HFUN-TECH's shape-shifting robot switches between humanoid and quadruped on its own
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-08-28
HFUN-TECH unveiled a robot billed as the first transformer humanoid: it autonomously reconfigures between a wheel-foot humanoid and a four-legged quadruped based on terrain via a unified control framework. It can be carried like a suitcase and even ridden.
Hardware includes a flip camera, a 45-degree tilted interaction screen and a multi-microphone array; it targets home companionship, content creation and outdoor use. It debuted at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC, July 17-20, Shanghai).
The poster also found a nearly identical robot marketed as the "PrimeBOT Qiyuan T1" by Shanghai startup PrimeBOT, raising provenance questions.
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