Unitree founder Wang Xingxing says embodied AI's tipping point could come within one or two years, and that his biggest mistake was not believing in AI enough

Wang Xingxing, founder and chief executive of Unitree Robotics, said the tipping point for embodied intelligence, AI that acts in the physical world through robots, could arrive relatively soon: at the fastest, perhaps within one or two years. He was speaking at the 26th China International Industry Fair, and The Paper (澎湃新闻) published the remarks as a short video report at 12:39 Beijing time on 12 October.

He also said that the biggest mistake he had made over the past ten-odd years was not believing in AI enough. The Switchboard's translation of his words is given here; his exact Chinese is under Voices.

Unitree, based in Hangzhou, makes humanoid robots and four-legged robot dogs and listed on Shanghai's STAR Market in August. His timetable is one founder's opinion, with no numbers and no measure of what the tipping point would be, but it comes from the head of one of the few listed humanoid makers.

Humanoids Daily reports that in the same clip Wang said Unitree had tested GPT-6 on its robots with very good results. The Paper's text does not mention GPT-6, and the Switchboard has not seen it confirmed, so that claim is not carried here.

• Claimed Wang Xingxing said the tipping point for embodied intelligence could come relatively quickly, possibly within one or two years at the fastest. The Paper
• Claimed He said his biggest mistake of the past ten-odd years was not believing in AI enough. The Paper
• Confirmed The Paper published the report on 12 October 2026 at 12:39, from the 26th China International Industry Fair (第26届工博会); its text does not mention GPT-6. The Paper