China’s leading robot company, Unitree Robotics, has filed for an initial public offering in Shanghai, moving a step closer to a domestic listing as investor interest in the sector builds.

X-Humanoid, a Chinese robotics developer, says it connected its “Embodied Tien Kung” humanoid robot to a low-Earth-orbit satellite and used that link to carry out an autonomous delivery task. The ...

To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo Elon Musk's bid to become the world's first trillionaire increasingly rests on a single ...

Howard Huang is laser focused on turning his Shenzhen-based Orbbec into the world’s top supplier of advanced 3D vision sensors for humanoids. About 500 humanoid robots from 16 countries competed in ...

Just as China’s early electric vehicles were underestimated until scale, supply chains, and iteration ecosystems reshaped global competition, embodied intelligence and humanoid robotics is emerging as ...

Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng unveiled the latest version of the Iron robot earlier this month.JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images A Chinese Tesla rival is betting on huggability to take on Elon Musk's Optimus ...

Chinese robotics firm UBTech has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Siemens Digital Industries ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. Chinese robot manufacturer Unitree just launched the “world’s first” humanoid robot app ...

Buying a robot can cost as much as a luxury car. Chinese Robot rental firm Qingtian Rent wants to change that. Launched in Shanghai in late December 2025, the platform lets businesses rent robots by ...

The Chinese Spring Festival is traditionally celebrated with dumplings, firecrackers and red paper-cut decorations. This year, however, a new element is joining the festivities: robots. A group of ...