China built robots that can do backflips – but can they make money?
Unitree’s IPO will gauge investors’ appetite for a technology that has yet to prove its commercial viability amid intensifying geopolitical tensions.
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Published: 14 August 2026
Source: CNBC Technology
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy · Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 14 August 2026
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