Unitree Technology has successfully listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market. At the same time, Unitree released a pre-research project, "Physical AI Robot Self-Evolution V1.0," aimed at the self-evolution of physical AI robots.
Monolith published a post congratulating Unitree on its IPO, stating that it participated in the IPO subscription as an investor and will continue to add to its position in the secondary market, accompanying the company's growth as a long-term shareholder. The post notes that Monolith's Beijing office has a Unitree A1 robot dog on display, while its Shanghai office has a Unitree G1 wearing Monolith workwear.
Citing data from the National Development and Reform Commission and other sources, the article states that about 8 of every 10 humanoid and quadruped robots sold worldwide come from China, of which at least 4 are made in Hangzhou; in the first half of 2026, Hangzhou's exports of intelligent bionic robots accounted for 56.9% of the national total.
Linear Capital released its quarterly Portfolio review, announcing the financing and product progress of its portfolio companies over the past quarter. Wujie Dynamics completed an angel round of over $200 million, and its MWA™ embodied general-purpose brain topped the global RoboCasa GR1 TableTop leaderboard. Shenpu Intelligence received a Pre-A round of several hundred million yuan led by Didi, and within half a year of its launch, the Diguo Robotics Xuri S600 has reached cooperation with more than 20 leading customers.
Unitree Technology will open subscription on August 10, and Yunshenchu Technology has completed IPO coaching as it races toward listing. Hangzhou is home to more than 700 embodied intelligence companies, and the industrial cluster's output value reached 106.8 billion yuan in 2025, with domestic market shares of 80% in quadruped robots and 50% in humanoid robots. The "Zhejiang Embodied Intelligence Wolong Map" released by the Hangzhou Venture Capital Association and others includes 128 representative companies, divided into five tiers: bodies, brains and cerebellum, supply chain, scenario applications, and listed companies.
A UC San Diego team completed two live pig gallbladder removal surgeries in an ordinary operating room using the teleoperated humanoid robot Surgie, with surgeons directing and controlling the procedures rather than the robot operating autonomously. Surgie is a modified commercial Unitree G1 that can quickly switch between standard surgical instruments and is smaller in size and footprint than conventional surgical robots such as Da Vinci. Participating surgeons reported intuitive control and reduced physical strain, but also noted overheating and the need for frequent repositioning.
A robot from Chinese smartphone maker Honor surpassed the men's half-marathon record on April 19, and robot maker Unitree announced that its bipedal H1 reached 10.1 meters per second, while the average speed required for Bolt's men's 100-meter record is 10.44 meters per second.
New Scientist published a humanoid robot buying guide, comparing five consumer-oriented models including the Unitree R1, 1X NEO, and Figure 03, and raising four questions buyers should consider first.
The finals of the 8th China University Intelligent Robot Creative Competition were held in Yuyao from August 21 to 22, with 10,880 teams and nearly 47,000 university students from 752 universities nationwide participating. The competition featured three main tracks—creative, competitive, and combat—and four special events: ROS, legged robots, VEX U, and Sunny Optical's "Future Vision." Unitree Robotics and DEEP Robotics respectively supported the legged robot 2v2 soccer match and the quadruped robot dog inspection, rescue, and grasping events. Yuyao is using the event to promote industry-education integration and attract talent through competitions, aiming to build a robotics industry hub.
Boston Dynamics, along with Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics, and Unitree Robotics, jointly signed an open letter pledging not to weaponize advanced mobile general-purpose robots and their software, not to support others in doing so, and to prevent customers from weaponizing purchased platforms where possible.