The age of the machine-made machine is officially upon us. In a move that feels like a leap straight out of a classic sci-fi novel, Unitree’s G1 humanoids have begun assembling their own brethren on the factory floor. This isn’t some sanitised, high-concept lab demonstration; it’s a legitimate production-line deployment, orchestrated by the company’s UnifoLM-X1-0 embodied AI model. Perhaps most startling is the barrier to entry: with a price tag starting at just $16,000 (roughly £12,500), this robotic workforce is shockingly accessible, signalling a fundamental shift in the economics of industrial automation.
