{"id":94381,"date":"2026-02-17T16:18:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=94381"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:20:13","slug":"unitree-aims-to-sell-20000-robots-following-spectacular-gala-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/unitree-aims-to-sell-20000-robots-following-spectacular-gala-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Unitree Aims to Sell 20,000 Robots Following Spectacular Gala Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese firm Unitree Robotics plans to sell up to 20,000 humanoid robots in 2026, a significant increase from approximately 5,500 the previous year. This was announced by the company&#8217;s CEO, Wang Xinxin, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/big-tech\/article\/3343825\/kung-fu-somersaults-and-scale-unitree-eyes-20000-robot-output-2026-after-gala?module=top_story&#038;pgtype=section\">SCMP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unitree Robotics captured global attention following a performance at a gala celebrating the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year).<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?22\" data-telegram-post=\"forklogAI\/6761\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s robots performed acrobatic tricks, jumped on trampolines, showcased complex martial arts moves, and executed somersaults.<\/p>\n<p>The company stated that the kung fu segment was performed entirely autonomously, and the entire program included several records, such as trampoline somersaults reaching heights of up to 3 meters and running at a speed of 4 m\/s (approximately 14 km\/h).<\/p>\n<p>Following the performance, Xinxin stated that global shipments of bots this year could reach &#8220;tens of thousands,&#8221; with Unitree selling around 10,000\u201320,000 units.<\/p>\n<p>Unitree Robotics first garnered widespread attention at last year&#8217;s show, where the humanoids demonstrated basic movements.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?22\" data-telegram-post=\"forklogAI\/5641\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;These innovations are extremely practical and will allow for the mass use of robot groups in the future,&#8221; said Xinxin.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He added that during the performance, one bot fell, but this was planned.<\/p>\n<p>Other droids also participated in the show: the human-sized humanoid H2 and the B2-W robot dogs. The stage featured models from three Chinese companies \u2014 Magiclab, Galbot, and Noetix.<\/p>\n<p>Technology analyst Patrick Zhang noted that the gala is an ideal demonstration platform, with flat surfaces and predictable airflows.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;In the real world, it&#8217;s harder for robots; on stage, they have advantages,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In November 2025, China&#8217;s National Development and Reform Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/beijing-warns-of-overheating-in-humanoid-robot-market\">announced<\/a> that a bubble might be forming in the country&#8217;s humanoid robot market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese firm Unitree Robotics plans to sell up to 20,000 humanoid robots in 2026, a significant increase from approximately 5,500 the previous year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Unitree Robotics plans to sell up to 20,000 robots in 2026, up from 5,500 last year.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[438,652],"class_list":["post-94381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-robots"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"321","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Unitree Robotics plans to sell up to 20,000 robots in 2026, up from 5,500 last year.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94381"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94382,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94381\/revisions\/94382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}