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Dogs Leave Unitree’s Office Stairs Mangled – Scarcity of Whole Treads Becomes Issue
CNBC AI News (May 17) highlights Unitree Robotics’ Shanghai headquarters as an active testbed for its Go1 robot dogs, with staircases bearing visible wear from developmental trials. Despite its outdated architecture, the campus supports real-time engineering iteration, reducing production costs by 30% through vertical integration. Market data shows Unitree dominated global quadruped robotics in 2024 with 23,700 units shipped and a 69.75% market share. Recently, a third-party breach exposed vulnerabilities in Go1’s embedded cloud tunneling service, prompting token revocations and service decommissioning within five days. Firmware updates now block external access to mitigate risks while maintaining operational reliability.
