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A humanoid robot is now on sale for under US$6,000 – what can you do with it?

By Kartikeya Walia, Lecturer, Department of Engineering, Nottingham Trent University

You might have noticed that humanoid robots are having a bit of a moment. From Tesla’s Optimus to Figure AI’s Figure 02, these machines are no longer just science fiction – they’re walking, and in some cases, cartwheeling into the real world.

Now China’s Unitree Robotics, best known for its nimble quadruped robots, has unveiled something that’s turning heads: the Unitree R1.
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