Commercial Robot Performances

Renting out humanoid or quadruped robots to perform at commercial events for a fee.

This refers to robots performing at mall openings, trade shows, corporate galas, and similar commercial events — dancing, sparring, or interacting with the crowd — with the event organizer paying a fee per show or per day. Demand rose noticeably after a Unitree humanoid performed a yangge folk dance on China Central Television's Spring Festival Gala in 2025. These performances usually run on pre-programmed, choreographed motion, which keeps the technical bar relatively low, yet they remain one of the few ways many humanoid robots currently generate direct revenue, and they've also fueled a robot-rental business. The trend is often used as a talking point for asking when humanoid robots will move beyond performing and start doing real work.

ExampleA mall rents two Unitree G1 units to dance at its entrance for an anniversary event, billed by the half-day.

Also called

Robot Shows

Related

Robot Rental · Yangbot · Pre-Programmed (Choreographed) Motion · Guided Tours & Reception · Unitree G1

Sources

Unitree Robotics - Wikipedia

As of

2025-02