His robotics company IPO'd this week. He still thinks a humanoid breakthrough will take years.

Unitree Robotics CEO Wang Xingxing stated at the 2026 World Robot Conference that a major breakthrough in general-purpose humanoid robots capable of performing most tasks via voice commands may take 2 to 10 years. Despite successes in factory settings, reliable AI interaction with the physical world remains a bottleneck. Unitree recently went public in Shanghai, raising $900 million and reaching a $50 billion valuation.