Unitree Robotics
Robot types: Automation operator, Quadruped, Humanoid. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 28.2/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 3 of 9 among Humanoid robots companies with incidents (229 tracked).
Analyst brief
Unitree Robotics has two recorded events: a June 1, 2026 injury in which a humanoid robot kicked a boy during a public demonstration in Xinjiang, and a May 1, 2025 malfunction in which a Unitree H1 humanoid nearly struck engineers during testing. The record is press-driven, spanning both a public-facing injury incident and an internal testing near-miss, indicating exposure across both demonstration and development settings. The two-event span across roughly thirteen months does not establish an accelerating trend, but it does show recurrence rather than a single isolated incident.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Humanoid robots (primary), Other · Sectors: Research Services
Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type. Listed industry was Other; RobotRisk files this company under Humanoid robots because that is where its documented incident risk sits.
| Robot type | Share of company risk | Rank within type |
|---|---|---|
| Humanoid | 100% | 3 of 10 |
| Product | Robot type | Status | Incidents | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2 | Quadruped | shipping | 0 | 0.0 |
| G1 | Humanoid | shipping | 1 | 21.8 |
| Go2 | Quadruped | shipping | 0 | 0.0 |
| H1 | Humanoid | shipping | 1 | 14.7 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| injury | 1 | 50% |
| malfunction | 1 | 50% |
Unique incident list
2 unique incidents on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | 01 Jun 2026 | injury | Xinjiang, China | Humanoid Robot Kicks Boy During Public Demonstration in Xinjiang, China · 1 robot | Interesting Engineering |
| S2 | ~May 2025 | malfunction | China | Unitree H1 humanoid robot malfunctions, nearly strikes engineers during testing · 1 robot, 2 engineers present | Interesting Engineering |
S2 01 Jun 2026 · injury · Humanoid Robot Kicks Boy During Public Demonstration in Xinjiang, China
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | 01 Jun 2026 | Humanoid Robot Kicks Boy During Public Demonstration in Xinjiang, China | Interesting Engineering |
S2 ~May 2025 · malfunction · Unitree H1 humanoid robot malfunctions, nearly strikes engineers during testing
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ~May 2025 | Unitree H1 humanoid robot malfunctions, nearly strikes engineers during testing | Interesting Engineering |
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