China: Unitree makes humanoid robots more affordable
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Humanoid robots are becoming more affordable. Chinese robotics company Unitree has cut the starting price of its Unitree R1 from 39,900 yuan ($5,800) to 29,900 yuan and begun offering the model for immediate delivery. Equipped with multimodal AI that processes both voice and visual inputs, the robot also supports development and customization.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
