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Unitree’s post-IPO share slump revives China tech-bubble fears Less than two weeks after its 460%+ Shanghai debut, Unitree’s stock has sunk sharply enough to spark renewed ‘bubble’ commentary from Korean and South African financial press about China’s humanoid-robotics valuations. It’s the necessary counterweight
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AgiBot and Minth Group launch production in Šabac, marking a new era for European automation A Historic Milestone in Robotics Manufacturing In a development that signals a fundamental shift in global industrial automation, Chinese robotics company AgiBot has partnered with automotive parts manufacturer Minth Group to establish Europe's
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Behindrobotics.com launches regulations database related to robotics, humanoid, embodied AI & critical components. Visit our link regulations behindrobotics.com and visit our listings which will continue to grow. Excerpts, briefs and direct links to the published regulations. Regulation — behindrobotics.comRobotics and drone regulation by region - BVLOS, airspace and safety
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Editorial · Humanoid Humanoid Robot Success Lies in Their Hands The race for industrial dominance is decided not by form factor, but by dexterous manipulation. Behind Robotics Editorial August 26, 2026 ~7 min read While the world watches full-body humanoid robots stumble through factory floors, a quieter revolution is happening
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Global shipments in H1 2026: roughly 19,100 units, up 272% year-over-year from about 5,100 units in H1 2025. • Chinese vendors supplied more than 97% of the total (implying roughly 18,500+ units from China). • China also represented more than 85% of global demand. • Leadership shift: Shanghai-
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The Meituan-backed industrial vision-guided robotics maker is set to open its order book for a roughly $300 million Hong Kong listing, with a debut expected in early September. It extends the wave of Chinese robotics IPOs following Unitree, reinforcing Hong Kong's emergence as the go-to
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Humanoid · Event · Beijing Faster than Bolt, higher than the world record: inside the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games Over five days in Beijing, more than 2,000 humanoid robots ran, jumped, boxed and played football. Two of them beat marks that took humans a century to set. Here's
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China's flagship robotics expo opened Aug 20 with humanoid robots boxing, dancing, and demonstrating industrial and even battlefield-adjacent applications, alongside major exhibitors including Xiaomi's first humanoid reveal. It's the clearest annual snapshot of how fast Chinese robotics is moving from lab demos to
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Robot Hive · Defense Desk Pocket version Defense · Autonomous Systems · Anduril Industries The unfair fight A homeschooled VR prodigy sold Oculus at 21, was pushed out of Facebook at 24, and then built a $61-billion defense company, a national bank, and an arsenal that spans air, sea, land and spectrum.
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Unitree has raised 6.1 billion yuan ($905 million) in its IPO, according their prospectus. Shares rose to 968.1 yuan apiece, after hitting as high as 1,100 yuan/share.
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https://www.worldrobotconference.com/en/sara/contributions/callforpaper/ * Dates: August 19–23 * Location: Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (Beijing E-Town), China * Organizers: The Chinese Institute of Electronics and the World Robot Cooperation Organisation Key Highlights * Scale & Participation: The event features over 300 exhibitors and more than 2,000