Unitree robotics IPO surges 629% on its Shanghai debut
Unitree opened 629% above its IPO price in Shanghai, briefly reaching a $66 billion valuation as investors crowded into the humanoid robot listing.
Unitree opened 629% above its IPO price in Shanghai, briefly reaching a $66 billion valuation as investors crowded into the humanoid robot listing.
Unitree shares rose nearly sixfold on their STAR Market debut, valuing the humanoid robot maker at about $50 billion despite limited commercial use.
Unitree says its new Superman humanoid reached 12.66 m/s and jumped 2 metres, days before its Shanghai STAR Market debut.
Robotera is reportedly considering a Hong Kong IPO of up to $1 billion, with logistics deployments already claimed in China.
Unitree · Locomotion August 18, 2026 humanoid.guide 6 min read Unitree Unitree Superman Locomotion Records China IPO On 17 August 2026, Unitree Robotics introduced a new humanoid with a short video and a short caption: “Unitree New Robot Preview: ‘Superman’ — Breaking the Limits of Humanity. Standing high jump 2 m, top speed 12.66 m/s…
Unitree says its unnamed new humanoid reached 12.66 meters per second and cleared a 2 meter vertical jump in a company supplied video.
AI Sapiens K1 is a fully open source humanoid platform from Robotis, created for physical AI research rather than consumer deployment. Standing 135.5 centimetres tall and weighing 35 kilograms, it combines a compact body with 23 total joints and hands with five fingers each, giving researchers a practical testbed for whole body behavior. The robot…
Beijing’s second World Humanoid Robot Games will host 666 teams and add a Robot Home for charging, storage, dispatch and event operations.
Unitree’s retail book was more than 8,000 times oversubscribed, with grey market signals pointing to a sharp first day jump in Shanghai next week.
Newton v1.5.0 expands batched robot simulation, adds experimental joint controllers and tightens contact, cable and asset import behavior.