Chinese humanoid robotics leader Unitree Robotics said on August 12, 2026 that cumulative production of its bipedal humanoid robots has reached approximately 18,000 units — a figure that excludes wheeled chassis and other non-bipedal designs.
G1 crosses 11,000, mass production kicks in
Unitree first crossed the mass-production threshold with its consumer-priced G1 model, which surpassed 11,000 units in June, up from roughly 6,500 for all of 2025. The company has since accelerated shipments across its H, G and R humanoid lines. Market tracker SAG estimates global humanoid shipments hit around 19,100 units in the first half of 2026, with Chinese manufacturers taking more than 97% of the market and Unitree alone accounting for 5,900 units — a 31% global share.
STAR Market IPO and a 190,000-unit factory plan
Unitree is preparing an IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market to raise roughly 6.1 billion yuan for four programs: intelligent-robot models, robot bodies, new product development, and a new "Intelligent Robot Manufacturing Base Construction Project." The two-year build is designed for annual capacity of 190,000 units — 75,000 humanoids and 115,000 quadrupeds — a scale that would eclipse today's entire global installed base.
From H1 debut to full-stack Physical AI vendor
Since launching the H1 in 2023, Unitree has built a portfolio spanning quadrupeds (Go, A, B), humanoids (H, G, R) and increasingly key components like dexterous hands, collaborative arms and lidar. That vertical stack — combined with a US$5,900 G1 entry price — has helped Unitree turn what was a niche research market into a fast-scaling humanoid manufacturing race alongside Chinese rivals and U.S. players such as Figure and Boston Dynamics.
Reporting based on coverage from Gasgoo Auto News, Humanoids Daily and SAG shipment data.