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Aug 10 2026

Unitree prices China's first mainland humanoid IPO at 150.80 yuan and opens subscription, with DeepSeek as a strategic placement investor

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Raising about 6.1B yuan for roughly 10% of enlarged capital, about a $9B . Priced the week AgiBot overtook it: H1 2026 global shipments hit 19,100 units (+272% YoY), AgiBot at 44% share vs Unitree's 31%, with Chinese makers shipping 97% of the world total.

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