Unitree Robotics' Rise: Founder Wang XingxingA 90s Youth, Nearly 1 Billion RMB in Financing

Wang Xingxing, the founder of Unitree Robotics, a young man born in the 1990s, has turned Unitree into a leader in the global robotics field through continuous innovation and a relentless pursuit of technology. With self-developed quadruped and humanoid robots, Unitree Robotics has not only won numerous international competitions but also successfully attracted nearly 1 billion RMB in investment, further promoting the deep integration of AI and general-purpose robots.
Is this true? Dear audience! Welcome back to our channel! We're delighted to discuss today's topics with you: 1. What experiences in Wang Xingxing's upbringing significantly influenced his founding of Unitree Robotics? 2. What advantages does Unitree Robotics' electric drive technology have over Boston Dynamics' hydraulic drive technology? 3. What specific achievements and breakthroughs have Unitree Robotics' robot products made in global robot competitions and applications?
Recently, the globally renowned robotics company, Boston Dynamics, announced that it would completely abandon traditional hydraulic drive systems and shift to fully electric drive robots. This announcement included the retirement of its famous hydraulic robot, Atlas. Why did Boston Dynamics, a leader in humanoid robots, make such a drastic change? It was due to the significant pressure felt after Unitree Robotics launched the world's first electric humanoid robot, H1, at the World Robot Conference in Beijing last August. H1 has already entered mass production and won top honors in obstacle races and free-walking competitions at an international robot sports competition in 2023, achieving a running speed of 3.3 meters per second, setting a new world record! This prompted Boston Dynamics to decisively shift to the path led by Chinese enterprises. The technological breakthroughs of Unitree Robotics' H1 humanoid robot undoubtedly served as a strong wake-up call for Boston Dynamics. H1 not only surpassed traditional electric humanoid robots in terms of performance but also demonstrated significant advantages in cost and mass production capability, posing unprecedented challenges to other companies.
Unitree Robotics is no stranger to prominence in this field. Even the U.S. military has endorsed its products. Last October, the U.S. tested Unitree Robotics' GO1 robot dog, which can launch rockets. After adopting an all-electric drive scheme, GO1 became lighter, faster, and smarter. Unitree Robotics' self-developed high-torque motors give the robots high burst power and strength, solving the response delay problem of hydraulic robots. H1 performs well in stability and gait planning, quickly adjusting its posture when encountering impacts or missteps. Equipped with depth cameras and 3D LiDAR for autonomous obstacle avoidance and positioning, its wrists and hands are reserved for future application expansions. All joint units are independently developed by Unitree Robotics.

[@ChristopherDanielBrown]

Cool

[@liveonthesun3368]

Not to undermine the accomplishments or anything. But saying he developed everything independently, not taking any inspirations from Boston dynamics spot or other robots. Idk.
Adding a little humility can sometimes give a better impression than just saying you are good at everything on your own.

[@wmchan44]

Electric motor control allows quick response but hydraulic control allows higher force exersion.
Both methods will be used for robots of the future depending on the tasks required for them.
For example if the humanoids need to lift heavy loads in warehouses instead of having an ability to dance around quickly, hydraulic control is still a better choice.
Hydraulics is still needed especially in industrial robots.

[@perc-ai]

not really.

[@wmchan44]

@@perc-ai
Provide more details to clarify your reply.
Not really what?

[@PravdaSeed]

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