China’s Unitree Robotics plans to ship as many as 20,000 humanoid robots this year, up from about 5,500 in 2025, according to chief executive Wang Xingxing, after the company drew global attention ...

China's humanoid robots have demonstrated a brand new skill – kung fu. Dozens of Unitree bots took to the stage at the CCTV Spring Festival gala, which is China's most–watched TV show. Wearing red ...

Humanoid robots performing kung fu and backflips during China's Lunar New Year celebration stunned millions of viewers and quickly went viral online. Featured Video The fully autonomous machines, ...

All of figure skating's biggest stars took the ice one more time at the 2026 Winter Olympics, showing off at the exhibition gala that stunned.

Chinese robots performing martial arts and parkour at the Spring Festival in Beijing. (X) The Chinese Embassy in America couldn’t help but boast about the new generation of “kung fu robots” after a ...

The Spring Festival Gala, produced annually by China Media Group, is China’s most-watched Lunar New Year broadcast. Airing every year since 1983, it has become a cultural fixture, blending music, ...

Much of the recent coverage of humanoid robots has focused on a richly entertaining series of failures by Tesla’s Optimus model: Robot sees a water bottle and falls over; Robot refuses to confirm that ...

Festival highlights 'We Are the World': From gala robot dances to unfiltered viral magic Humanoid robotics is transforming from science fiction to reality at an unprecedented speed, with China leading ...

Screenshot from YouTube of the gala broadcast by national television channel CCTV for Lunar New Year's Eve in China, February 16, 2026. CCTV VIDEO NEWS AGENCY/YOUTUBE On Lunar New Year's Eve, most ...

BACKFLIPPING Chinese robots with slick kung fu moves have stunned audiences in a terrifying stage debut showcasing their power and athleticism. Two dozen nimble humanoids performed martial arts, ...

The race to dominate physical AI is under way, and Beijing may already have the upper hand Matthew Field is a Senior Technology Reporter covering the UK tech sector. He has covered social media giants ...