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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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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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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
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