State Grid Corporation of China plans to centrally procure about 8,500 units of various embodied intelligence equipment from robotics companies, including Deep Robotics, Unitree Robotics, AgiBot, and UBTECH ROBOTICS (09880.HK) +3.600 (+3.364%) Short selling $65.92M; Ratio 5.292% , this year, according to Chinese media outlet Jiemian.com. The total investment is expected to reach around RMB6.8 billion.Internal documents show that the procurement will be carried out in batches. 1Q26 will be the pilot procurement phase, 3Q26 as the large-scale procurement phase, and 4Q26 for supplementary purchases. Quadruped inspection robotic dogs are the largest category in this procurement. State Grid intends to buy 5,000 of them under a budget of RMB1.5 billion.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-05-15 16:25.)Related NewsCMSI: Tesla Robot Mass Production to Lift Sector Sentiment Ahead of Schedule; Focus on Bottom-fishing Opportunities
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