On August 19, the stock price of Unitree Robotics, a Chinese humanoid robot development company, opened at 1100 yuan (approximately 26,050 yen) per share, which is about 7.3 times its offering price. The profit per unit reached 474,600 yuan (approximately 1.124 million yen), and its market capitalization reached 444.9 billion yuan (approximately 10.5352 trillion yen). The IPO offering price was 150.80 yuan (3,570 yen) per share, and the final winning rate for online applications was 0.0181%. The payment required to win one unit was 75,400 yuan (1.785 million yen).

The company's main businesses include research and development, production, and sales of humanoid robots, quadruped robots, robot components, and embodied AI models. In 2025, its humanoid robot shipments exceeded 5,500 units, making it the world leader. Furthermore, it is one of the few companies in the world that has achieved large-scale business expansion and profitability in the humanoid robot field.

Looking at its recent performance, revenue in the first half of this year reached 1.152 billion yuan (approximately 27.279 billion yen), a 48.54% increase year-on-year. On the other hand, the net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company, excluding non-recurring gains and losses, was 244 million yuan (approximately 5.78 billion yen), a decrease of 19.34%.

Regarding Unitree Robotics' official listing, The New York Times quoted analysts as saying that it 'will be a touchstone for how capital markets evaluate humanoid robots.' It also stated that Unitree Robotics' valuation at the time of its listing will set the first benchmark for the global humanoid robot industry, which is still in its nascent stage.

The August issue cover of U.S. magazine Time featured Unitree Robotics' large manned robot 'GD01', which stands 2.7 meters tall, and Mr. Wang Xingxing looking up at it. The cover headline was 'The Big Robot Moment'. Mr. Wang's appearance on the Time cover is said to represent not just Unitree Robotics, but the leap forward of China's entire robot industry chain. (Provided by/CGTN Japanese)