Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree prices IPO at $9 billion valuation

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 06, 2026 · 354 words · By Reuters

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What to know about Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree prices IPO at $9 billion valuation

China's Unitree has priced its Shanghai initial public offering at 150.8 yuan ($22.34) per share, valuing the company at around 61 billion yuan ($9.04 billion), it said on Thursday, in a deal that would make it the country's first mainland-listed maker of…

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What happened

Why it matters

In a filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Unitree, also known as Yushu Technology, said it was seeking to raise 6.1 billion yuan.

Common ground

The potential valuation at the time of listing is above an earlier target of up to 50 billion yuan reported by Reuters in September.

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Claim 1: “a deal that would make it the country's first mainland-listed maker of humanoid robots”

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Multiple sources state that Unitree is on track to be or would be the first humanoid robot maker listed on mainland China's stock market.

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web search NEUTRAL — If successful, the listing would make Unitree the first humanoid robot manufacturer to be listed on mainland China’s stock market. Unitree said Monday its retail tranche was more than 8,000 times over…
https://www.dailysabah.com/business/tech/unitree-shanghai-li…

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web search NEUTRAL — China’s Robots Know Kung Fu and Can Scale Walls. Can They Woo Investors? Unitree Robotics wants to raise about $900 million in an I.P.O. that tests market interest in humanoid robots, a technology tha…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/business/china-unitree-ip…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hangzhou-based Unitree is on track to become the first humanoid robot maker to list on a mainland Chinese bourse.
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3319637/chinas…

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Claim 2: “U.S. sales accounted for 13.3% of Unitree's revenue last year”

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The provided evidence contains general information about Unitree and a sales tax calculator, but no specific data regarding the percentage of revenue from U.S. sales.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Six Little Dragons (Chinese: 杭州六小龙), or Six Little Dragons of Hangzhou, are an informal grouping of the tech startups Game Science, DeepSeek, Unitree Robotics, DEEP Robotics, BrainCo and Manycore Tech…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Little_Dragons

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hangzhou Yushu Technology Co., Ltd., doing business as Unitree Robotics, is a robotics company based in Hangzhou, China. Founded by Wang Xingxing in August 2016, Unitree initially specialized in quadr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitree_Robotics

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wang Xingxing (Chinese: 王兴兴; pinyin: Wáng Xìngxìng; born 1990) is a Chinese roboticist and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chief executive, and chief technology officer of Unitree Robotics, a Hangzho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Xingxing

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Claim 3: “The Hangzhou-based company is selling 40.45 million new shares, or 10% of its enlarged share capital, on Shanghai's STAR Market”

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Web search results explicitly state the company is selling 40.45 million new shares, representing 10% of enlarged share capital on the STAR Market.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ACM Research, Inc. (ACMR) is a publicly traded American semiconductor company that engages in the manufacture and sale of single-wafer wet cleaning equipment used to improve product yield. Although b…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC; Chinese: 中微半导体设备; pinyin: Zhōngwēi Bàndǎotǐ Shèbèi) is a partially state-owned publicly listed Chinese company that manufactures semiconductor chip producti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Espressif Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Espressif; Chinese: 乐鑫科技; pinyin: Lèxīn Kējì) is a publicly listed Chinese semiconductor company headquartered in Shanghai. It focuses on developing and sellin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espressif_Systems

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Claim 4: “valuing the company at around 61 billion yuan ($9.04 billion)”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the implied valuation of approximately 61 billion yuan.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, (CATL) is a Chinese battery manufacturer and technology company founded in 2011 that specializes in the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for electri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — EVE Energy Co., Ltd. (Mandarin: 亿纬动力; pinyin: yìwěi dònglì) is a Chinese battery manufacturing company founded by Liu Jincheng in 2001 that specializes in the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries fo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Xiaomi SU7 (Chinese: 小米SU7; pinyin: Xiǎomǐ SU7, pronounced [sûtɕʰí] soo-tchee in Chinese) is a full-size four-door fastback EV, made by Xiaomi Auto, an electric vehicles subsidiary of the Chinese …
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Claim 5: “profit excluding one-off items fell 52.6% to 40.3 million yuan”

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Claim 6: “China's Unitree has priced its Shanghai initial public offering at 150.8 yuan ($22.34) per share”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm the IPO price of 150.8 yuan per share.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is a Chinese semiconductor integrated device manufacturer headquartered in Hefei, Anhui, specializing in the production of DRAM memory. As of 2020, ChangXin manufac…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shanghai Enflame Technology Co., Ltd. (Enflame; Chinese: 燧原科技; pinyin: Suìyuán Kējì) is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shanghai. The company develops general-purpose computing on graphi…
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Claim 7: “Chinese AI company DeepSeek is among the strategic investors in Unitree's IPO”

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Multiple independent sources confirm DeepSeek as a strategic investor, citing specific share allocations (933,399 shares) and investment amounts.

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web search NEUTRAL — DeepSeek invests $20.8 million in Unitree’s Shanghai IPO, deepening a partnership to develop AI models and applications for humanoid robots in China.
https://www.eweek.com/news/news-apac-china-deepseek-unitree-…

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web search NEUTRAL — IPO price: Unitree’s offering price was set at RMB 150.8 per share. DeepSeek allocation: DeepSeek received 933,399 shares through the strategic placement. Estimated subscription amount: Based on the i…
https://cctest.ai/en/articles/unitree-ipo-allocation-reveale…

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web search NEUTRAL — DeepSeek, the AI company controlled by Liang Wenfeng, received 933,399 shares in Unitree Technology’s IPO strategic placement, with a subscription amount of about 141 million yuan and a 36-month lock
https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/08-10-2026-ai-trends-…

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Claim 8: “First-quarter revenue rose 68.5% to 422.8 million yuan”

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Claim 9: “humanoid robots generating 867.8 million yuan in sales and overtaking four-legged robots as Unitree's largest business”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding specific sales figures for humanoid robots vs four-legged robots.

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Claim 10: “IPO subscriptions are due to open on August 10”

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While the IPO is confirmed, the specific date of August 10 for subscriptions is not corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — BYD Company Limited or BYD (Chinese: 比亚迪; pinyin: Bǐyàdí) is a Chinese multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It is a vertically integrated company with …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 一加科技; pinyin: Yījiā Kējì; lit. 'one plus technology'), doing business as OnePlus, is a Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer backed by Oppo headqu…
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Claim 11: “Unitree, also known as Yushu Technology, said it was seeking to raise 6.1 billion yuan”

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Multiple sources confirm the company (also identified as Yushu Technology in Wikipedia/web results) plans to raise approximately 6.1 billion yuan.

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web search NEUTRAL — 6, Unitree priced its initial public offering at 150.8 yuan (US$22.34) per share, valuing the company at about 61 billion yuan (US$9.04 billion). The deal will make the Hangzhou-based firm China's fir…
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/tech/personalities/world-s-larg…

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web search NEUTRAL — Unitree plans to invest about 4.20 billion yuan of IPO proceeds in four projects covering intelligent-robot model research, robot-body research and development, new intelligent-robot products and an i…
https://en.people.cn/n3/2026/0811/c90000-20487384.html

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web search NEUTRAL — On Monday, Unitree Robotics officially opened subscriptions for its initial public offering (IPO), signaling the imminent arrival of the first "humanoid robot stock" on the A-share market.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202608/1367924.shtml

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Claim 12: “Overall revenue more than quadrupled to 1.7 billion yuan in 2025”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding 2025 revenue figures.

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