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On November 2, 2026, at the first CMG World Robot Mount Tai Climbing Competition, the Unitree Robot G1 development version experienced an issue due to machine overheating; for safety reasons, the operator chose to withdraw, and staff placed it on a stretcher and carried it down the mountain. The course is 3.9 kilometers long with more than 3,100 steps in total, and the event includes four official competition categories—humanoid robot racing, legged robot racing, legged robot load-bearing, and exoskeleton robot assistance—as well as one all-terrain mobile pathfinding challenge. On November 3, reports said that the Unitree quadruped robot won the robot dog racing championship in 43 minutes and 41 seconds, while the G1 humanoid robot overheated after climbing all 3,100 stone steps and was carried off the course on a stretcher; the reports also mentioned that its compact joint housings accumulated heat during 45 minutes of continuous uphill walking, triggering overheating protection and causing it to crouch down and shut off. The G1 has currently withdrawn, and there are no further developments at this time.
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Nov 3
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Unitree Taishan Robot Race: Robot dog wins championship, G1 humanoid robot overheats and withdraws
At the Taishan Robot Race, Unitree's quadruped robot won the robot dog sprint championship with a time of 43 minutes and 41 seconds, but the G1 humanoid robot overheated after climbing all 3,100 stone steps and was carried off the course on a stretcher. The humanoid robot's compact joint housings accumulated heat during 45 minutes of continuous uphill walking, triggering the overheat protection, after which it squatted down and shut off; by contrast, performing a controlled backflip on a mat requires only 3 seconds of burst power. This shows that humanoid robots are not yet ready for commercialization.
Nov 2
Shanghai Observer
The Unitree G1 robot featured in the Spring Festival Gala overheated and withdrew midway while climbing Mount Tai, and was carried down the mountain on a stretcher
In the first CMG World Robot Mount Tai Climbing Competition, the Unitree G1 developer edition featured in the Spring Festival Gala withdrew due to overheating, with the operator choosing to pull out for safety reasons, after which staff carried it down the mountain on a stretcher. The course is 3.9 kilometers long with more than 3,100 stone steps, and other robots also stumbled or needed to be pulled by ropes; robot number E04 became the first contestant to reach the finish line at Hutiange.
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Unitree Robot G1 Withdraws from the First CMG World Robot Mount Tai Climbing Competition Due to Overheating, Carried Down the Mountain on a Stretcher
During the first CMG World Robot Mount Tai Climbing Competition, the Unitree Robot G1 development version experienced an issue due to machine overheating. For safety reasons, the operator chose to withdraw from the race, and staff placed it on a stretcher and carried it down the mountain. The course is 3.9 kilometers long with more than 3,100 steps. The event includes four official competition categories—humanoid robot racing, legged robot racing, legged robot load-bearing, and exoskeleton robot assistance—as well as one all-terrain mobile pathfinding challenge.
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Unitree Robot G1 Withdraws from the First CMG World Robot Mount Tai Climbing Competition Due to Overheating, Carried Down the Mountain on a Stretcher
On November 2, the first CMG World Robot Mount Tai Climbing Competition kicked off in Tai'an, Shandong. The Unitree Robot G1 development version (the same model as seen at the Spring Festival Gala) experienced an issue midway due to machine overheating. For safety reasons, the operator chose to withdraw from the race, and staff placed the robot on a stretcher and carried it down the mountain. The course is 3.9 kilometers long with more than 3,100 steps, and features four official events—humanoid robot racing, legged robot racing, legged robot load-bearing, and exoskeleton robot assistance—as well as one all-terrain mobile pathfinding challenge.
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