Robotics

Unitree Robotics

High66% confidenceProfile verified Jul 22, 2026
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A Hangzhou-based maker of quadruped and humanoid robots that became the world's top humanoid seller by unit volume in 2025, filing for a roughly $610 million IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market with pricing underway and a debut possibly in late July 2026. Unitree's revenue surged to RMB 1.71 billion ($250 million) in 2025 from RMB 392 million in 2024, posting its first profitable year with adjusted net profit of RMB 600 million (up 674% year-over-year), as humanoid robots grew from 1.9% of core revenue in 2023 to 51.5% in 2025 on 5,500 humanoid units sold.

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Additional Intelligence Signals

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Sources

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Evidence

4 sources · 69% avg. source confidence

  • Caixin Global / South China Morning Post — Unitree Robotics wins approval for $618M Shanghai STAR Market IPO74% source confidence
  • Rest of World / KraneShares — Unitree becomes world's top humanoid seller as 2025 revenue surges to $250M, turns profitable70% source confidence
  • Tech Times — Unitree Q1 2026 profit falls 52% year-on-year despite exceptional margins66% source confidence
  • Tech Times — Unitree launches H1 Pro in Europe days after Pentagon flags it as Chinese military tech64% source confidence

Correlated Activity

Both Unitree Robotics and Figure AI — which it depends on — are showing accelerating Activity at the same time (1 recorded change for Figure AI in the last 90 days).

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The Story So Far (last 6 months)

Jun 2026: Unitree becomes world's top humanoid seller as 2025 revenue surges to $250M, turns profit…→Jul 2026: STAR Market IPO approved→Jul 2026: Unitree Robotics wins approval for $618M Shanghai STAR Market IPO→Jul 2026: Unitree Q1 2026 profit falls 52% year-on-year despite exceptional margins→Jul 2026: Unitree launches H1 Pro in Europe days after Pentagon flags it as Chinese military tech→Jul 2026: H1 Pro humanoid launches commercially in Europe

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Unitree Robotics's Timeline

A sourced, dated history of Unitree Robotics's key moments — founding to present.

  1. Jan 2016 · Founded

    Unitree Robotics was founded in Hangzhou, initially focused on quadruped robots before expanding into humanoid robotics.

  2. Jul 2026 · STAR Market IPO approved

    Unitree Robotics won approval for an approximately $618 million IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market, with a potential valuation of RMB 40 billion ($5.9 billion) and a debut possibly in late July 2026.

  3. Jul 2026 · H1 Pro humanoid launches commercially in Europe

    Unitree launched its H1 Pro humanoid commercially in Europe on July 22, 2026, with Asian deployment following August 5 and a North American launch planned for August 12 -- a coordinated three-week global rollout unmatched by any other humanoid company. The European launch came days after the Pentagon flagged Unitree as Chinese military-linked technology.