Unitree has made history at the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, capturing four gold medals across key track events. The Hangzhou-based robotics company’s H1 humanoids stormed the 400-metre dash, 1,500-metre race, 100-metre hurdles, and 4×100-metre relay.

Hangzhou-based Unitree, seen as a competitor to Tesla's Optimus, won multiple medals. Beijing-based X-Humanoid and Hong Kong-listed Shenzhen firm UBTECH also impressed. The Chinese government has targeted humanoid robots as a key future industry for the economy and Beijing has plans to build a world-class industry of humanoid robots by 2027.