China Made Humanoid Robots A National Priority. Now Beijing Is Slowing Their Rush To Go Public.

Source: International Business Times

Visitors look at robots on display at robotics company Unitree's first retail store in Beijing in January 9, 2026. Getty Images Chinese regulators are slowing a rush of humanoid-robot companies seeking stock-market listings, putting greater scrutiny on one of the country's hottest technology sectors after soaring valuations ran ahead of evidence that robots are being deployed commercially at scale. Regulators have used informal "window guidance" to hold back some proposed listings, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.