Unitree shares surge in Shanghai debut
Unitree, a leading Chinese humanoid and quadruped robot maker, saw its shares jump from an IPO price of 150.8 yuan to a close of 845 yuan, valuing the company near $50 billion and raising about $900 million after selling roughly 10% of shares. The listing boosts the company's visibility and first-mover advantage as many rivals plan listings, but it comes amid limits on U.S. access: the FCC barred future imports of such robots and the Pentagon placed Unitree on a military-affiliated companies list, while most robot sales remain to research institutions rather than commercial users.
Unitree's IPO valued the company at about $50 billion.
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Unitree listed on the STAR Market during the world robot conference. The company drew…
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