December 15, 2025 (Hangzhou, China) – Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics has launched what it calls the world’s first humanoid robot smartphone app platform, enabling users to control, train, and share skills for humanoid robots using a smartphone. The move represents a notable step toward making advanced robot interaction more accessible to developers, enthusiasts, and future consumers.

The new platform—referred to by Unitree as the Unitree Robotics Developer Platform or humanoid robot “App Store”—offers an interface that lets users remotely control robots through a mobile device, deploy pre‑built motion routines, and access a library of downloadable actions. According to Unitree, the app experience is designed to feel similar to installing applications on a smartphone, but instead deploys motion control algorithms and datasets to humanoid robots with a single tap.

“This platform is meant to open up humanoid robotics to a wider audience,” Unitree said, highlighting the ability to upload, download, and share robot actions and data among users and developers.

Key Features of the App Platform

• Remote Control & Interaction: Users can control robots via smartphone interfaces, including simple motion commands and camera‑based interaction.

• App‑Like Experience: The platform lets users install, manage, and run “apps” that represent motion sequences, behaviors, and datasets—similar to a smartphone app store.

• Community & Sharing: Users can upload motion routines such as dance moves or martial arts sequences and share them with others, fostering a collaborative ecosystem.

• Developer Tools: A developer center and data library aim to empower creators to build and distribute new robotic routines without deep programming expertise.

Strategic Significance

Unitree’s launch of a smartphone‑based platform for humanoid robots marks a shift toward consumer‑friendly robotics experiences. By lowering the barrier to interaction and customization, the company aims to cultivate a broader community of users and developers who can contribute to robot capabilities and applications.

This initiative also highlights the evolving robotics landscape in China, where firms such as Unitree are pushing innovation in embodied intelligence and motion control, even as the industry prepares for broader commercial and consumer adoption.

However, the platform is currently in public beta testing, with early app offerings focused on entertainment and demonstration routines such as dance and martial arts, leaving real‑world task applications as future opportunities.