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Setback

Security researchers found a flaw that let an attacker within wireless range take full control of Unitree's Go2 and B2 robot dogs and its humanoid robots. Unitree said it had fixed most of the problems.

A delay, pause or setback

What the source says

“The exploit impacts Unitree's Go2 and B2 quadrupeds and G1 and H1 humanoids.”
IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sept 2025

What it means

Low-cost robot dogs, from Unitree and others, is at stage 5 of 5 on our ladder: regulator-cleared or mass market. A setback stays on the record next to the milestones; the stage moves down only when the rules say so.

Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.