Unitree’s founder and CEO Wang Xingxing predicted at the World Robot Conference in Beijing that humanoid robots would reach their « ChatGPT moment » in 2 to 3 years, or potentially 5 to 10 years if complications arise, compared to the 2-year estimate he gave last year. This threshold refers to a robot capable of executing approximately 80% of requested tasks in 80% of unknown environments without prior training. Unitree made a spectacular debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, with shares surging over 600% before a slight correction. China dominates this sector, having shipped more than 40,000 humanoid robots worldwide in the first half of 2026. The main obstacle remains the « generalization » of models, which collapse as soon as an object is moved or the environment changes.
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