Global leader in both quadruped and humanoid robots. Founded in 2016 by Wang Xingxing (王兴兴), who built the world's first external-rotor brushless motor small quadruped (XDog) during his master's at Shanghai University. Unitree was the first company worldwide to achieve commercial sales and industry deployment of high-performance electric-drive quadruped robots. Known for extreme cost optimization through full-stack self-research (motors, reducers, dexterous hands, LiDAR, sensors all developed in-house). Revenue grew from ¥121M (2022) to ¥1.17B (Jan-Sep 2025), with net profit of ¥431M — one of very few profitable robot companies globally. Humanoid shipments reached 5,500+ units in 2025 (global #1). Quadruped cumulative sales exceed 30,000 units. Filed for IPO on Shanghai STAR Market in March 2026. Core AI models include UnifoLM-WMA-0 (world model), UnifoLM-VLA-0 (VLA model), and UnifoLM-X1-0 (industrial deployment). Holds 262 patents (169 domestic, 93 overseas). R&D team of 175 people (36.5% of 480 total employees). Products performed at CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 2021, 2025, and 2026.
Most prominent China humanoid maker outside UBTECH. Pending IPO (reported 002178.SH target). Inclusion on listing.
Key Physical AI activities
H2·Full-size humanoid·2025182cm, 70kg, 31 DoF. Full-size general-purpose humanoid with near-human proportions. Performed kung fu at 2026 Spring Festival Gala. Released Oct 2025.
H1·Full-size humanoid·2023180cm, 47kg, max speed 5m/s. First Chinese full-size running humanoid. World's first humanoid backflip (Mar 2024). Ran 1500m in 6:34. Won multiple World Robot Games golds.
G1-D·Wheeled humanoid·2025168cm, 50kg, 17 DoF total, wheeled base for factory deployment. Supports mainstream open-source robot model frameworks.
R1·Small humanoid·2025123cm, 25kg. Lightweight consumer/developer humanoid at 39.9K RMB. Can run, box, handstand, tumble. Named TIME Best Invention 2025.
B2 / B2-W·Industrial quadruped·2023B2: 60kg, 40kg payload, IP68, 5hr battery. B2-W: wheeled variant, 85kg, 25km range with 40kg load. Used in power/petrochemical/fire inspection.
A2·Industrial quadruped·202537kg, 25kg payload, 5m/s max speed, 1m obstacle climb, IP67, 5hr battery, hot-swap dual battery. For logistics, inspection, rescue.
Go2 / Go2-w·Consumer quadruped·202315-18kg, voice interaction, obstacle avoidance. Go2 from 9,997 RMB — first sub-10K RMB quadruped. Sold via JD, Tmall, Amazon, Shopify.
Dex5-1·Dexterous hand·2024Five-finger hand, 20 DoF, 94 tactile sensors per hand, 1kg weight, +/-1mm fingertip precision, 4.5kg max payload.
Z1·Robotic arm·20216-axis collaborative arm, 4.5kg weight, 3kg payload, 740mm reach. Mounts on mobile robots.
UnifoLM Models·AI/Software·2025UnifoLM-WMA-0 (world model), UnifoLM-VLA-0 (VLA model) — both open-sourced. UnifoLM-X1-0 industrial model deployed in own factory for motor assembly.
R1 humanoid robot·humanoid
R1·humanoid
Key partnerships
Nvidia — Nvidia and Unitree (Chinese: 宇树科技) launch a humanoid robot reference design at GTC Taipei.
Nvidia — Nvidia partners with Unitree (Chinese: 宇树科技) on a reference humanoid robot design at Computex 2026.
Nvidia — Unitree (Chinese: 宇树科技) partners with Nvidia and invests 2 billion RMB in R&D to close its AI software gap.
Key investors
Meituan (美团)
HGC Capital (红杉中国, fka Sequoia China)
Matrix Partners China (经纬创投)
Shunwei Capital (顺为资本)
CITIC PE (中信金石)
Tencent
China Mobile
Photosynthesis Ventures (光合创投)
Shenzhen Capital Group (深创投)
Vertex Ventures (祥峰投资)
Milestones
2016-08—Company founded in Hangzhou by Wang Xingxing
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