The world’s largest humanoid robot maker by sales is set to list in Shanghai on Wednesday, with the initial public offering already having raised 6.1 billion yuan ($905 million) and more than 8,000 times oversubscribed, a record for the city’s tech-focused STAR market, which is seen as China’s version of the Nasdaq. Having captured global attention with its dancing and kung-fu fighting androids, China’s Unitree has become the poster child of the country’s robotic advancement. On Monday, the Hangzhou-based company unveiled a new humanoid robot dubbed “Superman” which it said can jump as high as two metres and run at a speed of 12.66 metres per second. Unitree shot to national prominence last year after its robots took to China’s biggest stage, the annual Lunar New Year gala, with sleek dancing choreography. Since then, the company has emerged as a key strategic firm in the country’s ambition to dominate future technology, with its founder Wang Xingxing seated in the front row at Pr...