There is a HUMANOID ROBOT on Amazon

There is a HUMANOID ROBOT on Amazon. You guys, we have a humanoid robot for sale on Amazon. That just happened. I'm always reading the AI news, especially the more in-depth expert takes and putting it in bites on here for you. So let's talk about this humanoid robot for sale on Amazon. Unitree is a Chinese company that is building humanoid robots. They're just not very smart yet. But just the fact that you can buy a humanoid robot on Amazon is crazy. This has never happened. I've never seen. So some context. What does it do? What can it do for you? It's like 4 feet tall, weighing only approx. 35 pounds. The G1 is constructed with aerospace-grade aluminum alloy and carbon fiber. It features a full joint hollow internal wiring system, dual encoders, and a localized air-cooling system, ensuring high operational precision, stability, and resistance to impact from falls. High flexibility and safe movement: boasting 23 joint degrees of freedom (6 per leg, 5 per arm), it offers an extensive range of motion. For safety, it currently supports basic movements like walking, rotating, and handshakes, with plans to expand the movement library via future OTA updates. Smart interaction and connectivity: Powered by an 8-core high-performance CPU and equipped with a depth camera and 3D LIDAR. It supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 for fast data exchange and features voice interaction, making it ideal for demonstrations, entertainment, and companionship. Can it be controlled with a smartphone? What is the robot's? Is it programmable? Does it have voice control? Product specifications. Item details. Style. Features & Specs. Materials. Brand Name: Unitree. Toy Figure Type: Action Figure. Character: Robot. Manufacturer Minimum Age: 12. Model Name: Unitree G1. Unit Count: 1.0 Count. Model Number: G1. Manufacturer Maximum Age: 60. Manufacturer Part Number: G10001. Age Range Description: Adult. Included Components: Remote Control. Manufacturer: Unitree. Best Sellers Rank: #899,791 in Toys & Games. From the brand. About Us. We, Unitree Robotics, are committed to the research, development, and commercialization of high-performance quadruped robots, humanoid robots, and dexterous manipulators. As a pioneer in introducing advanced quadruped robotics to the market and driving their adoption in industrial applications, our products have gained extensive global recognition and widespread application across consumer and professional domains. R1 Small in size, lightweight in build, big. H2 Reimagined. Lightweight Yet Rugged, Masterfully Engineered. Crafted from aerospace-grade aluminum alloy and carbon fiber, it features a full joint hollow-cable routing system through all joints, dual encoders, and an air-cooling heatsink for precise, stable performance and impact resistance against falls. Ready to Use, Long-Lasting Power. Comes with a smart quick-swap battery (approx. 2 hours of runtime), handheld remote, and charger. Supports OTA intelligent updates for continuous feature evolution. Imitation & Reinforcement Driven. AI-Accelerated Evolution, Growing Smarter Every Day. Unistore Ecosystem: Content at Your Fingers. Access a cloud library of official and user-shared motion programs via Unistore. AI-assisted programming and cloud motion tools make robotic creation easy—no complex coding or rehearsals required. (Advanced features under development.) Microphone Array. Noise Cancellation, Echo Cancellation. Speaker. Stereo, 5W Power. Technical Specifications. Standing Dimensions: 1320x450x200mm. Folded Dimensions: 690x450x300mm. Weight (With Battery): About 35kg. Joint DOF: 23. Single-Leg DOF: 6. Waist DOF: 1. Single-Arm DOF: 5. Joint Output Bearing: High-precision, high load capacity. Joint Motor: Low inertia high-speed internal rotor PMSM (permanent magnet synchronous motor, better response speed and heat dissipation). Maximum Torque of Knee Joint: 90 N.m. 5W Speaker: YES. WiFi 6, Bluetooth: YES. Smart Battery (Quick Release): 9000mAh. Battery Life: About 2h. Secondary Development: Not Supported. But if you have some tech, some robotics background, you can actually engineer it to do more than that. So what exactly can you do with this robot? If you've got engineering, know-how? I looked that up for you. Let's see. Not much. That's a short answer. But specifically, autonomous navigation. So you can use its built-in LIDAR and depth camera to build a 3D map of your home or office. It can learn how to walk around stuff. Stairs? Not really. Can it do your laundry? Not really. How long is the battery life? 2 hours. So the model they're selling on Amazon has mitten hands. It really doesn't have any kind of dexterity with its hands. It can't do opening and closing of drawers, plugging in cables, picking up things. You can operate it via VR. So you can put it in like puppet mode and use a VR headset to make the robot move in real time. But the coolest thing, you can talk to it if you engineer it correctly. It has like a four-way microphone array and a speaker. So you can integrate an LLM. And you could ask it, where did I leave my keys? And the robot hypothetically search your house and look for your keys. It can move. It can, like, shrug and wave and dance to certain songs. So this is like a very rudimentary entry-level robot that is on Amazon.