A look at Unitree's G1 and R1, the humanoid robots behind viral influencer accounts worldwide, as Unitree shipped 5,500+ units in 2025 and readies its China IPO (Zeyi Yang/Wired)

<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/unitree-influencer-4-foot-robot-from-china/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260815/i15.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260815/p15#a260815p15" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Zeyi Yang / <a href="http://www.wired.com/">Wired</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/unitree-influencer-4-foot-robot-from-china/">A look at Unitree's G1 and R1, the humanoid robots behind viral influencer accounts worldwide, as Unitree shipped 5,500+ units in 2025 and readies its China IPO</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; The Unitree G1 has found online fame as a relatively affordable robot that can charm a crowd.&nbsp; But can it ever hold down a real job?</p>