Watch: Humanoid robots perform drunken kung fu with nunchucks

At the 2026 China Media Group Spring Festival Gala, a landmark performance combined traditional Chinese martial arts with advanced humanoid robotics, captivating hundreds of millions of viewers. Led by Unitree Robotics, a fleet of humanoid robots executed complex “Drunken Fist” kung fu routines using traditional weapons like swords and nunchucks with remarkable precision. The robots performed highly athletic feats including table-vaulting parkour, 3-meter aerial flips, a seven-and-a-half rotation “Airflare” spin, and high-speed cluster repositioning at 4 meters per second, showcasing sophisticated multi-robot coordination, real-time motion control, and mechanical resilience. The performance also included theatrical elements, such as robots dressed as cultural icons like the Monkey King, blending folklore with cutting-edge engineering. Beyond entertainment, the gala served as a strategic platform for China to highlight its industrial policy and ambitions in the global humanoid robotics market. Four major companies, including Unitree and MagicLab, invested 100 million yuan in