China's Unitree bots are cheaper, faster, and outperform US counterparts
tszzl · x · 2026-08-21
A user highlighted China's industrial base for small-form-factor Unitree robots, noting their high speed and smaller size compared to Tesla's Optimus. US robot fight parties are reportedly dull because the bots underperform.
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