Unitree Technology’s first days on Shanghai’s STAR Market produced one of the most dramatic valuation swings in China’s robotics sector this year. The company listed on Aug. 19, 2026, at RMB 150.80 per share, implying a post-offering market capitalization of roughly RMB 61 billion. Intraday on its debut, the stock surged to RMB 1,100, briefly lifting its value to about RMB 444.9 billion, before closing at RMB 341.8 billion. By Aug. 24, after several sessions of declines, the stock had fallen to RMB 603.08, leaving Unitree with a market capitalization of about RMB 243.9 billion. In a lengthy valuation analysis carried by MarsBit and attributed to CEIBS accounting professor Zhang Feida, the question is not whether Unitree has real products or real revenue. The company posted about RMB 16.99 billion in revenue in 2025, more than 5,500 humanoid robot shipments, roughly RMB 591 million in adjusted net profit, and positive operating cash flow. The issue is whether those operating results can support a valuation that still prices in years of high returns after a sharp pullback. Using the Ohlson residual income model, Zhang examines four pillars behind that question: return on equity after IPO dilution, the durability of Unitree’s moat, the quality of its future growth, and risks tied to management, governance, ESG, and overseas regulation. The article argues that investors are not paying for Unitree’s current earnings alone, but for a much larger expectation that robots can move from demonstrations into repeatable labor across factories, warehouses, services, and eventually homes.

Videos circulating on X show what appears to be a humanoid robot dressed as a street beggar in China, repeatedly bowing on a sidewalk with a plastic container for cash placed in front of it. The clips have drawn wide attention online, with users joking that Unitree robots have finally found a real-world use case. Still, the footage has not been verified by mainstream media, and key details — including the filming location, whether the scene was staged, and whether the container actually received money — remain unclear. The report notes that this is not the first time similar scenes have surfaced. Starting in mid-June 2026, comparable videos from Fuzhou in Fujian, Beijing, and Chengdu in Sichuan showed a humanoid robot kneeling on the street, gesturing with clasped hands, and playing a prerecorded message asking for “electricity money.” Multiple media outlets identified that model as Unitree Robotics’ G1 humanoid robot, which the report said starts at $13,500 and has about two hours of battery life. Observers broadly viewed those appearances as staged promotional stunts or performance art rather than spontaneous public behavior by a machine. Online reaction in China was blunt and often sarcastic, with comments suggesting that even begging had become “involuted” and that people who do not work hard may one day “not even qualify to be a beggar.”

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