The Chinese company Unitree Robotics has once again surprised us with its engineering prowess: its G1 humanoid robot underwent a series of rigorous crash tests, during which it was methodically kicked, pushed, and knocked down. Thanks to its proprietary Anti-Gravity mode, the machine quickly regained its balance — in the air, it calculated the trajectory of the fall and chose the optimal way to get back up. 3D lidar, depth cameras, and inertial sensors allow the robot to “sense” its surroundings and react to impacts faster than a human.

Another test was an autonomous walk in Xinjiang at a temperature of -47.4 °C: G1 took more than 130,000 steps, becoming the first humanoid to prove its performance in Arctic cold conditions. With a height of 127 cm and a weight of 35 kg, the model is equipped with 23–43 motors in its joints and costs only $13,500, making it the most affordable robot with such capabilities.

Despite its impressive endurance, the practical application of G1 remains questionable.