Why Richtech Robotics Stock Popped Today

Why Richtech Robotics Stock Popped Today Rich Smith, The Motley Fool Tue, August 25, 2026 at 1:25 PM EDT 3 min read RR NVDA Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ: RR) stock soared 17% through 12:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday after announcing plans to buy back $12 million worth of stock. Shares of the Las Vegas-based robotics company fell 35% in the first half of this year . You and I might view that as a disaster -- but Richtech sees it as an opportunity to scoop up some shares on the cheap, and concentrate future profits among fewer shares outstanding . Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again.  In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia.  Continue » Image source: Getty Images. Disaster or opportunity? As its name suggests, Richtech builds robots -- Matradee robots for the restaurant industry, ADAM and Scorpion bartending robots, Titan heavy-duty autonomous delivery robots, and Dex industrial humanoid robots, too. It's a business with plenty of potential in a world where so many countries are experiencing negative population growth, and may need artificial labor to prop up their economies going forward. But Richtech is still a start-up, with start-up-like numbers: revenues in the single-digit millions, negative earnings, negative free cash flow, and a market capitalization of less than $400 million. Investi…