Unitree Robotics' Stock Debuts with Record IPO Surge

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Unitree Robotics' Stock Debuts with Record IPO Surge
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  1. Published 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%.

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    MarketWatch

    Unitree 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.

    CNBC

    Unitree Robotics shares rose 542% in early trading Wednesday as the Chinese humanoid robot maker made its stock market debut in Shanghai.

    Financial Times

    Chinese humanoid robot maker surges 600% in trading debut Unitree makes stellar start in Shanghai as investors clamour for shares

    ZeroHedge

    The global market leader in humanoid-robot shipments, China-based Unitree, is set to begin trading on Shanghai's STAR Market on Wednesday, potentially sparking a wave of robotics listings in Asia as the race for physical AI remains in its early innings.

  2. Unitree New Robot Preview: “Superman” Breaking the Limits of Humanity🥳 Standing high jump 2 m, top speed 12.66 m/s (0.85 m leg length)

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    CNBC

    Ahead of its listing, Unitree on Monday unveiled a new humanoid robot called "Superman," which it says can jump two meters from a standing position and run at speeds of up to 12.66 meters per second.

  3. The G1, along with other Unitree robots have been at the centre of a huge marketing push ahead of the firm's IPO.

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    ZeroHedge

    "Unitree's IPO is significant because it provides an important A-share valuation benchmark for embodied AI and humanoid robotics," Morningstar analyst Kangyuxiao Li said.

  4. Unitree's product lineup spans bipedal humanoid robots that can walk and manipulate objects with dexterous hands, as well as four-legged robots used for tasks such as hazard detection.

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    BBC Business

    Unitree 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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  1. 01 ZeroHedge

    This new machine has only been in development for a… pic.twitter.com/12i80ITU6p The Wall Street Journal reported that the Hangzhou-based company raised $900 million after pricing its shares at 150.80 yuan apiece, implying a valuation of about $9.1 billion. Retail demand was off the charts, with investors submitting 9.8 million orders and the offering more than 5,500 times oversubscribed.

  2. 02 CNBC

    The Hangzhou-based robot maker, whose backflipping and dancing machines have drawn global attention, raised about 6.1 billion yuan ($905 million) in its IPO, according to its prospectus. Shares rose to 968.1 yuan apiece, after hitting as high as 1,100 yuan earlier.

  3. 03 Bloomberg

    HKEX Sees Strong IPO Pipeline With International Firms Initial public offering pipeline remains strong with close to 10 international companies, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. CEO Bonnie Chan told Bloomberg TV's Minmin Low on Wednesday (Source: Bloomberg)

  4. 04 BBC Business

    In the highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO), the firm's shares opened at 1,100 yuan (£120.60; $163.12), well above the 150.8 yuan offer price.

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