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The case for Unitree, the Chinese robotics company preparing to go public, is that its machines can do backflips.
The complication is that the technology has yet to prove its commercial viability, and geopolitical tensions between China and Western markets are intensifying at precisely the moment the company is asking investors to price that uncertainty.
That tension is the whole story. A backflip is an impressive demonstration.
The engineering required to get a humanoid robot to execute one is genuine, and in a sector where basic locomotion remains an open problem for most competitors, demonstrated capability commands a premium in the narrative.
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