{"slug": "agibot-overtakes-unitree-as-top-global-humanoid-robot-vendor-in-first-half-amid", "title": "AgiBot overtakes Unitree as top global humanoid robot vendor in first half amid IPO push", "summary": "AgiBot shipped roughly 8,400 humanoid robots in the first half of 2026, capturing 44% of the global market to overtake Unitree Robotics as the world's largest humanoid robot vendor, according to Smart Analytics Global. AgiBot's shipments surged 562% year on year, driven by its A-series, X-series, and G-series robots, as both companies prepare for IPOs. Unitree set its IPO price at 150.8 yuan per share, aiming to raise about 6.1 billion yuan (US$904 million).", "body_md": "# AgiBot overtakes Unitree as top global humanoid robot vendor in first half amid IPO push\n\nAgiBot’s shipments surged 562 per cent year on year, supported by a portfolio of full-size bipedals, compact units and wheeled robots\n\nChina’s AgiBot has surpassed its domestic rival Unitree Robotics to become the world’s largest humanoid robot vendor in the first half of 2026, according to new research, as both industry heavyweights prepare for public listings amid a physical AI boom.\n\nShanghai-based Agibot captured 44 per cent of the global market after shipping roughly 8,400 humanoid robots from January to June, San Francisco-based research firm Smart Analytics Global (SAG) said in a report published on Sunday.\n\nAgiBot’s shipments surged 562 per cent year on year, supported by a diversified product portfolio that included full-size bipedal A-series models, compact X-series units, and wheeled G-series robots, the research firm noted.\n\n[flagship G1 model,](https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3337320/unitree-g1-humanoids-go-viral-synchronised-backflip-and-impressive-musk-endorsement?module=inline&pgtype=article)with education, research and performance deployments making up a substantial share.\n\nThe shift comes as both companies race towards capital markets.\n\n[an offering widely seen as a bellwether](https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3363251/backed-deepseek-unitree-ipo-tests-investor-appetite-chinas-ai-robotics-boom?module=inline&pgtype=article)for mainland China’s emerging humanoid sector. The company set its initial public offering price at 150.8 yuan per share, expecting to raise roughly 6.1 billion yuan (US$904 million), according to a filing on Thursday.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/agibot-overtakes-unitree-as-top-global-humanoid-robot-vendor-in-first-half-amid", "canonical_source": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3363544/agibot-overtakes-unitree-top-global-humanoid-robot-vendor-first-half-amid-ipo-push?utm_source=rss_feed", "published_at": "2026-08-10 11:30:09+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-10 11:47:21.571806+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["robotics", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["AgiBot", "Unitree Robotics", "Smart Analytics Global", "Shanghai", "San Francisco"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/agibot-overtakes-unitree-as-top-global-humanoid-robot-vendor-in-first-half-amid", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/agibot-overtakes-unitree-as-top-global-humanoid-robot-vendor-in-first-half-amid.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/agibot-overtakes-unitree-as-top-global-humanoid-robot-vendor-in-first-half-amid.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/agibot-overtakes-unitree-as-top-global-humanoid-robot-vendor-in-first-half-amid.jsonld"}}