Alibaba Readies Robots for Foray Into Crowded Chinese Arena

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to soon unveil its first robot, a four-legged device that will mark its entry into an increasingly crowded but popular arena.

The Chinese company’s Amap unit is preparing to introduce a quadruped robot to the market that will compete with the likes of Unitree’s Go series, a company spokesperson said. Amap’s embodied intelligence research division is also exploring the feasibility of humanoid robots, a segment that’s captured Chinese consumer imagination, according to the spokesperson.