Unitree Unveils ‘Superman’ Humanoid Research Platform

According to humanoid.guide, which reported the news on August 17, 2026, Unitree Robotics unveiled the ‘Superman’ humanoid research platform. It stands 170 cm tall, weighs 45 kg, has 20 degrees of freedom, reaches a top speed of 45.6 km/h and a standard walking speed of 5 km/h, and operates for 1.5 hours on a single charge. It features an NVIDIA computing stack and supports the Unitree SDK and ROS 2.

The announcement matters because it clearly targets research labs and development teams looking to test fast humanoid movement and path planning, rather than dexterous hand work. The original report cites 20 degrees of freedom, a top speed of 45.6 km/h, a standard walking speed of 5 km/h and 1.5 hours of continuous operation, along with obstacle avoidance as a strength. It also says the platform supports the Unitree SDK and ROS 2, indicating its intended use in indoor mobility testing and dynamic path-planning research.