Unitree Technology, a leading humanoid robot maker, saw its stock surge 460% on its STAR Market debut, boosting its market value above 340 billion yuan. Early institutional investors, including brokerages, are set to gain billions in floating profits.
A new 250 million yuan embodied intelligence fund has been registered in Henan, with Zhongqin Robot and Henan Strategic Emerging Industry Fund as investors.
Unitree Robotics (688836.SH) surged 460% on its STAR Market debut, closing at 845 yuan per share with a market cap of 341.8 billion yuan. Founder Wang Xingxing celebrates a decade of entrepreneurship.
Unitree Robotics went public on the STAR Market, becoming the first humanoid robot stock in A-shares. On its first trading day, a reporter visited its headquarters, where operations remained normal and robots were seen testing outdoors at the new campus.
Unitree's shares surged up to 629% on its Shanghai debut, reflecting investor optimism. The company is one of China's largest humanoid robot makers.
Unitree Technologies' explosive STAR Market debut surged 629%, making founder Wang Xingxing the richest Chinese billionaire born after 1990, with a net worth surpassing 100 billion yuan.
Universal Robot, known as the 'first humanoid robot stock,' made its debut on Shanghai's STAR Market today, pricing at 150.80 yuan per share and reaching a post-listing market cap of approximately 60.99 billion yuan. The company set a notable record by completing its IPO process in just 152 days from acceptance to listing.
Today marks a busy day for global markets and robotics. Japan releases core machinery orders, China's Unitree Robotics goes public, and the World Robot Conference opens in Beijing.
Agility Robotics' CFO Michael Beer discussed with CFO Brew the challenges and strategies for scaling a humanoid robotics company already deployed in the field, including immediate IPO preparation.

FORT Robotics, a safety tech provider for autonomous machines, announced plans to go public via a SPAC merger with Newbury Street II. The deal values the combined company at over $500 million and will fund expansion of its physical AI safety platform.
Crypto traders are betting on a big debut for Unitree Robotics, with perpetual contracts implying a valuation of about $40.5 billion, more than four times the $9 billion IPO valuation. The contracts traded around $100 on Hyperliquid ahead of the Shanghai listing.
Jiateng Robot, a leading supplier of industrial embodied intelligent mobile chassis, has completed a strategic funding round of tens of millions of yuan. Led by listed company Hertan, the investment will accelerate product development and market expansion in the embodied AI sector.
Mech-Mind, a Chinese machine-vision and robotics company, has cleared the Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing hearing. Its overseas revenue accounted for 50.3% of total revenue in 2025.
Unitree Technology announced its IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market for August 19, 2026. The robot sector saw a positive reaction, with actuator stocks rising and the Robot ETF recovering from an initial dip.
Unitree has shifted its public narrative from human-like performance to superhuman records, as evidenced by a recent video showcasing a robot jumping 2 meters and running at 12.66 m/s. This strategy aligns with the company's IPO timeline, leveraging low-cost, high-impact events to build national recognition and sustain media attention.
Jiateng Robotics has completed a strategic funding round worth tens of millions of yuan, led by listed company Hitek (002402.SZ), with participation from Daohu Fund and Jinmu Capital. The funds will support the company's expansion in logistics robotics.
Jiateng Robotics, a core supplier of industrial embodied intelligent mobile chassis, has completed a strategic funding round of tens of millions of yuan, led by H&T with participation from Daohe Fund and Jinmu Capital.