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    China’s Unitree Offers a Humanoid Robot for Under $6,000
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    China’s Unitree Offers a Humanoid Robot for Under $6,000

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    1. MetaKnowing on

      “Unitree Robotics is marketing one of the world’s first humanoid robots for under $6,000, drastically reducing the entry price for what’s expected to grow into a whole wave of versatile AI machines for the workplace and home.

      Unitree’s older G1 robot, which found a home in research labs and schools, was priced at $16,000.

      Morgan Stanley Research estimates that the cost of the most-sophisticated humanoid in 2024 was around $200,000.”

    2. qwertyqyle on

      How advanced is it going to be though and how durable. It will be nice for a demonstration to new robotics students to play with, but I am not expecting this heling around the house, just more of an expensive toy for rich kids to play with.

    3. GrafZeppelin127 on

      Cool. What does it do? Oh, walk around and pantomime? Excellent use of six grand.

      I’m all for robotics, but this is launching *way* too early. Even as a novelty it’s kind of pointless.

    4. Musketeer00 on

      Elon is gonna be pissed. 1st Waymo beats him to the punch on FSD and now this? Lol what made up tech will he lie to investors about now?

    5. septicdank on

      You probably need to fork out for the edu model to do anything interesting with it.

    7. Curious_Party_4683 on

      strange how they never mention the battery life? can the bot lasts more than 5hrs without needing a recharge?

    8. slapstart on

      When it can sort, wash, dry, and fold/hang laundry and/or do the dishes – call me. Otherwise I don’t get the use case.

    9. koolaidismything on

      I ain’t paying 6k for the shit I’m eventually gonna have to fight in the uprising. Y’all nuts.

    10. rudthedud on

      Anyone remember the robot in the Sims? Turns out this is becoming a a reality.

    11. Scorpio989 on

      Aside from esthetic…

      Why would we want human form robots?

      How is this more efficient than a specialized robot?

      I just don’t get why we need a second object to automate a different object that can just be automated itself.