DeepSeek, state oil giant back humanoid robot maker Unitree's $900m IPO

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Backed by DeepSeek, Unitree IPO tests investor appetite for China’s AI robotics boom scmp.com
Filing: DeepSeek has invested ~$20.8M in Unitree Robotics' Shanghai IPO and agreed to jointly develop AI models for humanoid machines (Eduardo Baptista/Reuters) reuters.com
DeepSeek invests $20.8 million in Unitree's Shanghai IPO economictimes.indiatimes.com

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