Robotics boom: humans lose out to dogs — humanoid robots struggle to commercialize, quadruped robot dogs sell only a few thousand units a year

Industry insiders believe bipedal humanoid robots have no practical value in the short term and are unlikely to be commercialized within ten years: Xiaomi's CyberOne "Tieda" costs about 600,000 to 700,000 yuan per unit and cannot be mass-produced, and Boston Dynamics has never intended to bring Atlas to market. Quadruped robot dogs are commercializing faster: Unitree's industry-grade quadruped robot dog has a payload of 160–200 jin, with annual sales of only a few thousand units; Xiaomi's CyberDog "Tiedan" is priced at 9,999 yuan, with 700 of the first 1,000 units sold in the Xiaomi community. China's robotics market is expected to reach $17.4 billion in 2022.