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Unitree Robotics debuts on Shanghai STAR Market as first listed humanoid robot maker

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Unitree Robotics debuts on Shanghai STAR Market as first listed humanoid robot maker

Aug 18, 2026

Bloomberg segment covers Unitree Robotics becoming China's first publicly traded humanoid robot company via its Shanghai STAR Market IPO. It highlights the $94 million raise (actual ~$900M), extreme retail oversubscription, Beijing's strategic push in AI/robotics, early industry shipments of ~19,000 units, backing by DeepSeek and Tencent, technical advantages, competition from AgiBot, and doubts over real-world applications.

Source: Bloomberg Television

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Beijing humanoid robot games feature soccer as B2Space tests balloon launches

Aug 18, 2026

The segment covers five tech stories: the second World Humanoid Robot Games opening in Beijing with soccer events; Novo Nordisk CEO Mike Doustdar on obesity-drug differentiation beyond weight loss; an OpenAI-Nvidia data-center financing deal; UK-Spanish startup B2Space's balloon-launched rockets; and France's Constitutional Council blocking a social-media ban for under-15s. It uses direct quotes from Doustdar and B2Space co-founder Valentin Canales, references recent corporate announcements and court rulings, and notes Australia's earlier measures.

Source: Reuters