Unitree's Wang Xingxing: The world's faith in AI is still not enough, including my own.

What happened: At the 2026 World Physical AI Conference in Hangzhou, Unitree founder and CEO Wang Xingxing said global faith in AI is still insufficient, including his own, and said physical AI shows signs of breaking through within 1 to 2 years. Key numbers: Unitree G1 has produced about 10,000 to 20,000 units since its May Why it matters: Wang said the industry is approaching a "ChatGPT moment" for embodied intelligence and outlined a self-evolving physical AI V1.0 plan. Alibaba Cloud founder Wang Jian said AI and robotics may merge into something new and expects an "AI era of Unitree.

At the 2026 World Physical AI Conference in Hangzhou, Unitree founder and CEO Wang Xingxing said global faith in AI is still insufficient, including his own, and said physical AI shows signs of breaking through within 1 to 2 years.

Wang said the industry is approaching a "ChatGPT moment" for embodied intelligence and outlined a self-evolving physical AI V1.0 plan. Alibaba Cloud founder Wang Jian said AI and robotics may merge into something new and expects an "AI era of Unitree.