Humanoids
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) barred new models of foreign-made advanced robots from getting the approval needed to be sold in the US, unless exempted. Unitree said its existing robots already have FCC approval.
A dated step forward on the record
What the source says
“The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday added foreign-made advanced robots to its Covered List”
What it means
G1, from Unitree Robotics, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history.
Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
More on G1
- Unitree's shares started trading on Shanghai's STAR Market. It raised about $905 million.
- Unitree applied to list its shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, hoping to raise about $610 million.
- Security researchers found a flaw in the Bluetooth setup of several Unitree robots, including the G1, that could let a nearby attacker take control and spread to other Unitree robots. Unitree later said most fixes were done.
- The average price of a Unitree humanoid fell to about $25,000 in 2025, from about $85,000 in 2023.
- Unitree sold 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025, across all its humanoid models. That was about a third of humanoid robot sales worldwide.
- Unitree showed the G1 at ICRA 2024, a big robotics conference, with a starting price of $16,000.