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JAL x GMO AI Robotics Unitree humanoid airport deployment
Japan Airlines partnered with GMO AI and Robotics to deploy two Unitree Robotics-based humanoid platforms at Haneda Airport starting May 2026. Robots at approximately 15400 USD per unit tasked with baggage loading container transport and aircraft cabin cleaning. Humanoid form factor chosen because airports were built for people not wheeled machines.
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- deployment
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- Activeoperating
- Announced
- 2026-05-016 months ago
- Active for
- 6 months
Who’s involved
Unitree Robotics is a Chinese robotics company producing quadruped and Humanoid robots at affordable prices. Products include G1 ($13,500 humanoid), H2 ($29,900 humanoid), Go2 quadruped, and B2 robot dog. Known for aggressive pricing making humanoid robots accessible. IPO on SSE. Deployed in research, entertainment, and industrial applications worldwide.
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GMO AI & Robotics Corporation (GMO AIR) is a Tokyo-based AI and robotics trading company established in June 2024 as a subsidiary of GMO Internet Group (TSE:9449). The company promotes the social implementation of humanoid robots across Japanese industries, operating a Humanoid Dispatch Service and the GMO Humanoid Lab Shibuya Showcase R&D hub. GMO AIR is the authorized Japanese distributor for [Unitree Robotics](/companies/unitree-robotics), distributing the G1 humanoid and quadruped robots, and partnered with [Japan Airlines](/companies/japan-airlines) Ground Service for Japan's first humanoid robot airport demonstration at Haneda Airport.
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- Japan Airlines · customer
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