Just as DeepSeek’s AI assistants continue to dominate headlines, another technical amazing from China has attracted worldwide attention to dancing humanoid robots. The 16 robot videos, which play a traditional Yanko dance at the Chinese Spring Festival Gala, have become a virus, introducing the progress of robot engineering countries.
This performance featured UNITREE’s H1 humanoid robot in Dancing Dancing in sync with 16 human performers. Apart from the movement of the dance, they were able to catch and catch a handkerchief.
The performance highlight was a handkerchief sequence, a signature element of Yanko dance. Unlike most humanoid robots suffering from the basic balance, these robots were able to spin and throw the handkerchief into the air before catching seamlessly.
This level of accuracy is not a small feat. Even Optimas robots in Tesla are struggling with basic stability. The performance emphasized how China is rapidly progressing in a robot engineering with AI, like a large language model like DeepSeek.
The UNITREREE H1 robot, which is 1.8 meters weighing 47 kilograms, received intensive AI training for three months to complete the dance movement. Using laser slums for accurate positioning, they adopted stage factors, such as floor gaps and rapid formation changes.
The H1 robot debuted in August 2023 and participated in the NVIDIA GTC meeting in 2024, which was their first major public performance. The company completed the first commercial delivery of the H1 series in October 2023, and each unit was sold for about 650,000 yuan ($ 90,000).
Viral videos have caused discussions on the rise of China’s dominance in artificial intelligence and robot engineering. Deepseek proves that high -performance AI can be built at a slight cost, and Unitree is challenging traditional US technical leaders by introducing humanoid robots that can be danced accurately.
High -tech enthusiasts are drawing out the comparison of Chinese humanoid robots and Optimus in Tesla, and noted that UNITREE robots seem to be more advanced in movement and control.
This is not the first time that a UNITREE robot has taken a spotlight. In 2021, the company’s four robots played as a dance partner for Hong Kong superstar at the spring festival Gala.
