Comment by jollyllama

> This robot looks a lot more "unnatural" compared to the Chinese robots currently being used in everything from gymnastics to fighting matches.

Yes, because as the author says, they actually had to try to make a humanoid that can do something useful, whereas the Chinese humanoids are simply demo-fodder for the uninitiated.

> Also, I wonder if (as in the case of XGO) it isn't easier to just automate the moving of crates onto the conveyor belt instead of using a robot picking them up and hauling them there.

It is, and there are many other better solutions as well, but it doesn't attract the notoriety that humanoids do.