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Unitree

Products: Humanoid, Quadruped. Risk band: High   RobotRisk index 50.3/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 2 of 8 among Humanoid robots companies with incidents (58 tracked).

Analyst brief

Unitree's index of 50.3 ranks 2 of 8 companies in Humanoid robots with incident history. The dominant failure mode is cybersecurity: five of eight entries are disclosed vulnerabilities, including root-level remote code execution flaws in the G1 and Go2 platforms, a wormable Bluetooth exploit affecting four product lines, and a firmware backdoor, culminating in an FCC import and sale bar over backdoor concerns. The remaining entries describe physical malfunctions, including a robot kicking a child during a demonstration and a unit nearly injuring engineers during flailing motion. The record is regulator- and disclosure-driven rather than incident-driven, reflecting a recurring pattern of security exposure across the product line rather than a single event.

Risk index

50.3/100RobotRisk index
9.7/100Median index across the 8 Humanoid robots companies with incident history (58 tracked, 50 with none)
2 of 8Rank in Humanoid robots (of 8 with incident history)
HighRisk band

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident typeUnique incidentsShare
cyber444%
malfunction222%
injury222%
regulatory111%

Unique incident list

9 unique incidents on file for this company.

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S107 Sep 2026 malfunction Zhejiang, ChinaUnitree humanoid unexpectedly lunges at engineer and kicks remote control from his hand during test · 1 unit Yahoo News Canada
S127 Aug 2026 cyber Two root RCE flaws (CVE-2026-76639/76640) disclosed in Unitree G1 EDU · fleet-wide (G1 EDU model) The Hacker News
S3~Jul 2026 regulatory FCC bars new Unitree robot models from US import/sale over backdoor concerns · new-model imports, nationwide Tech Times
S1~Dec 2025 injury Unitree G1 accidentally kicks its own teleoperator during motion-mirroring demo · 1 unit / 1 person struck Cybernews
S1~Oct 2025 cyber Unauthenticated RCE flaws (CVE-2026-27509, CVE-2026-27510) found in Unitree Go2 · fleet-wide (Go2 model, firmware V1.1.7/V1.1.11) boschko.ca
S2~Sep 2025 cyber UniPwn wormable Bluetooth exploit roots Unitree Go2, B2, G1 and H1 · fleet-wide (Go2, B2, G1, H1 models) The Robot Report
S2not documented injury Urumqi, Xinjiang, ChinaUnitree G1 robot kicks child in stomach during Xinjiang demo finance.biggo.com
S2not documented cyber Backdoor (CVE-2025-2894) found in Unitree Go1 robot firmware · fleet-wide (Go1 model) OECD.AI Incident Monitor
S2not documented malfunction Unitree H1 humanoid flails violently and nearly injures two engineers during test · 1 unit Interesting Engineering
S1 07 Sep 2026 · malfunction · Unitree humanoid unexpectedly lunges at engineer and kicks remote control from his hand during test
Zhejiang, China1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S107 Sep 2026Unitree humanoid unexpectedly lunges at engineer and kicks remote control from his hand during testYahoo News Canada
S1 27 Aug 2026 · cyber · Two root RCE flaws (CVE-2026-76639/76640) disclosed in Unitree G1 EDU
Location not specified1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S127 Aug 2026Two root RCE flaws (CVE-2026-76639/76640) disclosed in Unitree G1 EDUThe Hacker News
S3 ~Jul 2026 · regulatory · FCC bars new Unitree robot models from US import/sale over backdoor concerns
Location not specified1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S3~Jul 2026FCC bars new Unitree robot models from US import/sale over backdoor concernsTech Times
S1 ~Dec 2025 · injury · Unitree G1 accidentally kicks its own teleoperator during motion-mirroring demo
Location not specified1 supporting source rowlow confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S1~Dec 2025Unitree G1 accidentally kicks its own teleoperator during motion-mirroring demoCybernews
S1 ~Oct 2025 · cyber · Unauthenticated RCE flaws (CVE-2026-27509, CVE-2026-27510) found in Unitree Go2
Location not specified1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S1~Oct 2025Unauthenticated RCE flaws (CVE-2026-27509, CVE-2026-27510) found in Unitree Go2boschko.ca
S2 ~Sep 2025 · cyber · UniPwn wormable Bluetooth exploit roots Unitree Go2, B2, G1 and H1
Location not specified1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S2~Sep 2025UniPwn wormable Bluetooth exploit roots Unitree Go2, B2, G1 and H1The Robot Report
S2 not documented · injury · Unitree G1 robot kicks child in stomach during Xinjiang demo
Urumqi, Xinjiang, China1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S2not documentedUnitree G1 robot kicks child in stomach during Xinjiang demofinance.biggo.com
S2 not documented · cyber · Backdoor (CVE-2025-2894) found in Unitree Go1 robot firmware
Location not specified1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S2not documentedBackdoor (CVE-2025-2894) found in Unitree Go1 robot firmwareOECD.AI Incident Monitor
S2 not documented · malfunction · Unitree H1 humanoid flails violently and nearly injures two engineers during test
Location not specified1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S2not documentedUnitree H1 humanoid flails violently and nearly injures two engineers during testInteresting Engineering

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