The US military research that helped spark China's robot dog industry

Unitree Robotics, which the Pentagon recently labeled as a Chinese military company, developed its robotic dogs using technology backed by the US DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory and various other military initiatives. Experts noted that the company’s Go series bears a strong resemblance to the Mini Cheetah project from MIT. By analyzing publicly available research funded by the US military, Unitree utilized China's manufacturing capabilities to mass-produce affordable robot dogs for the global market.

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