New York, January 9, 2026, 07:06 EST — Premarket
- RR shares were up about 1% before the open after a 14.9% surge in the prior session on heavy volume
- A CES interview and on-floor demo of the company’s humanoid robot “Dex” helped fuel attention
- Traders are watching for CES wrap-up and a delayed annual report the company says it plans to file within an SEC extension
Richtech Robotics Inc shares rose 1% in premarket trading on Friday after jumping 14.9% a day earlier, extending a volatile week for the small-cap robotics maker. The stock last traded at $3.97 in premarket, after closing at $3.93 on Thursday. 1
The move matters because Richtech is getting an unusual burst of attention at CES 2026, where big product demos can spill straight into momentum trading in thinly held names. Volume has been heavy, and the swings have been sharp even by recent standards.
Investors also have a nearer-term scoreboard than usual: in a late-filing notice, the company said it needs extra time to finalize financial statements for the year ended Sept. 30 and expects to file its annual report within the SEC’s 15-day grace period. In that filing, Richtech projected fiscal 2025 revenue of about $5.1 million and said its net loss is expected to widen to about $15.2 million, while flagging the figures as unaudited and subject to change.
Richtech announced in December it would demonstrate its mobile humanoid robot “Dex” at CES from Jan. 6 to Jan. 9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and said the unit uses Nvidia’s Jetson Thor platform and is designed to run for about four hours on a single charge. 2
In an interview at CES published on Thursday, chief operating officer Phil Zheng told Stocktwits the company is leaning into “single-use” robots built for specific tasks, rather than trying to build machines that do everything. He also said Richtech has shifted toward a “robot-as-a-service” model — a subscription approach where customers pay recurring fees — and indicated the company does not expect to raise capital in the near term, while leaving room for funding tied to partnerships. 3
Richtech’s run has been choppy this week, and Thursday’s jump followed two straight down sessions. Traders have been quick to fade and reprice anything tied to humanoid robots and service automation as the CES news cycle rolls.
Still, the setup cuts both ways. The company remains loss-making, and its most recent quarterly report showed it had generated $1.18 million of revenue in the three months ended June 30 while posting a net loss of $4.06 million; the filing also listed an “at-the-market” stock-sale agreement, a structure that can raise cash but can also add dilution risk for shareholders. 4
Next up is whether Richtech surfaces any concrete customer wins or partnerships as CES wraps on Friday — and whether it meets its own timeline to file the delayed annual report within the SEC extension, a document that will put full-year numbers and cash details back in focus.
