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1. This robot just jumped off a 4-meter platform and landed on its feet.
2. It dents car doors with its kicks and fights off an intruder.
3. Meet Unitree's H2-X, a robot pitched to guard you.
4. The base model is about 1.8 meters and 70 kilos, roughly a grown man.
5. But read the small print in the ad, and the story changes.
6. Eight hours of battery? That's for standing still, not fighting.
7. The person under the car? A dummy. It's a staged ad.
8. Unitree also hasn't said if it moved on its own or by remote.
9. Best part? While it runs, the ad says stay 2 to 3 meters away from it.
10. A bodyguard you can't stand next to.
11. Its body is stuntman level. But spotting a bad guy? Not shown yet.
12. Would you hire it? One, yes. Two, no way. Just drop the number!

Sources

1. Interesting Engineering, "Unitree's kung fu humanoid is pitched as your guardian" (2026-10)
2. Clubic, "Unitree dévoile un robot garde du corps qui saute de quatre mètres de haut et soulève une voiture" (2026-10-21)
3. all-ai.de, "Ein Unitree tritt eine Autotür ein" (2026-10-21)
4. Gadget Review, "Unitree Unveils H2-X Humanoid with Kung Fu Moves and Bodyguard Skills" (2026-10-21)
5. BreezyScroll, "Unitree H2-X Bodyguard Robot: What the Video Proves" (2026-10-22)
6. South China Morning Post, "Unitree Robotics unveils a bodyguard robot capable of lifting the front of a car" (2026-10-21)