Unitree’s G1 humanoid robot casually pulls a 1,400kg car like it's nothing

The Unitree G1 humanoid robot just pulled a full-size car across the floor like it weighed nothing.

Standing barely 50 inches tall and tipping the scales at 77 pounds (35kg), it looks more toy than titan.

But this little machine just moved over 3,080 pounds (1,400kg) of steel without breaking stride.

It’s the latest stunt from the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI), which has been training the G1 to handle everything from flips to recovery drills.

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How the G1 humanoid pulled a 1,400kg car with ease

In the clip shared by the BAAI, the G1 leans back, braces its tiny feet, and starts hauling a sedan across a polished floor.

There’s no trickery, just physics and precision.

Because the surface is smooth and the tires are inflated, there’s little resistance once the wheels begin turning.

But pulling a car isn’t the hard part, staying upright is.

As the tension builds, the robot continuously adjusts its footing, shifting weight through 23 separate joints while its sensors track every micro-slip.

Each step is calculated in real time, its body tilting just enough to counter the drag of the car.

The result looks effortless, but it’s a masterclass in coordination: no wobble, no stutter, no collapse.

The G1 runs completely autonomously, predicting movement and correcting posture faster than a human reflex.

That’s what makes the feat so impressive, it’s not a display of muscle, it’s a display of control.

And that level of balance could be the key to humanoids working safely alongside people in places like warehouses or disaster zones.

Researchers at Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) trained a Unitree G1 to pull a 1,400 kg car.
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Inside Unitree’s growing robot empire

And this isn’t even the G1’s most impressive moment.

Earlier this year, Supercar Blondie visited Unitree’s headquarters in China, where Sergi Galiano watched the G1 sparring in a live boxing demo.

He also tested the company’s Go2 quadruped robots, built to sprint across gravel, climb stairs, and recover from a shove without missing a beat (you can see all this in the video above).

Unitree’s lineup now stretches from nimble dog-bots to full-size humanoids like the H1, already climbing stairs and holding balance under pressure.

And it’s not alone on that journey.

Tesla’s Optimus and other contenders are chasing the same goal, pushing humanoids closer to real-world work.

It’s proof the race is on and every new demo, from Unitree to Tesla, is raising the bar for what a robot can do.

And the G1 didn’t just drag a vehicle, it dragged robotics straight into a new era of balance and control.

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