Unitree Robotics presented a coordinated humanoid robot martial arts performance during the 2026 Spring Festival Gala organized by China Media Group, marking the company’s third participation as the event’s official robot partner. The Hangzhou-based robotics manufacturer deployed its G1 and H2 humanoid robots in what it described as the first fully autonomous humanoid robot cluster martial arts performance featuring rapid coordinated movement.
According to the company, the performance included a series of complex physical maneuvers executed by individual robots, such as continuous table-vaulting parkour, aerial flips reaching heights of more than three meters, single-leg flips, a two-step wall-assisted backflip, and an Airflare spin involving seven-and-a-half rotations. The robots were also equipped with newly developed dexterous hands designed to enable rapid switching and stable gripping of martial arts props during the routine.
Unitree stated that the robots achieved coordinated high-speed cluster movement, with maximum movement speeds of up to four meters per second. The performance was supported by an upgraded high-concurrency cluster control system intended to synchronize dozens of robots in real time while maintaining low-latency coordination.
For localization and navigation, the company deployed what it described as an AI fusion localization algorithm. The system processes proprioceptive data alongside 3D LiDAR inputs at high frequency to maintain positional accuracy during dynamic movements. Unitree said this approach was designed to prevent tracking loss or positional drift during high-intensity actions such as aerial flips. The robots’ motion control was further refined through adjustments to pre-trained general control models, enabling position correction during complex sequences and reducing cumulative motion errors over extended performances.
The H2 humanoid robot featured prominently in both the main venue and a sub-venue performance in Yiwu. In the main venue, H2 appeared in a “Sword Grandmaster” role, performing a choreographed sword routine before concluding with a traditional fist-and-palm salute alongside a young martial artist. In Yiwu, the robot appeared in costume inspired by the Monkey King, wielding a golden cudgel and interacting with B2W quadruped robot dogs as part of a staged sequence that incorporated elements of traditional Chinese culture.
Unitree stated that its humanoid robots recorded the highest global shipment volume in 2025. The company said it intends to continue advancing humanoid robotics and embodied intelligence technologies in 2026.
