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Unitree Robotics Founder Predicts Humanoid Robots Will Achieve Mass Market Adoption in Ten Years
Aug 20, 2026
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The founder of Unitree Robotics, Wang Xingxing, forecasts that humanoid robots will become widely popular within the next decade. He believes this will occur once robots can effectively perform 80% of tasks based on voice commands in unfamiliar environments.
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- Wang Xingxing, founder of Unitree Robotics, spoke at the World Robot Conference in Beijing.
- He predicts that humanoid robots will reach mass market popularity within 10 years.
- The key to this growth is the ability of robots to handle 80% of tasks given through voice instructions in new surroundings.
- Wang estimates that achieving this capability will take between two to ten years.
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