The Robots Have Arrived—And They're Performing Kung Fu During the 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala—China’s most-watched television event—an army of Unitree humanoid robots took the stage in a spectacle that stunned even seasoned technologists. These bots didn’t just shuffle or wave—they executed aerial flips, wielded nunchucks, and danced seamlessly alongside children without a single glitch. Martial arts routines once thought exclusive to highly trained humans are now being carried out by cold, AI-powered metal. Let that sink in: autonomous machines performed complex, dangerous routines next to vulnerable children—without error. That's not entertainment. That's a statement. From Handkerchiefs to High-Speed Combat in One Year In 2025, Unitree’s robots were doing harmless folk dances. By 2026, they were executing multi-rotation flips and…
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