“Shanghai-based Agibot captured 44 per cent of the global market after shipping roughly 8,400 humanoid robots from January to June, San Francisco-based research firm Smart Analytics Global (SAG) said in a report published on Sunday…

Hangzhou-based Unitree fell to second place, shipping about 5,900 units to secure 31 per cent of the global market, SAG reported. Unlike AgiBot’s multi-line push, Unitree’s humanoid shipments remained concentrated in its flagship G1 model, with education, research and performance deployments making up a substantial share…

The rivalry between the two robotics giants has unfolded against a backdrop of rapid, China-led market expansion. Overall global humanoid shipments jumped 272 per cent year on year to about 19,100 units in the first half, with Chinese manufacturers supplying over 97 per cent of total global shipments…

Looking ahead, SAG projects full-year global shipments to approach 60,000 units, nearly tripling year on year.”

From South China Morning Post.