The humanoid robot Unitree G1 performed the first human-like "shrimp flip" movement, along with the ability to maintain balance when kicked from behind, and perform Tai Chi.
A few days after announcing the world's first horizontal flip, the humanoid robot Unitree G1 continues to cause a stir with its ability to perform another difficult move, "shrimp flip". Even for humans, this move requires good health and skills and not everyone can do it.
In the 54-second video, G1 also shows off its ability to dance Tai Chi gracefully and compares it with a real person right next to it. This machine can also move forward quickly to maintain balance after being suddenly kicked from behind like a human.
With the ability to perform incredibly complex moves, Unitree Robotics also carefully notes that the video is recorded in real time, at normal playback speed and "not processed by AI".
Unitree G1 is an upgrade of Unitree H1. The 1.3-meter-tall, 35-kilogram machine is shorter than the 1.8-meter-tall, 47-kilogram H1, and is designed to perform tasks flexibly in areas that are difficult for humans to access.
Inside, the robot is equipped with a high-performance 8-core CPU. The head includes a vision system based on the Livox Mid-360 Lidar camera and the Intel RealSense D435 depth camera, allowing the G1 to "see" the world in 3D space. The machine operates through a separate AI system called UnifoLM.
The G1 has hands that move freely through motor-driven joints on the arms, legs, and torso. The robot can jump, walk at a maximum speed of more than 7 km/h, and climb stairs full of debris. Compared to the H1, the G1's arm latch is replaced by a three-fingered hand for dexterity, such as soldering wires, grasping small objects, and flipping food in a pan. With a 9,000 mAh battery capacity, the robot can operate autonomously for about two hours.