Gizmodo is not an international finance blog, so I can’t really tell you how unprecedented this is for the IPO of a Hangzhou, China-based company debuting on Shanghai’s STAR Market, but Unitree’s stock just skyrocketed by 629% on its first day of trading, according to Bloomberg. It probably doesn’t hurt that, as we noted Monday, the company just unveiled a humanoid robot that’s faster than Usain Bolt, even if it moves like Shaggy trying to outrun a man in a gorilla suit: The IPO price was 150.8 yuan, and it spiked to 1,100 yuan during trading. That’s a big price pop by any standard. I’m familiar with one comparable story: the IPO of the Linux-friendly hardware company VA Linux, which shot up 698% on its first day in 1999. And that was at the height of the dot-com craze. VA Linux has changed names a few times, and is now—speaking of price pops—owned by GameStop. This all might be worth keeping in mind if you’re Unitree, but oh well. Enjoy your big day! Subscribe and interact with our community, get up to date with our customised Newsletters and much more. Thermoelectric generators probably won’t eliminate the charger for your Apple Watch, but for smaller, screenless wearables, the h
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Check out the highlights of the second annual World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. It’s that time of year again when humanoid robots of all shapes, sizes and specialties converge in Beijing to see just how far this technology has come,…
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Check out the highlights of the second annual World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. It’s that time of year again when humanoid robots of all shapes, sizes and specialties converge in Beijing to see just how far this…
Read original at CNET →Kurt Knutsson, 'The CyberGuy', joins 'Fox & Friends' to showcase the World Humanoid Games in Beijing, China. Over 2,000 robots and 600 teams from 16 countries compete in athletic competitions including sprinting,…
Read original at Fox News →Record-breaking robot races are less substantial than household chore challenges. Viral videos of the World Humanoid Robot Games show sprinting robots beating the human 100-meter record held by Usain Bolt—but also…
Read original at Ars Technica →The 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games has been taking place this week in Beijing, China, with more than 2,000 humanoid robots competing in sports like kickboxing, sprinting, and gymnastics. At this point you’ve probably…
Read original at Gizmodo →This article was published on August 19, 2026 China’s World AI Cooperation Organisation has added nine members in the month since it was founded, taking it from 29 signatories to 38, according to the South China Morning…
Read original at The Next Web →The world's biggest humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics made its stock market debut in Shanghai on Wednesday, with its shares ending their first day of trading up by more than 460%. The Chinese firm’s shares, which…
Read original at BBC →Gizmodo is not an international finance blog, so I can’t really tell you how unprecedented this is for the IPO of a Hangzhou, China-based company debuting on Shanghai’s STAR Market, but Unitree’s stock just skyrocketed…
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Check out the highlights of the second annual World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. It’s that time of year again when humanoid robots of all shapes, sizes and specialties converge in Beijing to see just how fa
View source →Kurt Knutsson, 'The CyberGuy', joins 'Fox & Friends' to showcase the World Humanoid Games in Beijing, China. Over 2,000 robots and 600 teams from 16 countries com
View source →Record-breaking robot races are less substantial than household chore challenges. Viral videos of the World Humanoid Robot Games show sprinting robots beating the human 100-meter record held by Usain Bolt—but also feature running robots…
View source →The 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games has been taking place this week in Beijing, China, with more than 2,000 humanoid robots competing in sports like kickboxing, sprinting, and gymnastics. At this point you’ve probably heard about the three…
View source →This article was published on August 19, 2026 China’s World AI Cooperation Organisation has added nine members in the month since it was founded, taking it from 29 signatories to 38, according to the South China Morning Post. It is growing…
View source →The world's biggest humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics made its stock market debut in Shanghai on Wednesday, with its shares ending their first day of trading up by more than 460%. The Chinese firm’s shares, which were offered to…
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