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Ars Technica @arstechnica@mastodon.social

I spent $4,000 on a robot dog from China

Unitree might be the world’s most important robotics company.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/i-spent-4000-on-a-robot-dog-from-china/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

🪨 @Varpie@peculiar.florist

@arstechnica All that for the low cost of sending all your data to the Chinese government. I'm surprised the privacy implications were not mentioned, and the FCC restrictions were only mentioned as a potential economic risk, not the fact that those robots can be used as a live video/lidar feed to your home.