Kung fu masters have a new and rather unexpected rival. Chinese company Unitree Robotics has released a video showing dozens of G1 humanoid robots performing martial-arts movements in sync against the backdrop of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.
The spectacle is, frankly, hypnotic. The robots move in formation like a well-rehearsed troupe — with no visible glitches. The secret behind this almost unsettling coordination is a cluster-control system. In simple terms, the robots are not just moving side by side, but thinking together. The system distributes tasks and synchronizes actions in real time, turning dozens of separate machines into a single "organism."
Interest in Unitree's developments surged after the 2026 Chinese New Year gala, where the humanoids впервые showed a full group performance without human involvement. In the latest clips, the level of complexity has clearly risen. The robots jump on a trampoline, perform flips up to three meters high, and accelerate to 4 meters per second. All of this is powered by what is known as embodied artificial intelligence. Put simply, this means the robot does not just follow commands, but literally "feels" its body and the surrounding space, making decisions on the spot.
For now, it looks like a beautiful show — a little futuristic, a little surreal: large-scale use is still held back by technical difficulties. Robots still struggle to adapt to an unpredictable world, where humans continue to have the advantage thanks to flexibility and experience.
