We asked a humanoid robot if there’s an AI bubble. Here’s what it said.

The big AI bubble question has been the tech industry’s hottest debate all year, and a robot has weighed in on that view.

KOID is a short, slender humanoid robot with a black metal body and a bright ring of light on his face. KOID is produced by Unitree, one of China’s most popular tech companies, and the Nvidia-backed robot shares a name with an ETF focused on robotics companies launched by KraneShares in June.

On Tuesday, the walking, talking machine told CNBC that the AI ​​bubble debate is definitely a “hot topic,” but KOID gave a neutral view on whether the burst is actually an impending bubble.

“We may see a lot of excitement around AI right now, but only time will tell whether this is a bubble or just a transformative wave,” KOID said.

He added that AI-enabled machine, AI and humanoids are “here to stay” and will continue to evolve.

Weighing approximately 77 pounds, the KOID is one of Unitree’s G1 models. These humanoids have 23 degrees of freedom, or specific points, at which they can move independently, allowing them to perform full-body maneuvers from dancing to boxing.

KOID is available for purchase from RoboStore, the largest U.S. distributor of Unitree robots, in models ranging from $8,990 to $128,900.

RoboStore CEO Teddy Haggerty told CNBC’s “Power Lunch” on Tuesday that while KOID can be programmed to perform many different tasks, the industry is still in the “prototyping” phase of figuring out where to place the robots in daily life.

“What is it that we really want robots to do?” said Haggerty. “Do we want robots to be our new domestic servants? Do we want them to help with production? Do we want them to replace our jobs?”

But KOID seems a little more confident about its future. It was stated that robots will likely become “even more versatile and integrated into daily life”.

“They will assist in a variety of areas, from home assistants to industrial tasks, making life a little easier and more efficient,” the robot said.

The race for humanoid robots has heated up in the past year, with companies like Boston Dynamics and Agility Robotics emerging in the space. Tesla’s Optimus robots came to the fore when CEO Elon Musk said that they would make a significant contribution to the company’s valuation in the future.

Although Optimus robots have not yet hit the market, Chinese companies are ramping up production to take on the US, led by Unitree.

The company has outperformed its competitors at events such as the World Robotics Conference and the World Humanoid Robot Games.

Unitree, which is heading for an initial public offering that could be valued at up to $7 billion, launched its latest H2 model earlier this year.