Unitree G1 tests reporting 99.2 percent success across 123 sequences.
UC San Diego surgeons used two teleoperated Unitree G1 humanoids for live gallbladder removals in large mammals, with latency and recalibration issues.
Roboto Origin is a full stack open source humanoid from Shanghai RoboParty Technology Co., Ltd., built for robotics research, education, makers, and hands on development. It is a developing platform with a Humanoid Guide skill score of 3, with navigation rated 2 out of 5 and manipulation rated 1 out of 5. The robot uses…
