The news said that Zhiyuan, a smart unicorn company, launched a new round of financing with a valuation of about 50 billion yuan.消息称具身智能独角兽公司智元启动新一轮融资，估值约 500 亿元

IT House October 14th news, according to the financial magazine reported on October 13th, intelligent unicorn company Zhiyuan Innovation recently launched a new round of financing, financing amount of about 1 billion yuan to 1.5 billion yuan, this round of financing has been close to the end, the latest valuation of about 50 billion yuan. The report mentioned that according to the relevant requirements of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, if the listing applicant company completes the new financing after submitting the statement and before listing, unless a special exemption is obtained, the listing applicant company needs to wait until 120 days after the financing is completed before listing and trading. According to investors, the new round of financing means that Zhiyuan will not be able to complete its IPO (initial public offering) this year. Zhiyuan, a general AI robot company with body intelligence as its core technology direction, was founded in 2023. On September 24, Zhiyuan's 20,000th body intelligent robot announced its offline, breaking the global mass production record. According to the humanoid robot research report released by Counterpoint Research, global humanoid robot shipments exceeded 22,000 units in the first half of 2026, an increase of nearly 300% year-on-year, maintaining a strong growth momentum. In terms of shipments, Zhiyuan Agibot ranked first in the world with 9,700 units shipped, with a market share of over 43%, followed by Unitree, Galbot, UBTECH, and Leju Robotics. The top five manufacturers are all Chinese manufacturers, accounting for 86% of total shipments.