Building a 200 RMB Humanoid Robot in College That Rivaled 10k RMB Products
yangyi · x · 2026-08-10
During his freshman year winter break in 2009, Unitree's founder spent 200 RMB on parts and spent months in his dorm building a 14-DOF bipedal humanoid robot. Despite its rough appearance, its flexibility rivaled commercial products costing thousands of RMB. This was the first time he realized his engineering talent.
Related event: Unitree's Early History: From a 200 RMB Dorm Robot to a 2M Angel Investment(6 posts)→
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