Science fiction comes to life - humans can finally "remote body" robots. Global leader in humanoid robot technology, Unitree Robotics, has recently officially launched the "Embodied Avatar" system. Through high-precision motion capture and millisecond-level remote control, users can drive physical robots in real time, performing complex actions such as boxing, dancing, and precise operations, just like controlling a virtual character, truly achieving the embodied intelligent experience of "what is moved is what is done".

The core of the system lies in low-latency full-chain motion mapping. After users wear standard motion capture equipment, movement data from 23 to 43 joints of the body will be collected in real-time and transmitted to the remote robot through 5G and edge computing technology. Whether it's swinging a punch, jumping, or picking up small objects, the robot can synchronize the replication with millisecond-level response, with a maximum joint torque of 120 N·m, ensuring balance and power output in dynamic environments. In the demonstration video, the robot smoothly completes continuous martial arts routines and street dance moves, astonishing with its stability and human-like quality.

The technical foundation relies on Unitree's self-developed UnifoLM (Unitree Robot Unified Large Model), combined with imitation learning and reinforcement learning, enabling the robot not only to accurately replicate actions but also to autonomously adjust postures in new environments, improving adaptability. Users can access the "avatar" through a dedicated app, web interface, or even VR devices, gaining an immersive control experience. In the future, it will also support tactile feedback, further blurring the boundaries between virtual and physical worlds.

Beyond showing off skills, it aims for real-world application. Embodied Avatar has planned three application directions:

Industry: Engineers remotely control robots to inspect dangerous areas;

Healthcare: Doctors "become" robots to conduct remote consultations or assist in rehabilitation training;

Educational and entertainment: Students control robots to participate in experiments, and creators perform with physical avatars in the metaverse.

Currently, the platform's beta version is open to developers and enterprises. Unitree Robotics has revealed that in the future, it will support multi-robot collaborative control, creating an "avatar army," and continue to integrate more AI capabilities. As the creator of the world's first high-performance humanoid robot G1, which starts at only 99,000 yuan, Unitree is accelerating the popularization of embodied AI with a strategy of "low cost + high intelligence."

Of course, challenges remain. The privacy protection of motion data and the security of remote control have become key issues. For this, Unitree promises to use end-to-end encrypted transmission to ensure user behavioral data is not leaked.

AIbase believes that the release of Embodied Avatar marks a critical turning point for humanoid robots, moving from "pre-set program executors" to "extensions of human abilities." When everyone can have an entity avatar that can be controlled remotely, the future in science fiction films has quietly entered reality. And this time, Chinese companies are standing at the center of the stage.