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Posts about where our robots have been and what happened there. Newest first.
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- 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.
One thing runs through all of it: the robot worked next to people. It supports staff and never replaces them.
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