Unitree Robotics and Tesla's Optimus represent two contrasting approaches in humanoid robotics. Unitree, poised to become the first humanoid robotics stock on China's A-share market, shipped more than 5,500 humanoids in 2025 for a world-leading 32.4% share, selling its G1 from around $13,500 and running profitably for years. Tesla's Optimus, which Elon Musk says will represent 80% of Tesla's future value, plans a million units a year at $20,000 to $25,000 per unit, but its V3 redesign remained unrevealed as of the July 22 second quarter call, with Fremont production lines still being installed and public sales pointed at the end of 2027. Unitree posted 2025 revenue of 1.708 billion yuan, up 335%, with a 60.27% gross margin and adjusted net profit of 600.1 million yuan, profitable since 2020. Prices differ by more than an order of magnitude, with Unitree's G1 at about $13,500 and the R1 from roughly $4,900, versus Optimus at an estimated $50,000 to $150,000 current build cost. Unitree sells hardware today on a volume-over-price open ecosystem strategy, while Tesla deploys internally first. Unitree's IPO subscription runs August 10 at a base valuation near 42 billion yuan with a listing expected around August