6 INSANE American Humanoid Robots That Already Have Real Jobs

China's Unitree went public in August and finished day one worth about $50 billion. China builds more humanoid robots than anyone. But the robots that already hold real jobs, with real shifts and real job histories, are mostly American. We count down six American humanoids and put each one next to the Chinese robot it's up against. Where China is ahead, we say so, and anything that hasn't happened yet is flagged. 6. Apptronik Apollo vs UBTech Walker S 5. 1X Neo ($20,000 home robot) vs Unitree R1 4. Tesla Optimus vs XPeng IRON 3. Agility Digit vs China's robot half marathon 2. Boston Dynamics Atlas vs Unitree G1 1. Figure 03, the robot that helped build 30,000 BMWs Figures come from company statements (Figure, Agility, Boston Dynamics/Hyundai, Apptronik, 1X, Tesla), the Unitree IPO prospectus, CNBC, Electrek, Morgan Stanley and major robotics reporting. Company targets are targets, not results, and they're flagged on screen. ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 China's $50 billion robot company 1:56 #6 Apptronik Apollo 4:58 #5 1X Neo 7:28 #4 Tesla Optimus 10:36 #3 Agility Digit 13:47 #2 Boston Dynamics Atlas 16:55 #1 Figure 03 19:57 Bodies vs. jobs: the scorecard #robot #america #china