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A theatre stage, a hotel reception, a trade fair in Shanghai and an athletics track. This is what the robot did in each of those places.
- Maribor, SI
Jože has become a TV host
Since 26 October he has been questioning mayoral candidates every morning on BK TV. It is the first time we have put a humanoid robot behind the host’s desk in a real TV studio.
- Rogaška Slatina, SI
Autumn School 2026 at AREMA in Rogaška Slatina
At the AREMA Autumn School 2026 we explored artificial intelligence, digital trust and humanoid robotics with students, and introduced them to Jože.
- Ljubljana, SI
Humanoid Species Summit at IMPULZ 2026
Together with Technology Park Ljubljana, we organised the first global meeting of humanoid species at the IMPULZ 2026 forum. On stage the robots took part as speakers, and each one publicly disclosed how autonomously it works.
- Ljubljana, SI
Jože at Arena tehnologij
At Arena tehnologij, the largest technology event for young people in Slovenia, Jože joined rapper Urh Mlakar to address primary and secondary school students, and danced for them.
- Ljubljana, SI
Lumen 55 at the Social Innovation Festival 2026
On 14 October 2026 we presented Lumen 55, our holographic AI robot, at Center Rog in Ljubljana. Among the visitors who talked with it were Marko Lotrič, President of the National Council, and State Secretary Leon Korošec, MSc.
- Zadar, HR
Tonka at CDayZ 2026 in Zadar
At CDayZ 2026 in Zadar, Tonka joined a panel on robots in business and then met more than 500 visitors on the square in front of the Duke's Palace.
- Slovenske Konjice, SI
Jože Crosses the Finish Line: First Humanoid Runner at the Konjice Marathon Completes 100 Metres in 46 Seconds
In front of a home crowd, Jože ran 100 metres on the start-finish straight in 46 seconds. Earlier that day he volunteered at the marathon’s information points.
- Rovinj, HR
Tonka at Weekend Media Festival in Rovinj
At the invitation of ZIP Event, Tonka greeted festival visitors in their own language and joined the party in the evening. She will remember Rovinj for its very warm welcome.
- Zagreb, HR
Tonka at the reception marking the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China
At the PRC Embassy reception in Zagreb, Tonka welcomed guests in three languages and interpreted the Ambassador’s remarks from English into Croatian.
- Ljubljana, SI
Hidden camera with Franci Kek and Jože
Franci Kek, the creator and face of Slovenia’s Skrita kamera (Hidden Camera), chose our humanoid robot Jože as his co-star. On Čopova Street and at Tromostovje they stopped passers-by in five languages.
- Paris, FR
Jože at the CIGRE Paris Session
At the joint stand of ELES, Operato, Kolektor Etra and EIMV, Jože welcomed visitors as host and presented the work of all four partners. Beneath the Eiffel Tower, he was joined by Tonka and Leo, a humanoid robot from Paris.
- Shanghai, CN
Europe’s first humanoid hotel receptionist premieres at MWC Shanghai 2026
At UNIDO’s invitation we presented humanoid receptionist Jože and screened the first public footage of a hotel reception pilot in Slovenia.
- Slovenske Konjice, SI
Jože trains for the Konjice Marathon 2026
Jože joined the Konjice athletics school and became the first humanoid robot in Slovenia to register officially for a marathon event.
- Celje, SI
Business breakfast at the Celje Chamber of Craft and Small Business
A discussion of what service and humanoid robots change in customer service and hiring, with a live demonstration for local business owners.
- Maribor, SI
Jože at the Podravje innovation awards
At the Štajerska Chamber of Commerce awards, Jože stood among the honoured innovators as a working robot, not an exhibit.
- Opatija, HR
Tonka and Jože share a stage for the first time at MIPRO 2026
Tonka opened the 49th MIPRO congress and later joined Jože on the panel stage. Two robots, two countries, one team.
- Ljubljana, SI
Jože opened BTC’s Day of Innovation 2026 with the keynote
A keynote on human creativity, courage and persistence, after which Jože invited the BTC chief executive on stage.
- Slovenske Konjice, SI
A first for Slovenian theatre: a humanoid robot on stage with human actors
In a production by students of the Slovenske Konjice grammar school, a humanoid robot performed in a live theatre play alongside human actors for the first time in Slovenia.
- Ljubljana, SI
A working meeting at the Jožef Stefan Institute
A meeting with researchers and a live demonstration: their Talos robot and our Jože in the same lab. One question ran through it. What from the lab is already usable at a customer site.
- Celje, SI
A humanoid robot on a circular-economy production floor: demonstration at Aquafil
A demonstration at AquafilSLO, one of Europe’s leading circular-economy companies, showing how a humanoid robot works next to people on a demanding production floor.
- Pakrac, HR
We opened our Croatian headquarters and humanoid robotics lab in Pakrac
At the Pakrac Entrepreneurship Centre we opened our Croatian headquarters, a development lab and a service point for humanoid robots.
- Hangzhou, CN
Business and engineering meeting at Unitree Robotics headquarters in Hangzhou
With our key strategic partner we agreed the next steps: a hotel reception pilot, integration of our voice layer, and a European centre for humanoid robotics in Pakrac.
- Zagreb, HR
Tonka held a live conversation with the Croatian Prime Minister in Zagreb
At the National Council for Digital Transformation, Tonka held an unscripted exchange with Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.
- Biograd na Moru, HR
Croatia’s first humanoid robot Tonka takes the stage in Biograd na Moru
Tonka appeared before more than a thousand people on the city day of Biograd na Moru.
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