Yushu Technology Co., Ltd. (宇树科技股份有限公司) IPO Prospectus

Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market (Ke Chuang Ban) · Filed 2026-03-20 · Full English Translation

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Unitree Robotics Co., Ltd. is a Hangzhou-based developer and manufacturer of high-performance humanoid robots, quadruped robots, robot components, and embodied intelligence AI models, recognized as one of the world's leading general-purpose robotics companies.

For the nine months ended September 2025, the company reported revenue of approximately $161M (RMB 1.167B), with adjusted net profit excluding non-recurring items of roughly $59M, implying a solid underlying margin for a growth-stage robotics firm. Full-year and gross margin figures were not disclosed in the filing.

Unitree is seeking to list on Shanghai's STAR Market, offering approximately 10% of shares post-IPO (roughly 4 million new shares). Specific fundraising targets and per-share pricing were not disclosed. The company is sponsored by CITIC Securities.

Founder and Chairman Wang Xingxing controls 34.76% of shares and holds 68.78% of voting rights through a weighted voting rights structure. Notable institutional backers include Sequoia China (Hongshan), Source Code Capital, Jingwei China, Tencent, and China Mobile's venture arm, among a large syndicate of over 40 investors.

Proceeds will fund AI model and embodied intelligence R&D, robot hardware development, new product lines, and construction of a large-scale intelligent manufacturing base.

The three biggest risks are: intense technology competition and the risk of losing R&D leadership; slow or uncertain commercial-scale adoption of humanoid robots; and geopolitical and export-control risks threatening international revenue, which represents a meaningful portion of sales.

Revenue (2025_FY)
$236M
Net Profit (2025_FY)
$40M
Employees
328
Offering %
10.0%

Key Risk Factors

  • Risk of technology breakthroughs and product innovation falling short of expectations: The high-performance general-purpose robot industry is one of the most complex and cutting-edge technology fields. It integrates software/hardware algorithms, AI reinforcement learning, embodied large models, scene data analysis, motors/reducers/sensors, and many other disciplines. Technology innovation is frequent, upfront investment is high, and uncertainty is large. If the company or the global embodied intelligence industry fails to achieve important technological progress in embodied large models, the large-scale application process of general-purpose robots will face uncertainty.
  • Risk of downstream large-scale commercial application falling short of expectations: Large-scale commercialization of humanoid robots still faces uncertainty. Current technical maturity is limited in areas such as embodied large model generalization capability and dexterous hand precision and durability. Refined operation, intelligent decision-making, and non-standardized scene adaptability have not yet been perfected. If relevant technical difficulties cannot be resolved, the intelligence level, generalization capability, and work efficiency of general-purpose robot products will be difficult to meet commercial needs.
  • Risk of escalating international trade friction and regulatory policies: International trade friction has created obstacles for Chinese companies conducting overseas business. Since 2025, the US government's tariff policies on foreign goods have fluctuated. Overseas revenue accounted for more than 35% of total revenue in each period of the reporting period. If the US continues to impose significantly unfavorable trade and tariff policies on Chinese companies, or lists the company as a restricted procurement or technology export control entity, the company risks being unable to maintain high growth in overseas sales or may even experience performance declines.
  • Risk of intensifying industry competition and disorderly improper competition: Global tech giants are accelerating their deployment and startups are emerging widely. Companies such as Tesla with large-scale production capabilities and AI technology resources may quickly reduce the unit cost of their humanoid robots, directly intensifying price competition and putting potential pressure on the company's product pricing, market share, and profit margins. If the company fails to continuously increase R&D investment or effectively utilize its first-mover advantage, it faces the risk of its core technical advantages being weakened.
  • Risk of corporate governance under the special voting rights mechanism: Before this issuance, actual controller Wang Xingxing controls 34.7630% of the company's shares, and through special voting rights arrangements controls 68.7816% of voting rights. Under the special voting rights mechanism, the actual controller can determine ordinary resolutions at the shareholders' meeting and play a similar decisive role in special resolutions. In special circumstances, the interests of the actual controller may not be consistent with other shareholders, potentially harming the interests of other shareholders, especially minority shareholders.
  • Risk of high revenue growth rate and declining gross margin: From 2023 to 2025, the company's main business revenue grew year-on-year by 29.95%, 145.83%, and 335.31% (reviewed), while main business gross margin was 44.22%, 56.41%, and 60.27% (reviewed) respectively. If future intensified market competition, technology upgrades, or product iteration occur, the company may face a more complex operating environment, potentially causing revenue growth to slow, product prices to decline, and gross margins to fall.
  • Risk of key technology leakage and loss of core personnel: The company has formed a series of independently developed core technologies around high-performance general-purpose robot business. If key core technology is leaked or core R&D team members leave, it will have adverse effects on the company's technological innovation capability, market competitiveness, and operating performance.
  • Risk of rapid inventory growth and inventory write-down losses: At the end of each reporting period, the company's inventory book value was 77.5374 million yuan, 78.9577 million yuan, 140.5805 million yuan, and 278.0366 million yuan respectively, accounting for 24.12%, 24.20%, 11.07%, and 11.14% of current assets. If raw material prices, supply chains, and market conditions change unfavorably, the company faces the risk of increased inventory write-downs affecting operating performance.
  • Risk of rapid accounts receivable growth and bad debt losses: At the end of each reporting period, accounts receivable balances were 7.8467 million yuan, 11.0671 million yuan, 21.5948 million yuan, and 83.4565 million yuan respectively. If downstream customers' financial conditions deteriorate, there may be a risk that accounts receivable cannot be recovered.
  • Risk of large new investment and expenditure from fundraising projects: During implementation of fundraising investment projects, significant depreciation, amortization, and expense outlays will occur, having a certain impact on future operating performance. If the industry development trend or market environment changes significantly adversely, causing the projects to fail to achieve expected returns, the new depreciation, amortization, and period expenses will adversely affect the company's future operating performance.
  • Risk of exchange rate fluctuations related to foreign currency settlement of overseas revenue: Overseas main business revenue accounted for over 35% of main business revenue during the reporting period, with settlement primarily in US dollars. If future USD/RMB exchange rate volatility intensifies or exchange rate policies change significantly, it will have a certain impact on company performance.
  • Risk of performance decline under multiple influencing factors: If future adverse changes occur such as new technology development or new product promotion falling short of expectations, rising raw material costs, increased R&D investment intensity, and large share-based payment expenses from granting significant equity incentives, and the company fails to take effective countermeasures, the company will face the risk of significantly declining operating performance or even losses.
  • Risk of social attention hotspots and market demand fluctuations: High-performance general-purpose robots as a frontier technology field have received widespread attention. If future progress is slow in key technology breakthroughs, cost control, or scenario applications, the current market heat and capital attention may significantly decrease, causing the industry's overall development speed to fall short of expectations. Periodic and cyclical demand fluctuations will directly affect the industry and company's capacity utilization and revenue realization.

Financial Highlights

Income Statement (USD)

PeriodRevenueNet ProfitGross Margin
2022$17M$-3M44.18%
2023$22M$-2M44.22%
2024$54M$13M56.41%
2025_1_9M$161M$15M59.45%
2025_FY$236M$40MN/A

Balance Sheet (USD)

DateTotal AssetsTotal LiabilitiesEquity
2022-12-31$51M$8M$43M
2023-12-31$54M$13M$41M
2024-12-31$211M$34M$176M
2025-09-30$395M$60M$335M
2025-12-31$443M$83M$360M

Shareholders

NameShares (万)%Type
Wang Xingxing867,15023.8216%Individual
Shanghai Yuyi (Employee Incentive Platform)398,28610.9414%Institution
Hanhai Information (Meituan)277,0687.6114%VC
Ningbo Hongshan (Sequoia China)226,0546.21%VC
Astrend IV (Hong Kong) Alpha Limited161,0604.4245%VC
Jingwei No.1 (Matrix Partners China)155,0634.2598%VC
Jinshi Growth151,1424.152%VC
Robot Industry Fund (Beijing)139,2803.8262%VC
Jiaxing Huamao116,0233.1873%VC
Junwan Hongyi111,7493.0699%VC
Yuanma Capital (Source Code Capital)94,7712.6035%VC
China Internet Investment Fund (Zhongwang Investment)76,7672.1089%Institution
Vertex Ventures China IV, L.P.65,8321.8085%VC
Jiaxing Ruili59,3041.6292%VC
Hexagon Software Technology (Qingdao) / Haike Scon48,4551.3311%Institution
Xinjiang Shenchuangtou (Shenzhen Capital Group)46,9151.2888%VC
Guanghe Phase II (Hangzhou)44,5281.2232%VC
Jingwei No.3 (Matrix Partners China)43,4281.193%VC
Zhejiang Rongteng43,2031.1868%VC
Galaxy Z Holding Limited (Meituan)37,0841.0187%VC
Chengdu Longzhu (Meituan)37,0841.0187%VC
Zhongguancun Science City Technology Growth Investment33,8860.9309%VC
Rongteng No.233,5640.922%VC
Xiamen Yaheng (Sequoia China)32,9410.9049%VC
Jisi Investment32,6880.898%VC
Dexun Investment (Shenzhen)31,5300.8662%VC
Guangzhou Chuxin23,6210.6489%VC
Hangzhou Chuxin22,2240.6105%VC
China Mobile Hechuang (CMCC)21,7920.5986%Institution
Tencent Technology (Shanghai)21,7920.5986%Institution
Wuxi Jinqiu21,7920.5986%Institution
Hupo Anyun (Amber Anyun)21,7460.5974%VC
Jiangsu Jiequan21,6010.5934%VC
Hangzhou Haoyue16,3430.449%Institution
Chuangxin Capital (Shenzhen)13,6570.3752%VC
Shanghai Kechuang (Shanghai Sci-Tech Center)13,6370.3746%Institution
Zhongzheng Investment (CITIC Securities Investment)12,2940.3377%Institution
Shenchuangtou Group (Shenzhen Capital Group)10,7960.2966%VC
Tianjin Suanli10,1300.2783%VC
Xiangfeng Xiamen (Vertex)9,5920.2635%VC
Shanghai Yunyang8,1720.2245%Institution
Junshi Chuangtou (Xiamen)6,7020.1841%VC
Hechuang Investment (Tianjin)5,4480.1497%VC
Guangyue Investment (Suzhou)4,9480.1359%VC
Weifang Chuxin (Hainan Chuxin)4,5650.1254%VC
Shanghai Mida4,4680.1227%VC

Use of Proceeds

ProjectAmount (USD)Focus
Intelligent Robot Model Research and Development Project$279MResearch and development of embodied intelligence models for robots, including embodied body intelligence models and embodied large models (robot 'cerebellum' and 'brain'), building computing power infrastructure, large-scale real data sets, automated annotation mechanisms, and intelligent development training platforms to improve robot generalization capability, complex instruction understanding and execution, and operation precision and flexibility.
Robot Body Research and Development Project$153MResearch and development of robot body-related technologies including high power density motors, high power density transmission systems, high power density drivers, multi-scale lightweight structural components for legged robots, and centralized thermal control systems, to consolidate the company's body performance advantages and cost advantages in high-performance general-purpose robot products.
New Intelligent Robot Product Development Project$61MAccelerating the iteration of various types of robot products, enriching the product matrix, strengthening key links such as overall architecture design, core component adaptation, functional performance test optimization, and process design, to increase applicable scenarios and strengthen market competitive barriers.
Intelligent Robot Manufacturing Base Construction Project$86MConstruction of a production base to expand robot production scale, improve automation level and production efficiency, and meet the rapidly growing product demand in the market. The new base will scientifically plan production zones, inspection zones, and warehousing zones, introduce automated assembly lines, precision inspection instruments, and intelligent warehousing systems.