What would it be like for a robot to interact with a professional MMA fighter at the world's largest UFC Performance Institute? In July 2025, Unitree Robotics' robot showcased impressive punching speed and evasive agility at the institute. While its strength still lags behind humans, the fluency and speed control of its punches are astonishing.
Dynamic combat requires extremely precise and stable control algorithms. The robot must perform attacks, defenses, balance maintenance and complex movements while counteracting external forces, demanding massive combat data to train it to "understand" human movements.
To capture the "essence of combat", Unitree Robotics used CHINGMU's system to record multi-dimensional data from UFC professional fighters, including limb joint angles, punching speed and trajectory continuity. Yang Ya, Sales Director of Unitree Robotics, stated: "We have collected boxing, Muay Thai and jiu-jitsu data from UFC athletes, which will be used to train our G1 humanoid robot for unique movements."
CHINGMU's real-time data also enabled performance evaluation and algorithm optimization during simulated training. Through the "data acquisition-training verification-feedback optimization" closed loop, the robot has undergone rigorous capability polishing before entering real combat arenas.
