Unitree's Stock Soars After Debut, New Robot Model Unveiled
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HONG KONG (AP) — Shares of Unitree, one of China’s largest humanoid robot makers, initially soared as much as 629% in its public stock trading debut Wednesday in Shanghai, in the latest highlight of investor optimism over China’s technological advances.
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NBC NewsHONG KONG — The robotics firm behind China’s famously backflipping humanoids leapt to a remarkable stock market debut on Wednesday, with Unitree’s shares closing up 460% as investors rally behind homegrown beneficiaries of the A.I. boom.
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Unitree has unveiled a new "Superman" robot that can jump over 6.5 feet vertically. David Muir, who interviewed the company in May, reports on the race to lead in AI. August 18, 2026
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NBC NewsOn Monday, the Hangzhou-based company unveiled its new “Superman” robot, which it says can jump more than 6.5 feet high and has a top speed of more than 28 miles per hour — faster than men’s 100-meter world record holder Usain Bolt.
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Last year, of the roughly 15,000 humanoid robots shipped globally, Unitree and AGIBOT, another major Chinese humanoid robot maker, each shipped more than 5,000, according to technology research and advisory group Omdia, way ahead of their U.S. counterparts. For the first half of 2026, Omdia’s estimates put Chinese humanoid robot makers’ total global shipments at around 18,500 units.
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NBC NewsBeijing has put the advanced robotics industry front and center of its national agenda, with its latest five-year plan vowing to “target the frontiers of science and technology.” Unitree and AgiBot, another Chinese company, together accounted for more than 70% of the approximately 13,000 humanoid robots shipped globally last year, according to the Singapore-based market research firm Omdia.
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01 NBC News Chinese humanoid and other robots have advanced at a breathtaking pace as Beijing competes for global tech dominance with Washington, which banned imports of new foreign-made robots last month over national security concerns. Unitree, the first humanoid robotics maker to go public on a mainland Chinese exchange, has won global attention with its humanoid and quadruped robots that can run, dance, and do backflips and kung fu.
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02 Reuters Germany's VDMA lobby calls on Europe to step up on humanoid robotics as Unitree surges - Reuters Germany's VDMA lobby calls on Europe to step up on humanoid robotics as Unitree surges Reuters
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03 New York Times China Wants Its Tech Champions to Raise Money at Home Blockbuster market debuts by two technology companies show how Beijing is turning to local investors to finance its A.I. ambitions and reduce reliance on Wall Street.
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04 Associated Press The company, founded in 2016 by entrepreneur Wang Xingxing in the eastern Chinese technology hub of Hangzhou, raised around 6.1 billion yuan ($904 million) in its listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Nasdaq-style STAR market. The shares were priced at 150.80 yuan ($22.36) a share. Its shares closed 460% higher at 845 yuan ($125.31).
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