{"id":"e3c23303-d1ae-499c-bafa-f9744b7b24ec","slug":"unitree-xiangyang-museum-girl-teeth-2025-11-12","kind":"injury","headline":"Unitree robot's kick knocks out a five-year-old's teeth at Xiangyang science museum","summary":"At about 10:15 on 12 November 2025, during a kindergarten visit to the Xiangyang Science and Technology Museum in Hubei, China, a performing robot's spinning kick struck a five-year-old girl in the face, tearing her upper lip (stitched), damaging her gums and ultimately costing her four baby teeth, with facial scarring (Yangzi Evening News, Liberty Times). The performance operator, Hefei Anda Chuangzhan Technology, confirmed the robot is a Unitree product. The museum said the robot was in a training and rehearsal phase and an Anda employee misjudged the safe distance; the family says there were no barriers, warning lines or dedicated supervision. Compensation was disputed for over nine months (family sought 150,000 yuan; the company offered 20,000 yuan beyond medical costs). Outcome: Liberty Times reports the operator said on 28 August 2026 that a settlement had been reached, terms undisclosed.","occurredAt":"2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":null,"deploymentId":null,"companyId":"e0eddc78-26bb-43ae-bfc5-422a414ebd99","dataCenterId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"severity":null,"rootCauseCategory":null,"rootCauseDetail":null,"affectedUnitsCount":null,"affectedUnitsBasis":null,"remediationStatus":null,"regulatoryAction":null,"regulatoryBody":null,"propertyDamageEstimateUsd":null,"damageEstimateBasis":null,"bodilyInjurySeverity":null,"fatalityCount":null,"lossCostClass":null,"sourceQualityTier":null,"oshaRecordable":null,"oshaCaseNumber":null,"rootCauseDisclosed":null,"publicDisclosureDate":null,"insuranceClaimPublic":null,"formFactor":null,"latitude":null,"longitude":null,"autonomyClass":null,"legalOutcomeClass":"unknown","createdAt":"2026-10-26T19:50:06.553Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-01T20:40:04.138Z","model":null,"deployment":null,"company":{"id":"e0eddc78-26bb-43ae-bfc5-422a414ebd99","name":"Unitree Robotics","slug":"unitree-robotics","description":"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.","status":"public","founded":2016,"hq":"Hangzhou, China","hqLat":30.2489634,"hqLng":120.2052342,"hqGeocodedAt":"2026-08-05T14:53:14.054Z","hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"unitree.com","fundingTotal":"2224000000","type":"hardware","roles":["robot_maker","robot_operator"],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","heatIndex":90,"lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/20/unitree-plans-shanghai-ipo-testing-interest-in-humanoid-robots.html","title":"Unitree plans Shanghai STAR Market IPO (Mar 20, 2026)","sourceName":"CNBC"},{"url":"https://restofworld.org/2026/unitree-china-humanoid-robot-shanghai-ipo/","title":"Unitree files for about $610M Shanghai IPO (2026)","sourceName":"Rest of World"},{"url":"https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3347611/inside-unitrees-landmark-ipo-what-know-about-chinas-humanoid-giant","title":"Inside Unitree's landmark IPO (2026)","sourceName":"South China Morning Post"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/unitree-ipo-shows-a-real-hardware-business-the-humanoid-case-is-still-early/","title":"Unitree IPO shows a real hardware business; humanoid case still early (2026)","sourceName":"The Robot Report"},{"url":"https://technode.com/2025/02/19/unitree-robotics-humanoid-robots-sees-orders-surge-after-spring-festival-gala-performance/","title":"Unitree orders surge after Spring Festival Gala performance (Feb 19, 2025)","sourceName":"TechNode"},{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/20/china-humanoid-robots-spring-festival-gala-unitree-tesla-ai-race.html","title":"China humanoids go viral at Spring Festival Gala; Unitree in the AI race (Feb 20, 2026)","sourceName":"CNBC"},{"url":"https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3343825/kung-fu-somersaults-and-scale-unitree-eyes-20000-robot-output-2026-after-gala","title":"Unitree eyes 20,000-robot output in 2026 after the Gala (2026)","sourceName":"South China Morning Post"},{"url":"https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202604/1358712.shtml","title":"Unitree H1 hits 10 m/s sprint record (Apr 2026)","sourceName":"Global Times"},{"url":"https://thenextweb.com/news/unitree-gd01-mecha-humanoid-robot-ipo","title":"Unitree GD01 mecha humanoid unveiled amid IPO (2026)","sourceName":"The Next Web"},{"url":"https://thestandard.com.hk/innovation/article/329103/Unitree-H1-sets-10ms-global-speed-record","title":"Unitree H1 sets 10 m/s global speed record (2026)","sourceName":"The Standard (HK)"},{"url":"https://x.com/UnitreeRobotics/status/2103025066212819390","title":"Unitree: 19 full-size humanoids with 120 dancers at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 opening","sourceName":"X (@UnitreeRobotics)","publishedAt":"2026-09-24"},{"url":"https://finance.sina.com.cn/jjxw/2026-09-22/doc-inistmex5635981.shtml","title":"Unitree stages 19 H2 humanoids with 120 dancers at WorldSkills Shanghai opening","sourceName":"Sina Finance / Sina Tech","publishedAt":"2026-09-22"},{"url":"https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-23/Unitree-humanoid-robots-steal-the-show-at-48th-WorldSkills-Competition-1QG9trL5ESA/p.html","title":"Unitree humanoid robots at 48th WorldSkills Competition opening (CGTN)","sourceName":"CGTN","publishedAt":"2026-09-23"},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106369174","title":"Unitree Robotics","sourceName":"Wikidata"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitree_Robotics","title":"Unitree Robotics","sourceName":"Wikipedia"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"Founder (reported, unconfirmed)","value":"Wang Xingxing founded Unitree in Aug 2016 after building the XDog quadruped as a grad student."},{"label":"Humanoids (sources differ)","value":"G1 priced from $13,500 to about $16,000; H2 at $29,900; H1 and R1 also offered."},{"label":"Quadrupeds (company-claimed)","value":"Go2 and B2 robot dogs for research and industrial use."},{"label":"Shipments (reported, unconfirmed)","value":"5,500+ humanoids in 2025, leading globally; 31% of global shipments in H1 2026."},{"label":"Actuators (reported, unconfirmed)","value":"Designs and builds quasi-direct-drive electric actuators fully in-house."},{"label":"IPO approval (reported, unconfirmed)","value":"CSRC approved the STAR Market IPO on July 3, 2026 after a 73-day review."},{"label":"IPO (reported, Aug 2026)","value":"Raised about $904M on Aug 19, 2026; shares closed up 460%, market cap about $50B."},{"label":"2025 results (sources differ)","value":"Revenue reported as 252M with a $41M net profit; currency differs by source."},{"label":"US exposure (reported, unconfirmed)","value":"13% of 2025 revenue came from the US."},{"label":"R1 arm launch (company-claimed, Aug 2026)","value":"Seven-axis dexterous arm launched Aug 20, 2026 from RMB 9,900."},{"label":"WorldSkills show (company-claimed, Sep 2026)","value":"19 full-size humanoids performed with 120 dancers at the WorldSkills Shanghai opening."}],"aliases":["Unitree","宇树科技","Unitree G1","Unitree H1","Unitree Go2"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":"public","burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":"688699","stockExchange":"SSE","secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":500,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T17:24:18.431Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T16:30:46.329Z"},"derived":{"status":"active"},"sources":[{"id":"6adc5dac-4cee-4945-a610-5f213677b52a","incidentId":"e3c23303-d1ae-499c-bafa-f9744b7b24ec","url":"https://www.yzwb.net/news/zntt/202608/t20260823_385566.html","label":"Xiangyang museum robot injury compensation dispute","publishedAt":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z","notes":null,"title":"Xiangyang museum robot injury compensation dispute","sourceName":"Yangzi Evening News (Ziniu News)","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-10-26T19:50:07.330Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-26T19:50:07.330Z"},{"id":"30913a3e-2cd2-426b-9572-3c268b494ce3","incidentId":"e3c23303-d1ae-499c-bafa-f9744b7b24ec","url":"https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/5556324","label":"Five-year-old girl in China has four teeth kicked out by robot; operator confirms Unitree product","publishedAt":"2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z","notes":null,"title":"Five-year-old girl in China has four teeth kicked out by robot; operator confirms Unitree product","sourceName":"Liberty Times","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-10-26T19:50:08.062Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-26T19:50:08.062Z"}],"responses":[],"statusEvents":[],"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/unitree-xiangyang-museum-girl-teeth-2025-11-12","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/unitree-xiangyang-museum-girl-teeth-2025-11-12","headline":"Unitree robot's kick knocks out a five-year-old's teeth at Xiangyang science museum","description":"At about 10:15 on 12 November 2025, during a kindergarten visit to the Xiangyang Science and Technology Museum in Hubei, China, a performing robot's spinning kick struck a five-year-old girl in the face, tearing her upper lip (stitched), damaging her gums and ultimately costing her four baby teeth, with facial scarring (Yangzi Evening News, Liberty Times). The performance operator, Hefei Anda Chuangzhan Technology, confirmed the robot is a Unitree product. The museum said the robot was in a training and rehearsal phase and an Anda employee misjudged the safe distance; the family says there were no barriers, warning lines or dedicated supervision. Compensation was disputed for over nine months (family sought 150,000 yuan; the company offered 20,000 yuan beyond medical costs). Outcome: Liberty Times reports the operator said on 28 August 2026 that a settlement had been reached, terms undisclosed.","identifier":"e3c23303-d1ae-499c-bafa-f9744b7b24ec","datePublished":"2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z","articleSection":"injury","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"},"author":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"verified","maturity_stage":null,"lifecycle_state":null,"architectural_position":{"cohort":null,"sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":2,"primary_source_types":[]}}}