A Hangzhou tech company has unveiled what it calls the world’s first general large motion model for humanoid robots, making the once-futuristic idea of robots instantly copying human movements suddenly plausible.

A person wearing motion-capture gear has their joint-by-joint movements mirrored in real time by a robot skeleton running the model. The system converts captured motion into precise, synchronized commands, allowing the robot to reproduce human actions with remarkable fidelity.

By breaking the old limitation of robots that could only follow preset routines, the model enables real-time mimicry and dynamic calibration. Developers say this advancement moves embodied intelligence closer to industrial application, helping robots adapt to real-world scenarios and extend human reach into hazardous and precision-demanding tasks.