Unitree Robotics Soars In Shanghai Debut As Robot Stocks Surge

by News Editor

August 19, 2026

Humanoid Robot Maker Raises $905 Million In IPO

Shares of Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics surged more than 460% in their Shanghai debut on Wednesday, after briefly jumping nearly 630%. The stock closed at 845 yuan.

The Hangzhou-based company raised about 6.1 billion yuan ($905 million) through its IPO, according to its prospectus.

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From Backflips To Industrial Robots

Unitree has gained international attention for its humanoid robots capable of walking, manipulating objects and performing acrobatic movements. Its portfolio also includes four-legged robots designed for applications such as hazard detection.

Ahead of the listing, the company unveiled “Superman”, a humanoid robot it says can jump two metres from a standing position and reach speeds of up to 12.66 metres per second.

Chinese AI company DeepSeek invested about 140.8 million yuan in Unitree, while existing investors include technology giant Tencent, according to company filings.

China’s Humanoid Robot Market Expands

Unitree is the latest major technology company to debut on Shanghai’s STAR Market. Memory chipmaker CXMT saw its shares jump 466% on their first trading day last month.

Morgan Stanley raised its forecast for China’s humanoid robot shipments to 50,000 units in 2026, nearly twice its previous estimate. The bank expects the country’s humanoid robotics market to grow from $2 billion this year to $15 billion by 2030.

Broader commercial deployments are expected to accelerate in the second half of 2026, with full-size humanoid robots projected to account for around 30% of shipments this year and 70% by 2028.

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Cyprus Outpaces EU Average In Working-Age Population Share, Eurostat Finds

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

October 6, 2026

Cyprus had a working-age population share of 61.6 per cent on January 1, 2025, placing the country above the European Union average of 58.3 per cent, according to Eurostat.

Cyprus Stands Above The EU Benchmark

The figures show that people aged 20 to 64 made up more than three-fifths of Cyprus’ population at the start of last year. In Eurostat’s regional demographic breakdown, Cyprus is treated as a single region because of its size, rather than being divided into multiple NUTS level 3 areas.

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Wide Gaps Across The Bloc

Across the EU, 58.3 per cent of the population was of working age on January 1, 2025. The share reached at least 63.0 per cent in 39 NUTS level 3 regions, most of them in Germany. The group also included island regions in Spain, alongside several capital regions and their surrounding areas.

Capital And Island Regions Lead

At the top of the range was the Danish capital region of Byen København, where 68.9 per cent of residents were of working age. The same proportion was recorded in Spain’s island region of Eivissa y Formentera, while Fuerteventura stood at 68.3 per cent and Lanzarote at 67.3 per cent.

Rural Europe Skews Older

At the other end of the spectrum, working-age residents accounted for less than 55.0 per cent of the population in 189 EU regions. These areas were largely rural, including inland Portugal, much of rural France, most of eastern Germany, and rural areas in Bulgaria, Greece and the Nordic EU countries.

In six regions, fewer than half of the population was of working age. Those regions were Bornholm in Denmark, Creuse and Lot in south-west France, Etelä-Savo in south-east Finland, the Arrondissement of Veurne in Belgium and the French outermost region of Mayotte.

What The Data Measures

Eurostat’s regional demographic data measure the share of people aged 20 to 64, not the share of people who are actually employed. Cyprus’ 61.6 per cent figure was 3.3 percentage points above the EU average, though still below the highest regional levels recorded across the bloc.

The data underline how sharply Europe’s age structure varies from one region to another, with working-age shares differing significantly between urban centres, capital regions, islands and predominantly rural areas.

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