Superhuman Shanghai debut for Chinese robot firm Unitree with shares soaring 629%

Unitree stock jumped as much as 629% in early trading - giving it a value of close to £50bn - before closing up 460% on a landmark day for the country's robotics sector.

Unitree – whose dexterous robots have raised national security concerns in Congress – raised 6.1 billion yuan ($904 million) in its public debut. The Hangzhou-based firm is the first robotics firm from mainland China to go public, with investors including AI firm DeepSeek and tech giant Tencent.

China has rapidly emerged as the global leader in humanoid robots manufacturing.

Unitree, known for its dancing and backflipping robots, saw shares surge as much as 629% on its Shanghai stock market debut.

The Hangzhou-based startup, founded in 2016, has quickly become something akin to a national champion in China's robotics sector.

Chinese robot maker valued at $50bn as shares soar on debut  The Times

Unitree shares surge as much as 620 percent amid enthusiasm for burgeoning field of human-like robots.

The Hangzhou-based humanoid robot maker closed at 845 yuan on Wednesday, giving it a market value of around $50 billion

Chinese Humanoid Robot Leader Soars in Market Debut Despite U.S. Ban  WSJ

Shares of Unitree, one of China’s largest humanoid robot makers, initially soared as much as 629 per cent in its public stock trading debut Wednesday in Shanghai, in the latest highlight of investor optimism over China’s technological advances.

Unitree is first humanoid robot firm to list in mainland China

The world's biggest humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics made its stock market debut in Shanghai on Wednesday, with its shares ending their first day of trading up by more than 460%.

Unitree, China’s humanoid robotics firm, saw its shares soar 460% on its Shanghai stock market debut on Wednesday, as investors rally behind homegrown beneficiaries of the A.I. boom.

Shares in Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree soar in its Shanghai trading debut  Toronto Star

Shares of Unitree, one of China's largest humanoid robot makers, have soared as much as 629% in its public stock trading debut in Shanghai

Company’s robots have gained global fame via videos of them performing martial arts and as dancers for pop stars Unitree, the world’s biggest humanoid robot maker, has made a spectacular entry on to China’s stock market, with its shares surging by more than 600%. The Chinese company’s robots have gained global fame via

Unitree Robotics drew wide attention earlier this year when its G1 models performed backflips and martial arts at China's Spring Festival Gala

The Chinese robot maker raised more than $1500 million in its Shanghai IPO.

IPORobot developer leads China's charge in increasingly competitive sectorA Unitree G1 embodied intelligent robot is displayed at an industry event in Shanghai on Aug. 12. (VCG via Getty Images)CISSY ZHOU and LORRETTA CHENAugust 19, 2026 10:40 JSTUpdated on August 19, 2026 15:02 JSTHONG KONG -- Shares of Unitree Roboti

Unitree is the second major Chinese technology company linked to the country’s artificial intelligence boom to surge following its initial public offering in the past month.

Shares of Unitree Robotics surged 629 per cent above their initial public offering price to open at 1,100 yuan in their Shanghai trading debut on Wednesday, giving China’s best-known humanoid robot maker a market capitalisation of about 445 billion yuan (US$66 billion). The opening pop from its IPO price of 150.80 yuan

Shares in the world's biggest humanoid robot maker started trading on Shanghai's Star market on Wednesday.

Unitree Robotics shares rise 542% on their first day of trading in Shanghai

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Unitree soars in Shanghai debut, a milestone for China's humanoid robotics sector  reuters.com

It’s been a summer of big-time IPOs, with SpaceX, Jersey Mike’s, and others going public. But this week, all eyes are on Unitree Robotics, which is expected to hit public markets on Wednesday. Unitree makes robotics, and is the world’s largest humanoid robot maker — it’s perhaps most well-known for its dancing robots,

Unitree Starts Trading Tomorrow In Shanghai After 8000x IPO Demand  Forbes

The world's biggest humanoid-robot maker by sales will start trading in Shanghai on Wednesday after raising 6.1 billion yuan ($905 million) in an initial public offering last week.