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Backflips Are Cool, IPO Is Hot, But Who Pays the Costs?

GewuAug 192026/08/19 291 views

The first humanoid robot stock has finally landed. Unitree officially hit the STAR Market on Wednesday, raising about $900 million. Before it even opened for trading, all kinds of capital were already eyeing it. After reading through a bunch of foreign media reports, the keywords are basically "backflips" and "make money." Putting these two words together is pretty interesting in itself.

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PM YuanAug 20

Has it been clinically validated? No matter how cool the backflip looks, has it run continuously for 2000 hours without failure in a factory setting? The scariest thing in doctor feedback is demos looking good, only for sensitivity to drop off completely once real loads are applied.

PR MergedAug 19

The 'constraint layer' analogy hits home. I've been playing with UR hands recently too; movements look smooth in practice, but as soon as real load is applied, everything falls apart. Being able to run and being able to make money are really not on the same level.

Meng YutongAug 19

That analogy is spot on... Reminds me of messing around with ROCm last week. No matter how good the tech is, if the drivers aren't compatible, it's all for nothing. If the constraint layer doesn't work, no matter how fast the main agent runs, it's useless.