来自波兰的开发者 Bartosz Idzik 与朋友购买了一款中国制的人形机器人 Unitree G1,将其命名为 Edward Warchocki,并透过连接大型语言模型赋予其流畅的波兰语对话能力。这台机器人随后在网路上迅速爆红,不仅参与了各种户外活动,还吸引了超过十亿名粉丝及数十亿次的观看,成为人们眼中的朋友。
Unitree G1 被认为是全球市场上最实惠且容易取得的人形机器人之一,能够执行跑酷、跳舞和烹饪等各种娱乐任务。虽然它在社群媒体上大受欢迎,但也引发了关于它是否能胜任工厂装配线或家庭清洁等传统经济工作的质疑,不过 Unitree 公司已在 2025 年成功交付超过五千台机器人,并实现了首次获利。
美国的创作者 Jake Cooperstein 同样受到启发,购买了该款机器人并将其打造成名为 Brickell Clanker 的社群网红,透过让机器人出席派对和企业活动来赚取收入。然而,随著美国联邦通讯委员会近期对中国制人形机器人发布新禁令,未来的设备进口将面临挑战,同时这些机器人目前仍高度依赖人工遥控以确保周围人群的安全。
Bartosz Idzik, a developer from Poland, and his friend purchased a Chinese-made humanoid robot, the Unitree G1, named it Edward Warchocki, and equipped it with fluent Polish conversational abilities by connecting it to a large language model. The robot quickly went viral online, participating in various outdoor activities and attracting over a million followers and billions of views, becoming a friend in the eyes of many.
The Unitree G1 is considered one of the most affordable and accessible humanoid robots on the global market, capable of performing entertaining tasks like parkour, dancing, and cooking. While highly popular on social media, it has raised doubts about whether it can handle traditional economic jobs like factory assembly lines or house cleaning, though Unitree successfully delivered over 5,000 robots in 2025 and achieved its first profitability.
American creator Jake Cooperstein was similarly inspired to purchase the robot, turning it into a social media influencer named Brickell Clanker and generating income by bringing it to parties and corporate events. However, with the US Federal Communications Commission recently issuing a new ban on Chinese-made humanoid robots, future imports face challenges, while these robots currently still heavily rely on human teleoperation to ensure the safety of bystanders.