
据知情人士透露,诺埃特机器人已秘密申请在香港进行首次公开募股(IPO),融资额可能达数亿美元。
Robotics has filed confidentially for a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise several hundred million dollars, according to people familiar with the matter.
知情人士称,这家人形机器人制造商的正式名称为松延动力北京科技有限公司,最快可能于明年上市。因讨论私密信息,上述人士要求不具名。
Songyan Power Beijing Technology Co., as the humanoid robot maker is formally known, may go public as soon as next year, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private information. Deliberations are ongoing and details such as the size and timing of the IPO might change, the people said.
知情人士表示,商讨仍在进行中,IPO的规模和时间等细节可能会发生变化。诺埃特未回复置评请求。
Noetix didn’t respond to a request seeking comment. Several Chinese robotics firms are lining up to go public in Hong Kong, where listing activity has been dominated by companies along the artificial intelligence supply chain.
多家中国机器人企业正排队在香港上市,近期香港上市活动主要由人工智能产业链公司主导。
The performance of Unitree since its August IPO in Shanghai has tempered some of the enthusiasm over the fast-evolving robotics industry.
优必选自8月在上海上市以来的股价表现,已在一定程度上降温了外界对快速发展的机器人行业的热情。中国最知名的人形机器人制造商股价已从高点暴跌近40%。中国监管部门也曾警告过过多企业涌入人形机器人赛道。
Shares of China’s most prominent humanoid robot maker have tumbled almost 40% from a peak. Chinese regulators have also warned about too many firms jumping on the humanoid bandwagon. Beijing-based Noetix raised 1 billion yuan ($150 million) in a funding round in March, led by an industrial investment platform affiliated with the world’s biggest battery maker, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd.
总部位于北京的诺埃特于3月完成一轮融资,募集资金达10亿元人民币(约1.5亿美元),领投方为全球最大电池制造商宁德时代旗下的一个产业投资平台。
Noetix makes humanoid robots, including “mechanical athletes” that can run and do flips, biomimetic robotics and embodied AI.
据其网站介绍,诺埃特生产人形机器人,包括能够奔跑、后空翻的“机械运动员”、仿生机器人和具身智能机器人,可用于教育、科研和旅游等领域。今年以来,香港IPO融资总额已超过500亿美元。
They can be used for education, scientific research and tourism, its website shows. More than $50 billion has been raised in Hong Kong IPOs this year.