A profile of Hangzhou-based Unitree, which shipped 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025, accounting for 25%+ of the global market, as it prepares for a Shanghai IPO (Charlie Campbell/Time)

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Unitree’s humanoid robot shipments and planned Shanghai IPO underscore China’s growing lead in commercial robotics manufacturing.

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<a href="https://time.com/article/2026/07/23/unitree-china-human-robotics/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260725/i10.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260725/p10#a260725p10" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Charlie Campbell / <a href="https://time.com/">Time</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://time.com/article/2026/07/23/unitree-china-human-robotics/">A profile of Hangzhou-based Unitree, which shipped 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025, accounting for 25%+ of the global market, as it prepares for a Shanghai IPO</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Spectators typically leave a UFC fight with ringing ears and a sheepish resolve to get back to the gym.&nbsp; Wang Xingxing went straight to his laboratory.</p>