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Humanoid resources: China's robots search for workforce breakthrough
Unitree’s shares jumped over 600 percent as investors bet China’s robots will move beyond demonstrations to economically useful tasks.
- On Wednesday, Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics made its stock market debut, with shares jumping 629% to 1,100 yuan from the 150.8 yuan IPO price as hundreds of companies gathered for the World Robot Conference in Beijing.
- China claims more than 90 percent of the humanoid market, leveraging manufacturing scale and supply chain integration; the United States is "much stronger" on software and cutting-edge research, said Counterpoint Research's Ethan Qi.
- At the Hangzhou Robot School, Deputy Director Zhao Han noted the institute aims to bridge expertise gaps "to move towards real-world application," issuing certifications "much like a human's graduation certificate" for robots trained in specific roles.
- Crypto traders on Hyperliquid had priced Unitree shares around $92 to $94 last week, implying a $38 billion valuation; the public market cleared significantly higher, with the first trade valuing the company at $66 billion.
- "The challenge goes way beyond just putting AI into a robot," warned Omdia analyst Lian Jye Su, as the company prospectus acknowledges large-scale deployment "still faces uncertainty, with a risk that progress will fall short of expectations.
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According to the manufacturer, 2025 delivered more than 5,500 human-like robots. You can dance and kung fu.
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The Chinese robot manufacturer Unitree has made a successful stock market debut. The share was more than 600 percent higher than its issue price. Still, the billion-dollar valuation exceeds the business figures by many times.
·Hamburg, Germany
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Humanoid robots are considered a future industry in China. Unitree's spectacular launch of the stock market shows how high expectations are. The company's business has been manageable so far.
·Hamburg, Germany
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