10 humanoid robot companies preparing for commercial deployment

Chinese robot developer Unitree Robotics debuted its G1 humanoid robot in June 2024, a smaller, consumer-facing version of its industrial H1 and H1-2 robots. The G1 uses deep reinforcement learning and simulation to improve its AI-powered capabilities. In Jan. 2025, Unitree released a video demonstrating how it trained humanoids to dance using an open-source full-body motion capture dataset to make them capable of more fluid, natural movement. The company showcased its humanoid and quadruped robots at CES 2025.

Unitree Robotics G1 debuts for $16K

Chinese robot developer Unitree Robotics debuted its G1 humanoid robot in June 2024, a smaller, consumer-facing version of its industrial H1 and H1-2 robots. The G1 uses deep reinforcement learning and simulation to improve its AI-powered capabilities. In Jan. 2025, Unitree released a video demonstrating how it trained humanoids to dance using an open-source full-body motion capture dataset to make them capable of more fluid, natural movement. The company showcased its humanoid and quadruped robots at CES 2025.

Editors' Picks

The future of CFD is connected, automated, and AI-enabled
The future of CFD is connected, automated, and AI-enabled

From geometry preparation to AI-assisted analysis, integrated CFD workflows…

Festo gets a grip on AI-based picking
Festo gets a grip on AI-based picking

Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry

How Beckhoff Automation’s EtherCAT and controllers power Dexterity’s Mech ‘superhumanoid’ robot
How Beckhoff Automation’s EtherCAT and controllers power Dexterity’s Mech ‘superhumanoid’ robot

Safety, communication and motion control components enable smooth operation

Automate 2026: Forklifts, physical AI, vision systems and more from day three in Chicago
Automate 2026: Forklifts, physical AI, vision systems and more from day three in Chicago

North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down