The humanoid robot of Unitree Technology that performed on stage during the Spring Festival Gala has once again sparked a heated discussion overseas. The relevant video officially released by Unitree Technology has been viewed nearly 100,000 times in less than 10 hours. Many overseas netizens pointed out in the comment area that the performance was shocking.
Some netizens said: “This is awesome! Couldn’t believe my eyes, truly shocking.” (This is awesome! Couldn’t believe my eyes, truly shocking.)
Some netizens said: "What an amazing achievement. So human-like movements. Awesome upgrades in one year."
Some overseas netizens believe that “China is emerging as the world’s leading force in robotics.” (China is becoming the world’s leading force in robotics.)
There are also many overseas netizens who lament that the future is already here. One user commented: "I guess I am living in the future now... robots, AI, flying taxis." (I guess I am living in the future now... robots, AI, flying taxis.)
Another user mentioned, “If I weren’t watching directly from the Unitree channel, I’d say it was AI. Incredible!”
In addition, netizen GlobalPeace said: "The peace-loving and civilization-creating Chinese people have once again led all mankind into another level of technology."
It is worth mentioning that many overseas hard-core technology enthusiasts have given extremely high technical evaluations to the Unitree G1/H2 performance at the 2026 Spring Festival Gala.
Overseas netizens pointed out: Many technical experts are analyzing the robot's "retrograde parkour" and "drunken stumble" movements. They believe that Yushu may have achieved higher-order self-supervised reinforcement learning (Self-supervised Reinforcement Learning).
Hardcore’s original words: “This is not just a preset path. You can see that when it is doing the Thomas Flair, the fine-tuning compensation of the legs is amazingly fast. This shows that its balance algorithm can handle extremely complex nonlinear dynamic moments in real time.”
Some netizens were extremely shocked that the robot could complete the "Kip-up". This requires the joint motor to burst out a huge amount of power in an instant. Some netizens pointed out that Yushu may have used a new generation of integrated reducer technology on G1, which has brought the power-to-weight ratio to a new peak for civilian robots. “It would have been unimaginable two years ago to pack such a small amount of legroom with instant explosive power that can support more than 50kg of weight.”
Regarding the action of a robot that slipped and quickly jumped back up during the Spring Festival Gala live broadcast, it was widely reported by foreign media. Some overseas netizens commented: "That is true embodied intelligence (Embodied AI). It did not continue the 'demonstration' according to the preset actions, but sensed the shift in the center of gravity and made autonomous remedies. This is much stronger than the laboratory environment currently displayed by Tesla Optimus."
Many overseas online games have started a craze comparing Unitree Robots with Boston Dynamics (Unitree vs Boston Dynamics). Many netizens have said: "Boston Dynamics is indeed awesome, but they seem to be building Ferraris and not selling them. The Chinese are building affordable off-road vehicles that can run in rally races, and they have already started delivering them. The 2026 Spring Festival Gala proved that China has overtaken the engineering of humanoid robots."
Some netizens mentioned the "low-cost shock" brought by Yushu Technology: Everyone is discussing the price of G1 for only $16,000. The conclusion is: "If this kind of performance is matched with this price, 2026 will indeed be the first year for humanoid robots to enter the home."