• Guotai Asset Management flagged a sharp pullback in China’s robotics theme, with the CSI Robotics Index down about 7%.
• Profit-taking accelerated after Unitree’s listing, viewed as a key catalyst that had been priced in across the humanoid-robot supply chain.
• Risk appetite softened as the Shanghai Composite neared 4,000, while 30-year U.S. Treasury yields rose to 5.33%.
• Sentiment also weakened on concerns over slower AI capital spending, with robots seen as a downstream application exposed to shifting expectations.
• Near-term volatility likely persists ahead of the Aug. 20 FOMC minutes, while the medium-term thesis hinges on mass production and orders.

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