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Unitree Robotics

Unitree Robotics
Unitree Robotics is a company known for developing and manufacturing quadruped and humanoid robots. It is part of a cohort of high-profile start-ups based in Hangzhou known as the “six little dragons”.
Unitree Robotics is developing an AI system to allow its robots to self-improve. Photo: Getty Images
Robotics

Unitree developing AI system to let humanoid robots improve themselves

The Hangzhou-based company wants to reduce the need for manual programming, turning AI model advances into real-world robotics capabilities.

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Robotics

China’s Unitree unveils ‘guardian’ robot that can disarm attackers, lift cars

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Video | Unitree Robotics unveils ‘kung fu’ robot bodyguard

Robotics

Hong Kong vies for role in robot boom with embodied AI hub launch

Hong Kong Productivity Council’s applications hub involves seven robotics companies including Unitree Robotics and Galbot.

A Galbot robot is seen at the opening of the Hong Kong Productivity Council’s experimental hub for embodied AI applications on Thursday. Photo: Handout
US-China trade war

‘China shock 3.0’ to be driven by AI, biotech and robot exports, economist says

China is developing its own competitive AI hardware and software and plans to export them once domestic demand is met, expert claims.

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OpenAI’s GPT-6 may lead to earlier robotics breakthrough: Unitree founder

Wang Xingxing says OpenAI’s latest advances have accelerated prospects for a ‘ChatGPT moment’ in embodied intelligence.

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China technology

Opinion | Hangzhou is doubling down on tech – minus the viral hype

Beyond kickboxing robots and DeepSeek, the city is making a strategic pivot and betting on tech champions that build the infrastructure powering China’s next AI cycle.

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Robotics

Video | Chinese humanoids star at Singapore’s first robot fight night

Organisers said while humans instead of AI calling the shots, the bouts offer ‘stress tests’ for advancing humanoid robots development.

Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong’s Hermitage Capital stays devoted to top-tier tech stocks

‘Even when sentiment is at its lowest’ and confidence is ‘under severe pressure’, keep buying top-tier technology companies, founder says.

US-China relations

If young US people accept Xi’s invitation to China, what will Beijing show them?

The itineraries of previous trips reveal the image the country wants to project – eco-friendly, multicultural and hi-tech.

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Liu Runjie (left) poses with an American student during the closing ceremony in Shanghai. Liu, a student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s electronic engineering department, was among the 20 young students from China and the US who took part in a two-week voyage from Hong Kong to Ningbo. Photo: Handout
Science

New Chinese embodied model Maxwell tops global AI ranking on physical tasks

Developed by the CAS Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Industries, it scored 91.9 on the Meta-World benchmark – the highest recorded.

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Chinese companies have been making progress in the area of robots performing everyday physical tasks. Photo: Reuters
China technology

China’s AI revolution is taking shape. Why are some economists urging caution?

As investors chase the next big AI opportunity, some are questioning lofty valuations and asking what the technology means for ordinary workers.

IPO

China’s humanoid robot IPO slowdown no threat to firms with ‘genuine strength’

The market is shifting from a ‘blind rush’ to ‘fine screening’, but funding is still there for firms with clear strategies, Deloitte China says.

Video | Robots waltz on stage with humans in China

Full-size humanoid robots danced gracefully with human partners.

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Mainland China

Video | Chinese robots dance their way into America’s Got Talent finale

Chinese robotics engineer Wu Yufei says the robots’ rapid learning ability is ‘quite terrifying’.

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IPO

Unitree’s US$30 billion stock wipe-off spurs caution on humanoid robot IPOs

Beijing tipped to tighten approvals, heighten scrutiny of humanoid makers as leading robotics specialist reports a 44% stock slump.

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Robotics

Opinion | China’s robot revolution may not arrive in the way you expect

Electric vehicles generally travel abroad as finished, branded products. Chinese robotics could spread differently.

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Hong Kong science and tech

HKU partners with tech giants to offer AI labs at expanded Shanghai campus

University’s campus in Zhangjiang Science City, Shanghai, welcomed more than 300 students for new term, with plans to expand intake.

An AgiBot robot undergoes training in Shanghai. The company is among tech firms that have signed memorandums of understanding with HKU. Photo: Xinhua
China trade

China’s Micbot trains robots to withstand the heat of Saudi Arabian oil industry

AI-powered quadrupeds, designed for extreme conditions and hazardous sites, are undergoing tests in China as Micbot awaits Aramco’s mass-procurement decision.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | HKEX’s role crucial as Hong Kong helps build future of global finance

The city’s stock exchange is set to attract hi-tech mainland manufacturers looking to raise funds even as it forges partnerships overseas.

Robotics

Unitree’s stock slump begs question: is there a bubble in humanoid robotics?

Even after the sell-off, Unitree’s market value is more than four times the top of the range indicated by lead underwriter Citic Securities.

Unitree G1 robots perform at the company’s booth at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, August 20, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Robotics

Are humanoid robots the future? Chinese makers instead highlight practicality

The industry is seeing a shift from flashy demonstrations, like kickboxing and dancing, to real-world deployment.

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Onlookers watch a robot thread a string through a needle during the World Robot Conference in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AP
China stock market

Evergrande’s fine, China cuts US Treasury holdings: the numbers moving markets

CXMT’s valuation, Unitree’s listing surge and retirement expectations for Hong Kong’s wealthy are among stories leading this week’s market numbers.

Robotics

From spectacle to scale: why China’s robotics firms face a ‘critical juncture’

China’s robots have won global attention with a string of viral stunts. But firms now face growing pressure to generate real-world returns.

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Unitree Robotics surges 629% to US$66 billion valuation in Shanghai share debut

Stock jumps as first listing by humanoid robot maker draws 9.8 million retail investment accounts competing for just 9.7 million shares.

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People watch humanoid robots dance at the Unitree booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 17. Photo: Reuters
Robotics

Robotics | Chinese robots on the march despite tech war hurdles

Recent US ban on new robots is unlikely to prevent robotics becoming China’s next export engine after electric vehicles.

Chinese robots on the march despite tech war hurdles
Electric & new energy vehicles

Musk’s headaches: meet China’s corporate matrix challenging his empire

From Tesla to SpaceX, Starlink and Neuralink, Chinese companies are giving – or trying to give – Elon Musk’s firms a run for their money.

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Hong Kong stock market

From chasing robots to chasing profits: the numbers moving markets

Unitree Robotics, US inflation rates, gold prices, Hong Kong homes and CK Hutchison’s interim results were in the spotlight this week.

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