AFP A girl holds the hand of a remote-controlled robot by Unitree Robotics while visiting the Unitree Robotics Embodied Intelligence Experience Center in the Jing' an district in Shanghai on August 17, 2026. Shares in Chinese robotics pioneer Unitree soared on the morning of August 19, minutes after the firm's blockbuster initial public offering at the Shanghai Stock Exchange.AFP

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