UNITREE, one of China’s best?known robotics startups, said it will submit filings to list on a Chinese stock exchange as soon as next month, with formal documents expected to be filed between October and December, the company said Tuesday in a post on X. It did not specify which exchange it intends to join. In July Unitree submitted a pre?listing application. If successful, Unitree could become the first company in the humanoid?robot sector to list on the A?share market. The Hangzhou?based firm rose further into the public eye in February when founder Wang Xingxing appeared in the front row at a high?profile meeting hosted by President Xi Jinping highlighting support for private?sector innovation. Unitree described itself as a civilian robotics company focused on applying high?performance general?purpose robots across civilian industries. The company gave a snapshot of its 2024 revenue mix: quadruped robots about 65%, humanoid robots 30% and component products 5%. It said roughly 80% of quadruped sales went to research, education and consumer markets, with the rest used in industrial applications such as inspection and firefighting; humanoid robots were sold entirely into research, education and consumer sectors. The China Securities Regulatory Commission’s website shows Unitree has completed counseling registration with the Zhejiang Securities Regulatory Bureau, with CITIC Securities serving as its counseling institution. The advisors will carry out a comprehensive assessment as early as October to determine whether Unitree meets conditions for issuance and listing, and to assist with IPO paperwork. Unitree closed a Series C round in June with participation from China Mobile Fund, Tencent, Alibaba and Ant Group, giving the company a market valuation above 10 billion yuan (US$14 billion). Earlier investors have included Meituan, Sequoia China and Matrix Partners. (SD-Agencies) | 