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Humanoid robots

58 tracked companies; 8 companies with incident history, 19 unique documented incidents. Ranked by RobotRisk index; tick marks industry median where nonzero. All industries.

Analyst brief

The humanoid category is represented here solely by XPeng Robotics, with one severity-1 malfunction entry: a public fall by its Iron humanoid robot during a Shenzhen debut in January 2026. This single low-severity row places XPeng at the 92.5 percentile of the category, indicating either a small comparison set or a category with generally minimal recorded severity. The event is press-reported and occurred in a public demonstration context rather than commercial deployment. As represented, the category shows one isolated, low-severity public-demonstration incident with no pattern of recurrence.

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Company risk ranking

CompanyRobotRisk index (0-100)Industry percentileBandIncidents
Xiaomi
79.1
100% Critical 4
Unitree
50.3
98% High 9
Wandercraft
28.8
96% Elevated 1
Figure AI
11.0
95% Low 1
XPeng Robotics
8.4
93% Low 1
Agility Robotics
6.2
91% Low 1
Hanson Robotics
4.5
90% Low 1
Boston Dynamics
2.3
88% Low 1

Recent incidents

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S107 Sep 2026Unitree malfunction Zhejiang, ChinaUnitree humanoid unexpectedly lunges at engineer and kicks remote control from his hand during test · 1 unit Yahoo News Canada
S127 Aug 2026Unitree cyber Two root RCE flaws (CVE-2026-76639/76640) disclosed in Unitree G1 EDU · fleet-wide (G1 EDU model) The Hacker News
S3~Jul 2026Unitree regulatory FCC bars new Unitree robot models from US import/sale over backdoor concerns · new-model imports, nationwide Tech Times
S1~Dec 2025Unitree injury Unitree G1 accidentally kicks its own teleoperator during motion-mirroring demo · 1 unit / 1 person struck Cybernews
S513 Oct 2025Xiaomi fatality Chengdu, ChinaFatal Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Crash in Chengdu Linked to Automated Driving and Door Lock Failure · 1 vehicle, 1 fatality Bloomberg
S513 Oct 2025Xiaomi fire Chengdu, ChinaFatal Xiaomi SU7 Ultra fire after crash in Chengdu raises questions over self-driving feature South China Morning Post
S1~Oct 2025Unitree cyber Unauthenticated RCE flaws (CVE-2026-27509, CVE-2026-27510) found in Unitree Go2 · fleet-wide (Go2 model, firmware V1.1.7/V1.1.11) boschko.ca
S2~Sep 2025Unitree cyber UniPwn wormable Bluetooth exploit roots Unitree Go2, B2, G1 and H1 · fleet-wide (Go2, B2, G1, H1 models) The Robot Report
S303 Apr 2025Wandercraft recall FDA Class II recall: Atalante X, Powered Exoskeleton. · Atalante X, Powered Exoskeleton. openFDA enforcement
S529 Mar 2025Xiaomi fatality ChinaFiery Xiaomi SU7 crash kills three TechNode
S529 Mar 2025Xiaomi fatality Anhui Province, ChinaXiaomi SU7 on NOA (automated driving) collides with highway barrier, kills three · 3 fatalities CarNewsChina
S1~Apr 2024Hanson Robotics malfunction GreeceSophia the Robot Falls in Greece · 1 unit GreekReporter.com
S103 Jul 2017Boston Dynamics malfunction Lowell, MA, USAAtlas humanoid trips and falls off stage during live demo · 1 unit AI Incident Database
S1not documentedXPeng Robotics malfunction MixC Shenzhen Bay mall, Shenzhen, ChinaXPeng Iron humanoid robot falls during public debut in Shenzhen · 1 unit South China Morning Post
S2not documentedUnitree injury Urumqi, Xinjiang, ChinaUnitree G1 robot kicks child in stomach during Xinjiang demo finance.biggo.com
S2not documentedUnitree cyber Backdoor (CVE-2025-2894) found in Unitree Go1 robot firmware · fleet-wide (Go1 model) OECD.AI Incident Monitor
S2not documentedUnitree malfunction Unitree H1 humanoid flails violently and nearly injures two engineers during test · 1 unit Interesting Engineering
S2not documentedFigure AI malfunction Whistleblower says Figure robot gouged steel door, warns of skull-fracture risk · 1 unit (test malfunction) Interesting Engineering
S1not documentedAgility Robotics malfunction Atlanta, GA, USADigit warehouse robot collapses after 20+ hours of continuous live demo · 1 unit Tech Times
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