A few days ago, The New York Times published a story with the headline “China’s Robots Know Kung Fu and Can Scale Walls. Can They Woo Investors?” Soon after, China’s capital market delivered its answer through Unitree Robotics’ IPO. Investors piled in so heavily that the preliminary online subscription multiple hit an eye-watering 8,288.82 times. The strong demand can, to some extent, be seen as a vote of confidence from investors in the commercial prospects of humanoid robots. The market’s verdict is clear: China’s robots have received a high score.

BEIJING — Chinese robot maker Unitree has priced its Shanghai initial public offering at 150.8 yuan per share, with subscriptions to start on Monda...

Unitree Robotics IPO was oversubscribed 2,700x as Shanghai retail investors rushed into China's first mainland-listed humanoid robot maker valued