Unitree CEO Reveals When Robots Could Reach Their ‘ChatGPT Moment’

Unitree founder Wang Xingxing said humanoid robots will reach their "ChatGPT moment" in 2 to 10 years, a window spanning 2028 to 2036.

Wang spoke on Thursday at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, one day after his company went public. At the same event last year, he put the same breakthrough less than five years out.

Unitree CEO Says Robots Are Nearing Their 'ChatGPT Moment'

Wang said the sector's defining "ChatGPT moment" would come when a robot could enter an unfamiliar home and complete roughly 80% of everyday tasks based solely on text or voice instructions.

According to a CNBC translation of his Mandarin-language speech, Wang estimated that the milestone could arrive within two to three years if things move fast. However, a slower trajectory could push it out to five to 10 years.

"We are marching towards a 'ChatGPT moment' in embodied intelligence," Wang said.

Wang He, founder of Chinese robotics startup Galbot, offered a closer timeline.

"With continued accumulation of data and further technological breakthroughs, we expect to reach the 'ChatGPT moment' for embodied intelligence by 2028," he noted.

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