# Unitree Robotics Files for $7B Shanghai IPO with GD01 Mecha Launch

> Unitree has never been shy, and its latest reveal proves it. The Chinese robotics firm pulled the wraps off the GD01, a 2.8 meter, 500 kilogram pilot-operated mecha that transforms and carries a price tag of roughly 3.9 million yuan, about $650,000. It is less a practical product than a statement of ambition, arriving just as the company pushes toward a Shanghai STAR Market listing that could value it near $7 billion. The numbers underneath the spectacle are what should catch attention. Unitree says it shipped 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025, booked $235 million in revenue on 335 percent year-over-year growth, and has been profitable since 2020, a rarity in a field still burning cash. Its cap table reads like a who's who of Chinese tech, with Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, Ant Group, and Geely all backing it. The GD01 grabs headlines, but the real story is a robotics maker with actual shipments and profits heading for the public markets while many Western rivals are still promising.

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## Wortins' read

Unitree has never been shy, and its latest reveal proves it. The Chinese robotics firm pulled the wraps off the GD01, a 2.8 meter, 500 kilogram pilot-operated mecha that transforms and carries a price tag of roughly 3.9 million yuan, about $650,000. It is less a practical product than a statement of ambition, arriving just as the company pushes toward a Shanghai STAR Market listing that could value it near $7 billion. The numbers underneath the spectacle are what should catch attention. Unitree says it shipped 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025, booked $235 million in revenue on 335 percent year-over-year growth, and has been profitable since 2020, a rarity in a field still burning cash. Its cap table reads like a who's who of Chinese tech, with Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, Ant Group, and Geely all backing it. The GD01 grabs headlines, but the real story is a robotics maker with actual shipments and profits heading for the public markets while many Western rivals are still promising.

## Source

[Read the full story at thenextweb.com](https://thenextweb.com/news/unitree-gd01-mecha-humanoid-robot-ipo)

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