ARC stages human-piloted G1 and T800 fights in Singapore

ARC brought Unitree G1 and EngineAI T800 robots to *SCAPE in Singapore for an event on 7 October 2026 [1][2]. In its 9 October announcement, the organizer reports an audience of more than 380 and describes the event as Singapore’s first full-sized humanoid fight night [1].

Iron Fang and Steel Shadow each paired a G1 with a T800 [1][2]. Human athletes controlled all of the robots, using motion-capture suits and Katena’s system to transfer their body movements to the machines [1][2]. ARC says the audience could watch pilots and robots simultaneously on a split-screen display, alongside a display of health points [1].

ARC founder Antonio Gai called the event “a demonstration of the idea” [1]. The organizer’s announcement also mentions previous G1 events in New York and Chicago [1]. Unitree’s standard G1 specifications list a standing height of 132 cm and a weight of about 35 kg including the battery; the event sources do not identify the G1’s configuration [1][2][3].

Database update

We added entertainment to the G1’s use cases because these reports document its use in demonstrations for a live audience [1][2]. This describes the event’s application of the hardware [1][2]. It does not establish autonomous fighting: ARC explicitly says every robot at the Singapore event had a human pilot [1].