Japanese drone show company Red Cliff is starting a robot show business with Chinese robot maker Unitree, offering synchronised dance and acrobatic performances with Unitree G1 Dance Unit humanoid robots at sports events, music concerts and exhibitions, DRONE.jp reported.
The service is planned to start within 2026, and the company has opened enquiries both for robot shows and for buying the G1 Dance Unit itself. It envisions use at halftime shows, product launches, exhibitions and local government events, handling everything from planning and choreography to day-of operation.
Red Cliff said it will combine the creative and operational know-how from its drone shows, including work at the Osaka Kansai Expo, with Unitree's robot technology, and is also looking at shows that combine drones and robots across sky and ground.
Red Cliff's Sasaki said seeing a robot show in China gave him the same surprise he felt when he first saw a drone show, and made him want to bring robot entertainment to Japan.
Background
Red Cliff
Drone show company
Red Cliff is a Japanese company that plans, produces and runs drone shows, with work at the Osaka Kansai Expo and events across Japan.
Description from DRONE.JP
Unitree Robotics
Organization
Chinese robotics company developing and selling consumer and industry-class legged and humanoid robots.
Description from unitree.com
Unitree G1
Product
Unitree humanoid robot, about 127 cm tall and about 35 kg.
Description from unitree.com
