DeepSeek, state oil giant back humanoid robot maker Unitree's $900m IPO

Backed by DeepSeek, Unitree seeks US$9b valuation in landmark robotics IPO

Unitree Robotics IPOs at $9B valuation, raising 6.1B yuan with DeepSeek co-developing embodied-AI tech as strategic backer. The deal benchmarks embodied-AI valuations while signaling foundation-model-to-hardware convergence as a distinct strategic category for tech leaders.