Unitree Robotics is moving closer to an IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market after China's securities regulator approved the company's registration application

Visitors record a humanoid robot performance staged at the booth of Unitree Robotics during a high-tech expo in Beijing on March 20. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY

The Hangzhou-based firm will launch its listing in Shanghai next week, as a string of Chinese robotics firms pursue plans to go public.