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Original from ITmedia.co.jp: [ITmedia News] アクロバットで話題の人型ロボ「H1」「G1」、GMO子会社が国内販売へ 中国Unitreeと代理店契約
GMO subsidiary to sell acrobatic humanoid robots "H1" and "G1" in Japan under Unitree partnership.
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