Unitree's Wang Xingxing Says Physical AI Tipping Point Is One to Two Years Away

On the morning of Oct 22 in Hangzhou, the 2026 World Physical AI Conference and Unitree Partner Ecosystem Conference opened with a keynote by Unitree's Wang Xingxing titled “Believe, Believe in AI as Much as Possible.” Wang said he has repeated this message inside the company for at least four or five years, underscoring a consistent bet on artificial intelligence rather than a short-term theme. At the event, he framed physical AI as nearing an inflection point in the next one to two years, linking Unitree's robotics work with a broader ecosystem of partners. The keynote set a forward-looking tone for Unitree's partner strategy, positioning AI capability as central to embodied systems and commercial deployment.