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Chinese firms outpace US rivals in 2025 humanoid robot shipments, as AgiBot takes lead

Shanghai-based AgiBot topped global humanoid robot shipments in 2025, with nearly a 38 per cent share, as China’s robotics firms dominated the market, leaving in the dust major US players like Elon Musk’s Tesla. According to data released on Thursday by Omdia, AgiBot shipped 5,168 humanoid robots last year to lead five other Chinese companies in the research firm’s top 10 list. Unitree Robotics, headquartered in Hangzhou, ranked second with 4,200 humanoids shipped last year, which accounted for 32 per cent of the market.
Hong Kong-listed UBTech Robotics, based in Shenzhen, was ranked third with 1,000 units shipped. Leju Robotics, Engine AI and Fourier Intelligence ranked fourth, fifth and sixth in 2025 shipments, according to Omdia.

Full report : Omdia says global humanoid robot shipments rose more than 5x YoY in 2025 to ~13000 units; China accounted for the vast majority, led by AgiBot shipping ~5,168 units.