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filipe retweeted
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Unitree G1 has started its office tour in Indonesia. Day 1: Successfully made physical contact with multiple colleagues. Management is reportedly "reviewing the integration strategy."
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Gohsuke Takama retweeted
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If this feels like it came out of nowhere, it did not. A few earlier pieces help: - Unitree Can Build the Body, Can It Build the Mind? (Mar 2026) techbuzzchina.substack.com/p… - Our read on Unitree's updated STAR Market IPO filing (Jun 2026)
Unitree's updated STAR Market IPO filing offers one of the clearest looks yet at the economics of China's humanoid robotics industry. Revenue reached RMB 1.7 billion ($234 million) in 2025, up from just RMB 159 million ($22 million) in 2023. The company also turned profitable last year, reporting net income of RMB 278 million ($38 million). The filing is now at the registration stage after clearing review in 73 days, reportedly the fastest STAR Market timeline this year. When we wrote about the emerging robotics IPO wave last year, the companies that stood out were generally the ones delivering measurable productivity gains in logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare, not humanoid demos. Unitree has often been viewed as a showcase of China's humanoid ambitions, but the commercial story was still an open question. This filing is somewhat reassuring on that front. Unitree disclosed cumulative production of roughly 11,000 units for a single humanoid model, a 2025 gross margin of 60%, and Q1 2026 revenue growth of 68% year-over-year to RMB 423 million ($58 million). Meituan, Tencent, Alibaba, and Ant Group are all strategic investors. The planned use of proceeds is also noteworthy. Nearly half of the RMB 4.2 billion ($580 million) raise will go toward intelligent robot model R&D, addressing the AI sophistication gap we highlighted earlier this year when the prospectus was first released. The remainder will fund robot body R&D, new product lines, and manufacturing capacity. That allocation reflects something we've been hearing repeatedly across the industry: the challenge is increasingly not building the robot, but making it useful. Better software, stronger models, tighter hardware-software integration, and clearer applications may ultimately matter more than the next generation of hardware.
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Gohsuke Takama retweeted
TechBuzzChina
China's securities regulator has approved Unitree Technology (宇树科技)'s IPO registration on the STAR Market. Unitree, founded in August 2016 by Wang Xingxing and headquartered in Hangzhou, is a leading domestic developer of civil quadruped and humanoid robots and a global leader in four‑legged robot sales. It is a national high‑tech enterprise and a national‑level 专精特新"小巨人" enterprise. As of June 2025 the company had more than 1,000 employees. Unitree's core advantage is that it self‑develops the full stack for joint motors, reducers, and controllers, with key parts costing about one‑third of comparable imported products. Our previous coverage questioned whether Unitree's commercial case matches its hardware reputation. The company clearly builds the robot body and low‑cost, capable actuators. What is less clear is how it builds the software, AI, and applications that bring repeat sales or service fees. The regulator's approval does not resolve that question. Unitree is now set to list. Pricing and first‑day trading will show whether investors are paying for the hardware story alone or demanding proof that Unitree can sell software, services, or repeat contracts.
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Marvin Liao🇺🇸🇨🇦🇯🇵🇹🇼🇺🇦🇮🇹🇸🇦🇦🇺🇦🇱 retweeted
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While we were all out for the 4th of July, Unitree Robotics received final CSRC approval on July 3 for its Shanghai STAR Market listing. Revenue hit ¥1.71B ($234M) in 2025, up 335% YoY. Net profit rose 8x to ¥600M ($82M). Gross margin: 62.9%. Humanoid revenue went from 1.9% of total in 2023 to 51.5% in 9 months of 2025.
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てっきりAIで生成したものだと思っていたんだけど… Unitree B2をカスタムしたモノだった😅 2026年にこれが見られるなんて #車椅子 父にロボットの脚をプレゼントする youtu.be/ZyHrKD3SE-M @YouTubeより
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Unitree in Shanghai, AGIBOT in HK next. Massive capital inflow in the next 12-18 months
🇨🇳 IPO: Chinese robotics firm Unitree won approval for a $619 million Shanghai IPO to expand its AI-powered robot business.
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🇨🇳 IPO: Chinese robotics firm Unitree won approval for a $619 million Shanghai IPO to expand its AI-powered robot business.
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youtube.com/watch?v=mnuRsHgW… 【電撃IPO】NVIDIAも注目する中国の怪物ロボット企業「Unitree」がヤバすぎる(頼嘉満・田中年一)/ 電脈イースト NewsPicks /ニューズピックス #AI要約 中国ロボット企業Unitreeの成長と日本への示唆 🔳Unitreeの概要 Unitreeは中国杭州発のロボットメーカーで、もともとは四足歩行ロボットを中心に開発し、近年は人型ロボットにも注力している 🔳最近の注目動向 GMO AIがUnitreeのG1やH1の国内販売を始め、羽田空港での貨物搬送実証や上海証券取引所へのIPO審査通過など、直近で大きな動きが続いている 🔳IPOのスピード 上海証券取引所の科創板へのIPO審査を申請から73日で通過し、約970億円を調達して人型ロボットやフィジカルAIの研究開発に投じる計画が語られている 🔳NVIDIAとの連携 UnitreeはNVIDIAとの共同プロジェクトH2 も発表し、中国製ボディとNVIDIAの技術を組み合わせたプラットフォームとして注目されている 🔳低価格化の強み Unitreeの大きな強みは、研究室向けだったロボットを量産し、企業や学術機関でも買いやすい価格まで下げたことにある 🔳創業者の人物像 創業者は1990年生まれで、大学時代から自作ロボットを作り続け、安く作ることへの意識が高く、手を動かしながら開発してきたタイプだと紹介されている 🔳勝因の本質 ロボットのコア部品や重要技術を自社開発し、100点を最初から狙うのではなく強みを絞って早く市場に出したことが先行者利益につながったと分析されている 🔳中国サプライチェーン 中国のロボット企業は部品やハードウェアに短時間でアクセスできるため、試作や改善のスピードが非常に速く、日本企業との差になっている 🔳日本企業の課題 日本でも国産ロボット開発は可能だが、小ロット生産や部品調達に時間がかかり、中国スタートアップのような高速開発には不利な面がある 🔳国産への考え方 すべてを国産にこだわるのではなく、中国のサプライチェーンを活用してコストを抑えつつ、日本ならではの付加価値をどう加えるかが重要だと語られている 🔳日本の先行技術 ホンダのASIMOやガラケーのように、日本は技術的に先行していたが、市場ニーズが十分に顕在化する前に作りすぎてスケールできなかった例がある 🔳日本への示唆 日本企業は技術の高さだけでなく、市場投入のタイミング、コスト設計、サプライチェーン活用、ソフトウェアやコンテンツとの組み合わせを意識する必要がある 🔳全体の結論 Unitreeの成功は低価格化と量産力と中国サプライチェーンの強さに支えられており、日本は国産技術にこだわるだけでなく、外部資源を活用しながら独自価値を作る戦略が求められている
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Shanghai : un robot humanoïde Unitree joue au tennis de table sur le Bund À Shanghai, un robot humanoïde Unitree a interagi avec les passants sur la rue Nanjing Est lors d'une démonstration de tennis de table. Et vous, pensez-vous pouvoir battre un robot ? (Photos : VCG) #CgtnFDigital  #TopCGTN  #Chine
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跟 Serenity 学美股:美国和中国的一场重大前沿竞赛 白毛股神 Serenity 转述了 SVRC Research 今年 4 月发布的《State of Robotics 2026》年度报告中的核心发现,并在此基础上给出了自己的判断: 这将是美国和中国之间的一场重大前沿竞赛 她本人持有的 Agility Robotics $CCXI 被列入了该报告评出的美国机器人"国家冠军队"名单 --- 1️⃣SVRC 列出了美国机器人领域的十大国家级冠军企业: 1. Figure AI — 估值 390 亿美元(2025 年 9 月 C 轮),第三代 Figure 03 已在 BMW 南卡工厂部署,累计融资约 23 亿美元,未上市 2. Agility Robotics (CCXI.US) — Digit 机器人已累计超 6.5 万小时真实运营,横跨 9 个客户现场(包括 Amazon、GXO、Schaeffler、Toyota 加拿大工厂),已签约超 3 亿美元多年期订单,借壳 $CCXI 上市中 3. Apptronik — 估值约 55 亿美元(2026 年 2 月 A-X 轮),累计融资近 10 亿美元,Apollo 2 已发布,与 Google DeepMind 共建 Gemini Robotics 联合训练体系,未上市 4. Tesla (TSLA.US) — Optimus Gen 3 正将 Fremont 工厂原 Model S/X 产线改造为专用机器人产线,搭载 AI5 芯片,预计 2026 年夏末启动低速量产 5. Boston Dynamics — 现代汽车已全资收购(2026 年 6 月买下 SoftBank 最后 9.65% 股份),全电动 Atlas 量产版刚在 FIFA 世界杯赛场完成首次公开亮相,长期目标年产 3 万台 6. Physical Intelligence (Pi) — 专注机器人基础模型(π 系列 VLA 模型),不造硬件,B 轮估值 56 亿美元,据报道正以 110 亿美元估值推进新一轮融资 7. 1X Technologies — NEO 家用人形机器人定价 2 万美元或月租 499 美元,首年产能 5 天售罄,2026 年底开始发货,加州 Hayward 工厂初始年产能 1 万台 8. Amazon Robotics (AMZN.US) — 物流网络已部署超 100 万台各类机器人,通过投资 Agility 并深度测试 Digit 切入人形赛道,2024 年 8 月还以"反向收购雇佣"方式获取了 Covariant 的基础模型技术授权和核心团队 9. Covariant — 2024 年 8 月被 Amazon 以反向 acqui-hire 模式获取了三位联合创始人及约 25% 员工,同时 Amazon 取得其机器人基础模型的非独家授权,公司仍独立运营 10. Skild AI — 开发通用机器人大脑"Skild Brain"(全身型基础模型),2026 年 1 月 C 轮融资 14 亿美元,估值超 140 亿美元,SoftBank 领投,NVIDIA、Bezos 参投 报告核心判断:美国赢在未来,输在当下 SVRC 的原话是: "The United States leads the world in where robotics is heading: Foundation models, OpenAI-style scaling laws applied to action, autonomous vehicles. While losing the race on where robotics is shipping today." 翻译过来就是:美国在基础模型、具身智能缩放定律、自动驾驶这些"下一代方向"上处于全球领先。但在当下实际出货和量产部署的竞赛中,正在落后 --- 2️⃣报告将以下两个环节定性为美国机器人产业的结构性脆弱点: 软肋一:稀土材料暴露 钕铁硼(NdFeB)磁体是高性能伺服电机的核心——没有它,机器人关节就失去了力量密度。钐钴(SmCo)磁体则用于高温极端工况下的特种应用。这两种材料的供应链命脉几乎完全掌握在中国手中:中国占全球稀土开采的 60-70%,精炼加工的约 90%,永磁体制造的约 94% 这就好比一栋楼的钢筋全从一个供应商进货——平时没问题,一旦断供,连打地基都做不了 软肋二:执行器依赖 弹性串联执行器(SEA)、准直驱电机(QDD)和精密减速器是人形机器人关节的核心传动系统——相当于人体的肌腱、韧带和关节软骨。这些部件的全球供应链高度集中于三个国家: 1. 日本——Harmonic Drive Systems (6324.T) 掌握应变波谐波减速器原创技术,Nabtesco 垄断 RV 摆线减速器,Nidec-Shimpo 在扩张应变波产品线 2. 德国——Schaeffler 的行星齿轮执行器平台在 2026 年汉诺威工博会上获赫尔墨斯奖,Bosch Rexroth 的 ctrlX 自动化平台持续渗透 3. 中国——绿的谐波 (688017.SH) 以性价比切入国产替代,三花智控 (002050.SZ) 与 Tesla 联合开发执行器,拓普集团 (601689.SH) 切入 Optimus 关节组装 报告同时将制造速度不足、数据收集成本高昂(虽然遥操作示教数据成本已从 2024 年初每小时约 340 美元降至 2026 年初约 118 美元)和监管法规列为其他主要制约因素 --- 3️⃣2027 年整合预警与首批落地场景 SVRC 的判断是:至少六家资金充足的美国人形机器人公司正在争夺一个仍处于早期的市场。预计 2027 年将发生至少两起重大并购或合并事件 报告认为首批规模化部署将发生在两个场景: 第一,物流与电商——Amazon (AMZN.US) 已在仓库中深度测试 Agility Digit,FedEx (FDX.US) 同样是核心买家 第二,汽车制造——GM (GM.US) 与 Ford (F.US) 的标准化产线,天然适配第一代人形机器人有限但可靠的操作能力边界 --- Serenity @aleabitoreddit 的个人判断:这将是美国与中国之间的一场前沿竞赛 美国阵营代表: Agility Robotics(Serenity 持有仓位)、Tesla、Figure AI、Apptronik 中国阵营代表: 宇树科技 Unitree(已获证监会科创板 IPO 批文,拟募 42 亿元,估值约 420 亿元/60 亿美元) 智元机器人 AGIbot(计划港股 IPO,目标估值 51-64 亿美元,已产超 1.5 万台) 优必选 Ubtech (9880.HK,当前市值约 70 亿美元) 以及其他后续跟进的中国参与者 Serenity 特别强调,她一直在讨论的许多观点现在正被研究机构所验证——这种来自独立第三方的交叉确认,强化了其对供应链卡点分析方法论的信心 感谢Serenity @aleabitoreddit 提供的信息及思路🫡 仅供学习交流,请DYOR
Came across an interesting report from SVRC Research called "State of Robotics 2026", published in April. Which listed: 1. Figure AI 2. Agility Robotics $CCXI 3. Apptronik 4. $TSLA 5. Boston Dynamics 6. Physical Intelligence 7. 1X Technologies 8. $AMZN Robotics 9. Covariant 10. Skild AI As the National Champions of the United States robotics program. "The United States leads the world in where robotics is heading: Fundation models, OpenAI-style scaling laws applied to action, autonomous vehicles. While losing the race on where robotics is shipping today." Then it frames: 1. Rare Earths Exposure: from Neodymium for motors to samarium-cobalt for high-temp applications as a critical vulnerability. 2. Actuator dependency. Series elastic actuators, quasi-direct-drive motors, and precision reducers overwhelmingly sourced from Japan, Germany, and China As one of the main vulnerabilities alongside Manufacturing velocity/data collection cost/regulations. Then their take was: "With at least six well-funded US humanoid companies competing for a market still in early formation, we expect at least two significant consolidation events (acquisition or merger) in 2027". With Logistics / E-commerce (like $AMZN / $FDX) and Automotive from $GM to $FORD as being the immediate top use cases for deployment. I think it's just interesting to see a lot of my points I've been talking about reiterated by research firms. Regardless, I do think it's going to be a major frontier race between the US and China. Agility Robotics (which I own), Tesla, Figure, and Apptronik as leaders representing the USA. Competing against Unitree, AGIbot, Ubtech, and others in China.
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Chinesischer Robotik-Konzern Unitree erhält grünes Licht für Shanghai-IPO in Höhe von 619 Millionen USD. Das ist ein klares Signal: Peking fördert systematisch die eigene Robotik-Industrie. KI-Roboter gelten dort als strategisch unverzichtbar für Produktion und Logistik. Wer global in diesem Sektor konkurrieren will, braucht nationale Unterstützung. China verstärkt seinen Fokus auf Automatisierung und KI-Hardware.
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The Unitree robots are back on stage with Leehom Wang! They wowed the crowd at his Chengdu concert with perfectly synchronized dance moves. #LeehomWang #Chengdu #Unitree #Robotics #AI
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PatSnapEureka
Figure, Tesla, Boston Dynamics, Unitree, and UBTECH may seem to be racing head-to-head,but their bets are worlds apart. The companies shaping the next humanoid supply chain often aren’t humanoid companies. Only by mapping patent records can you spot the real gaps.
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The robot uprising started during a live concert and nobody noticed 😭 Look at how this Unitree humanoid robot started glitching out on stage but the performer’s reaction was pure gold. Man instinct to just hug it say "I'm human" and give it a high five actually worked.
I'm taking a little break Far away from humanoids social media and social pressures... the view is truly magnificent.
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