Agility Robotics unveiled Digit 5, a humanoid robot designed to work in close proximity to people without traditional safety barriers. The announcement marks a milestone for an industry that typically separates robots from human workers.
Unitree Robotics, the world's largest humanoid robot maker by sales, saw its shares jump more than 600% during its trading debut on Shanghai's STAR Market on Wednesday. The spectacular performance underscores China's rapid advancement in robotics technology.
Unitree Robotics, the world's largest humanoid robot maker by sales, saw its shares jump more than 600% during its trading debut on Shanghai's STAR Market on Wednesday. The spectacular performance underscores China's rapid advancement in robotics technology.
Unitree Robotics, the world's largest humanoid robot maker by sales, saw its shares jump more than 600% during its trading debut on Shanghai's STAR Market on Wednesday. The spectacular performance underscores China's rapid advancement in robotics technology.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk commented on the Tesla Optimus humanoid robot, stating it has the potential to serve as a generalized substitute for human labor. The Tesla Bot is part of the company's broader robotics initiatives.
Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics has priced its Shanghai IPO at 150.8 yuan ($22.34) per share, valuing the humanoid robot maker at approximately 61 billion yuan ($9.04 billion). The offering aims to raise $904 million through the sale of 40.4 million shares, with backing from AI company DeepSeek.
At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Shanghai Electric showcased its embodied intelligence robot matrix, including the SUYUAN bipedal humanoid robot with 41 degrees of freedom, alongside 51 industrial AI models and agents and an AI-native smart factory architecture.
