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Unitree just made history with its explosive Shanghai IPO, soaring 629% on day one and raising $904 million—becoming China’s first publicly traded humanoid robotics giant. Since launching in 2016, the company has surged ahead of U.S. rivals, shipping over 5,000 units last year alone. While dazzling backflips grab headlines, analysts stress these robots are still lab demos—not yet ready for real-world industrial work. Unitree plans to reinvest IPO funds into R&D and manufacturing, setting a new valuation benchmark for the sector. But with the U.S. banning new imports of foreign humanoid robots since July, Unitree faces potential sales cuts—even as older models remain legal—for now.

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