China wants to lead the world in robots — from dogs to dancers

Submission statement: China is making significant strides in robotics, with companies like Unitree leading the charge in developing advanced, affordable, and agile robots. This article explores how Unitree is pushing the boundaries of robotic innovation, its competition with Boston Dynamics, and what this means for the future of automation, AI, and human-robot interaction.

Unpaywalled link – [https://archive.ph/NrUHi](https://archive.ph/NrUHi)

**Robot Roll Call!**

*[Atlas](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I44_zbEwz_w) does a cartwheel.*

*[Figure 02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6KiwXT_yAM) swaggers in.*

*[G1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkh6RUocD8c)’s got the kip-up.*

[Anduril’s sub](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-kZpxUf_ys) waits in the dark.

[B2-W](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2UxtKLZnNo) chases you down mercilessly.

And Skynet, err… I mean, [Lattice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX0ji1sAXl8) knows.