Unitree Robotics, a key contender in an upcoming robot combat competition, brought its cutting-edge humanoid robots to a school in east China's Hangzhou City on Wednesday, offering a live demonstration of their capabilities and a hands-on science and technology lesson for students.
The visit served as a performance test for the robots ahead of the highly anticipated world’s first-ever robot boxing match, which is part of the China Media Group (CMG) World Robotics Skills Competition. The event will take place this Sunday in Hangzhou and be livestreamed globally by China Media Group (CMG).
The students marveled at the fine movements of the robots such as straight punches, hook punches, sidekicks, aerial spin kicks and even getting up from the ground after falling.
"It's incredible. Now I really want to know how these robots can fight with each other," said Ni Zhangyao, a student watching the robot test match at Hangzhou Qian Xuesen School.
Unitree Robotics attributed its robots’ agility to advancements in core technologies, especially algorithmic breakthroughs. Wednesday’s demonstration served as a test run for the G1 robots’ formal debut on May 25, featuring motion-capture punches, knockdowns, and recoveries.
"The robots fight in a human-machine collaborative way. We have three ways of controlling them. The most common way is that the controller uses a simple controller to control the robot's movements. We will reveal two other newly-developed control modes on the match [on Sunday]. You will see how they go by that time," said Chu Yang, a marketing team member of the Unitree Robotics.
The Unitree humanoid robots also tested their endurance at the school by complete a 40-minute jogging on the basketball court, which drew enthusiastic cheers from students.
Humanoid robots showcase combat skills ahead of world’s first robot boxing match in Hangzhou
In the first five months of this year, nearly 4,000 foreign-invested companies increased their investment in China, said Ling Ji, vice minister of commerce at a press conference in Beijing on Monday.
Ling, who is also the deputy China international trade representative, said that the number of foreign-invested companies in China continues to grow. By the end of 2025, the number of such enterprises reached 533,000, representing an average annual growth rate of 4.5 percent compared with the end of 2020.
By the end of 2025, the stock of foreign investment in China had approached four trillion U.S. dollars, he said.
More than 8,000 foreign-invested businesses increased their investment in China in 2025, marking a year-on-year increase of over 10 percent, said Ling.
In terms of foreign investment's contribution to China's economy, since 2020, tax revenue generated by foreign-invested firms has remained at around 2.5 trillion yuan (more than 368.8 billion U.S. dollars) annually, accounting for about one-seventh of the country's total, according to the official.
In terms of employment, foreign-invested companies have provided jobs for an average of more than 30 million people annually over the past five years, he said.
Ling said the country will beef up efforts to build a better business environment to attract more foreign investment going forward.
"At present, China remains the largest recipient of foreign direct investment among developing countries, and continues to be one of the world's major destinations for cross-border investment. Going forward, in line with the arrangements of the 15th Five-Year Plan, we will focus on expanding market access and opening up in the services sector. By stabilizing the existing stock of foreign investment, expanding its scale, and improving its quality, we will steadily expand opening-up, foster a more favorable business environment for international investors, and further consolidate the foundation for attracting foreign investment," he said.
Nearly 4,000 foreign-invested firms increase investment in China in Jan-May
