China's humanoid robots industry is booming, but analysts say the units showcased at the Spring Gala aren't all they seem.

Responses on Chinese social media to state broadcaster CCTV’s annual Spring Festival Gala last week were less than uniformly ...

Galbot's humanoid robot G1 passes a bottle of water to actor Shen Teng. Photo: Screenshot from CCTV 2026 Spring Festival Gala ...

Chinese humanoid robot company Unitree released a video on its official WeChat account on Monday, showing 49 G1 humanoid ...

Four rising humanoid robot startups - Unitree Robotics, Galbot, Noetix and MagicLab - demonstrated their products at the gala ...

But the real showstopper was a human-droid demonstration which saw a troupe of robots named "Wanglai" square up to human martial artists, incorporating elements of China's martial and theatrical ...

Humanoid robots developed by Unitree Robotics performed kung fu and backflips during China's 2026 Lunar New Year broadcast.

At China’s 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, several robotics companies showcased their latest research and development progress. Humanoid robots ...

Back-flipping, nunchuck-weilding humanoid robots delighted and amazed viewers at China’s annual televised new-year extravaganza with their kung-fu choreography. But they – and their rivals who took to ...