Chinese Robotics Firm Unitree Surges 460% on Public Debut in Shanghai
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Leading Chinese robotics firm Unitree – known for its backflipping humanoid robots and robotic dogs – surged 460% on Wednesday after making its public debut in Shanghai.
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Financial TimesChinese humanoid robot maker surges 600% in trading debut Unitree makes stellar start in Shanghai as investors clamour for shares
MarketWatchUnitree is first humanoid robot firm to list in mainland China Shares of Unitree Robotics soared in their Shanghai trading debut as investors piled into the first humanoid-robotics company to be listed in mainland China.
BBC BusinessPublished The world's biggest humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics made its stock market debut in Shanghai on Wednesday, with its shares soaring by more than 600%.
FortuneShares in Unitree, one of China’s largest manufacturers of humanoid robots, closed their first day of trading by more than 460%, showing strong investor appetite for China’s robotics sector.
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Unitree manufactures humanoid robots and "robot dogs" that can perform various tasks. AFP via Getty Images
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BBC BusinessUnitree has been selling humanoid robots since 2023, with its $13,500 child-sized G1 model hitting the market the following year.
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One of Unitree’s domestic competitors, UBTech, listed in Hong Kong in late 2023. Another robotics startup, Agibot, is planning its own Hong Kong IPO.
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BBC BusinessUnitree's IPO comes almost three years after smaller Chinese rival UBTech Robotics listed on the Hong Kong stock market.
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01 BBC Business The listing on the tech-focused Star Market - which is widely known as China's Nasdaq - marks a milestone for Beijing's ambitious plans for the country's robotics industry.
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02 New York Post Business Chinese robot makers showed off humanoids sorting parcels, packing mobile phones and helping with household chores at a Beijing conference on Wednesday, seeking to demonstrate a shift from crowd-pleasing displays to broader commercial use.
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03 Fortune Unitree raised around $900 million in its IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market, the city’s board for technology startups, at a valuation of $9 billion. After today’s surge, Unitree is now worth around $66 billion, ahead of larger Chinese tech firms like Baidu and JD.com. It’s also worth more than the most valuable U.S. robotics company, Figure AI, which got a $39 billion valuation in a September 2025 funding round.
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