China Prices Robots at $4,000

HangzhouA capable robot dog now costs $4,000.

Police forces and farms can now treat quadruped robots as consumables, not capital.

China’s Unitree builds the same motors and batteries at drone and EV volume that once cost six figures.

Unitree’s stock has quintupled since its August public offering, valuing the firm near $34bn.

How each outlet framed it

Ars Technica: tests robot's battery performance across terrain (handles downhill with spare capacity, struggles uphill at 87°F)