The Humanoid Robot of the Future Is a 6-Foot-Tall Beefcake With a Chinese Body and an American Brain
A new humanoid robot, H2 Plus, combines a Chinese body with an American brain, featuring advanced technology from Nvidia. The robot is designed to be easily programmable and trainable, making it accessible for researchers. This collaboration highlights the complexities of US-China relations in the field of robotics amid security concerns.
- ▪The H2 Plus robot is a 6-foot, 150-pound humanoid developed by Unitree, a Chinese robotics startup.
- ▪It utilizes a Thor T5000 Nvidia chip and features a dextrous hand from Sharpa, a Singaporean company.
- ▪Nvidia aims to provide its technology to various humanoid companies, despite ongoing US-China techno-competition.
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Will KnightBusinessJun 3, 2026 2:00 PMThe Humanoid Robot of the Future Is a 6-Foot-Tall Beefcake With a Chinese Body and an American BrainSpencer Huang, Nvidia’s robotics lead, tells WIRED that the new bot combines the best of both worlds.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThe humanoid robot of the future is a hulking specimen with a body that’s made in China and a brain that runs on American silicon.This week, Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, announced a blueprint for the bot, which combines a few different things: a 6-foot, 150-pound robot called H2 Plus from Unitree, a high-flying Chinese robotics startup; a Thor T5000 Nvidia chip; an advanced humanoid hand; and a new suite of software, which makes it…
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