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  1. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence56

    China's first smart welding equipment set for ultra-deep vertical shafts enters service at Songyang Pumped Storage Power Station, boosting efficiency by over 65%

    China's first intelligent welding equipment set dedicated to pressure steel pipes in ultra-deep vertical shafts has officially entered service at the Songyang Pumped Storage Power Station in Zhejiang, according to China Three Gorges Corporation. The equipment is equipped with an outer circumferential seam welding robot and an inner circumferential seam automatic horizontal welding machine, and features 5G control, laser weld seam tracking, and a welding expert database, enabling it to automatically identify weld seam positions and match welding parameters. Welding speed reaches 30 to 50 centimeters per minute, efficiency is more than 65% higher than traditional manual welding, and the one-time pass rate for weld seams is 99%.

  2. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence17

    Unitree G1 Developer Edition robot withdraws from first CMG World Robot Mount Tai Climbing Competition due to overheating

    In the first CMG World Robot Mount Tai Climbing Competition, which began on November 2, a Unitree G1 Developer Edition robot of the same model seen on the Spring Festival Gala withdrew due to an overheating fault and was carried down the mountain by staff on a stretcher. The course is 3.9 kilometers long with more than 3,100 steps, and other robots on site climbed unsteadily and needed towing assistance to complete the race.

  3. Agility Robotics65

    Churchill Capital Corp XI Shareholders Approve Merger with Agility Robotics

    Churchill Capital Corp XI shareholders approved the business combination with Agility Robotics with more than 84% of votes in favor; the transaction is expected to close on November 4.

    Why it matters: The deal discloses the composition of Agility's pre-listing fundraising and the closing timetable, which can be used to observe the capital path of humanoid robotics companies.

  5. Reddit r/robotics36

    NIOSH construction-site robot perception and navigation projects: masonry robot collision avoidance and aerial fall-risk identification

    Two NIOSH projects use computer vision to detect potential collisions while a masonry robot assists workers in placing concrete blocks, and to identify workers, equipment, and openings that may create fall risks from aerial video. Both scenarios are affected by dust obscuring sensors, lighting changes within a shift, and equipment and building materials blocking camera views; mobile robots also face uneven ground and changing temporary pathways. The NIOSH bulletin recommends tracking sensor failures, localization failures, and manual takeover frequency during deployment, and distinguishing between using cameras to flag hazards for review and relying on them for shutdown protection.

  6. Robotics & Automation News60

    ISO 21423:2026 Published, Sets Communication and Interoperability Standard for Industrial Mobile Robots from Different Vendors

    A3 announced the official publication of ISO 21423:2026, an international standard for communication and interoperability for industrial mobile robots (IMRs), regardless of vendor or model. The standard was developed by ISO Technical Committee 299 and specifies how IMRs, fleet managers, and other devices exchange information and request actions; robots can share position, speed, direction, status, tasks, and availability with each other.

  9. Ars Technica25

    Apple's autonomous mobile home robot, codenamed J595, may be named HomeView Ultra and is planned for launch in 2027 at over $1,000

    Apple is advancing an autonomous mobile home robot codenamed J595, possibly to be named HomeView Ultra as part of the HomeView smart display product line, with support for FaceTime calls and automatic light switching when someone enters a room. The product targets a 2027 launch at a possible price above $1,000, with development delays potentially pushing it to 2028. Its earliest prototype dates back to 2018 and was approved for continuation by then-CEO Tim Cook; its publicly known features are still considered limited.

  10. Robotics 24/778

    Walmart and Symbotic expand commercial agreement to add automation capabilities to 25 US regional distribution centers

    Walmart and Symbotic announced an expansion of their commercial agreement that will bring more automation capabilities to 25 US regional distribution centers and support additional opportunities across Walmart's global supply chain network. The agreement includes an initial commitment of about $6 billion, covering multi-site, multi-year work. Symbotic says its integrated technologies, such as its BreakPack each-picking solution and SymMicro micro-fulfillment platform, are supported by AI software used to schedule and optimize the flow of millions of cases per day.

    Why it matters: The agreement covers 25 regional distribution centers with an initial commitment of about $6 billion, making the scale of warehouse automation deployment in retail supply chains observable.

  12. 机器人全球资讯 · 微信公众号58

    First CMG World Robot Mount Tai Climbing Competition qualifier kicks off, legged robots challenge 3.8 km of stone steps in the rain

    On October 26, the qualifier of the first CMG World Robot Mount Tai Climbing Competition started on the trail from Tai Shan's Red Gate to the Mid-Heaven Gate, with multiple domestic teams fielding legged and wheel-legged hybrid robots. The course runs about 3.8 km and includes more than 3,100 steps. Rain fell during the competition, and the slippery stone steps tested the robots' balance control, perception and decision-making, and endurance. The event also features a legged-robot load-carrying race and an all-terrain mobility pathfinding challenge. Zhishen Technology's "Tongchui M1" has a maximum payload of 30 kg and can clear obstacles 80 cm high; Dongtai Technology's robot finished the speed race in about 58 minutes with roughly 80% battery remaining.

  14. APPSO · 微信公众号12

    New iPad Air reportedly to switch to OLED display; two Chinese astronauts to reach the Moon before 2030; Claude restricts Opus 5.5 from recreating games

    Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says Apple plans to update the entry-level iPad, iPad Air, and iPad Pro in the first half of 2027, with the iPad Air moving to an OLED display and high-end iPad Pro models possibly adding a vapor chamber to improve cooling.

  15. 机器人前瞻 · 微信公众号55

    Jiben Intelligence completes two consecutive funding rounds, raising nearly $10 million to build dexterous manipulation cerebellum

    Jiben Intelligence announced that it has completed two consecutive funding rounds totaling nearly $10 million (approximately RMB 67 million). The rounds were led by Alphaist Partners and Yaotu Capital respectively, with Jieli Angel and the actual controller of a components industry player participating as follow-on investors.

  16. 机器人前瞻 · 微信公众号52

    Shanghai Lingshu Zhifu completes two consecutive funding rounds, with Huawei Hubble participating and total funding exceeding ten million yuan

    Shanghai flexible tactile sensing company Lingshu Zhifu announced the consecutive completion of its seed round and angel round. The seed round was co-invested by Oriza Holdings and Huawei Hubble, and the angel round was followed on by Oriza Holdings. The two rounds raised over ten million yuan. For embodied intelligence, the company launched finger tactile sensors that can be used in tactile data collection gloves and dexterous hands, as well as a "fingertip + palm sensor" module, supporting point touch, long press, sliding, and tangential force sensing. It says it has completed dual-85 testing and more than 10 million repeated mechanical tests. Lingshu Zhifu was founded in 2025 and is currently building a materials pilot line and sending samples to customers in multiple fields.

  17. 机器人前瞻 · 微信公众号72

    Jianzhi Robotics completes $100 million funding round with SAIC and Baidu participating

    Jianzhi Robotics announced the completion of a new $100 million funding round (approximately RMB 665 million), with industry participants including SAIC Motor, Malaysia's Eastworlds, Baidu Group, Shoucheng Holdings, and GALBOT, and financial participants including Guanghe Ventures, SUNHELM, CITIC Jinshi Investment, Zhongzheng Investment, CCB International, and Huatai Zijin.

  19. 移动机器人产业联盟 · 微信公众号22

    2026 Mobile Robot Industry Q3 Briefing Released: Financing, New Products, and Bid Data Package Open for Download

    The 2026 mobile robot industry data package for the first three quarters is now open for download, containing four high-resolution PDFs summarizing financing events, new product launch details, and project bid information. The data was compiled from authoritative domestic and international media reports, official company announcements, and public investment and financing platforms, and was manually checked and categorized. Related in-depth articles show that in the first three quarters there were 419 AGV/AMR bid projects with a cumulative disclosed value of 2.64 billion yuan, 178 new products, and 48 financing deals worth nearly 8.5 billion yuan.

  20. 移动机器人产业联盟 · 微信公众号38

    Geek+ announces "24/7 Autonomous Intelligent Warehouse Plan" to build self-evolving unmanned warehouses in the physical AI era

    Geek+ announced the "24/7 Autonomous Intelligent Warehouse Plan," with embodied intelligence and whole-warehouse intelligence as its two main technical thrusts, driving warehouses toward 7×24-hour unmanned autonomous operation and continuous evolution. The plan relies on end-to-end robotic solutions, a warehouse brain software platform (including RMS, WES, and IOP), and a global large-scale delivery system, focusing on three directions: connecting the entire process, strengthening the intelligent closed loop, and achieving large-scale implementation. Its Gravity unified embodied intelligence framework and Gravity 4D embodied world model are used to improve autonomous execution capabilities in complex physical tasks and abnormal scenarios.

  21. 未来机器人网 · 微信公众号50

    Humanoid patrol robots deployed in Jiangsu residential communities: about 200 kWh of electricity per month, covering the basic patrol workload of 5 security guards

    Humanoid patrol robots are already on duty in property-managed compounds in multiple parts of Jiangsu. They use a humanoid upper body on a wheeled chassis and carry AI vision, environmental perception, and voice interaction systems. They can patrol autonomously along preset routes and perform verification of outside visitors, abnormal-behavior recognition, fire-hazard monitoring, and remote voice warnings.

  22. 未来机器人网 · 微信公众号62

    Meta teams up with Fourier to develop humanoid robot prototype Max as physical carrier for Muse agent

    Meta has partnered with Fourier Intelligence to develop a humanoid robot prototype named Max, internally defined as the physical embodiment of its personal AI agent Muse. The prototype was completed in three months, and second-generation development has already begun. Max is about 1.5 meters tall and weighs 48 kilograms, and carries an NVIDIA Jetson Thor chip to support on-device running of vision-language-action models. It builds on Fourier's GR-series chassis and motion control capabilities, with newly customized head, screen, camera, and hand and foot modules.

  23. 未来机器人网 · 微信公众号60

    National Standard for Commercial Intelligent Cooking Machines Takes Effect, Stir-Fry Robots Enter Standardized Phase

    On November 2, the national standard for Commercial Intelligent Cooking Machines (GB/T 46718—2025) officially took effect, setting a unified technical framework for commercial cooking robots. JD's 7FRESH Xiaochu has deployed robotic kitchens in stores in Shanghai, Jiangsu, and other locations, with one person overseeing one machine, and a home-style dish ready in four to five minutes; the setup has also extended to corporate canteens and mobile food truck scenarios. In 2025, China's stir-fry robot market was valued at 3.7-3.8 billion yuan, and multiple institutions predict it will exceed 12 billion yuan by 2030.

Nov 2Mon
  1. 高工咨询 · 微信公众号18

    2026 (3rd) Gaogong Humanoid Robot Annual Conference Opens Tomorrow in Shenzhen: Six Highlights Previewed

    The 2026 (3rd) Gaogong Humanoid Robot Annual Conference will open tomorrow at the Hyatt Regency Shenzhen Airport, under the theme "Reconstructing the Old Order, Breaking Through Boundaries." The two-day event includes 5 themed sessions, 32 speeches, 6 roundtable dialogues, and 1 overseas expansion sub-forum, with more than 60 industry chain companies exhibiting. GGII and JD Retail will jointly release the "2026 Embodied Intelligence Progress Research Report," and the 2026 Gaogong Golden Globe Awards will be announced on the evening of November 4.

  2. 高工咨询 · 微信公众号40

    Geek+ Announces "24/7 Autonomous Intelligent Warehouse Plan" to Build Self-Evolving Unmanned Warehouses in the Physical AI Era

    Geek+ has released the "24/7 Autonomous Intelligent Warehouse Plan," advancing 24/7 unmanned autonomous operation and continuous evolution of warehouses along two main technical lines: embodied intelligence and whole-warehouse intelligence. Its end-to-end robotic solution relies on the self-developed Gravity unified embodied intelligence framework and the Gravity 4D embodied world model, while the warehouse brain platform consists of three major modules: RMS, WES, and IOP. The plan focuses on three directions: connecting the entire process, strengthening the intelligent closed loop, and achieving large-scale deployment.

  4. 低空产业纵横 · 微信公众号38

    XAG Proposes "A Agricultural Robot for Every Farmer," Highlights Automated Crop Protection Solution

    XAG, which has received investment from SoftBank, has proposed the goal of "giving every farmer their own agricultural robot," highlighting an automated crop protection solution that requires no pilot control. Its accompanying drone station can automatically clean, charge, and refill drones, with flight routes planned autonomously by the system. XAG is the world's second-largest agricultural drone manufacturer by revenue, after DJI. Co-founder Justin Gong said a shortage of pilots is the biggest obstacle constraining industry growth.

  5. 低空产业纵横 · 微信公众号42

    Xuan'en County Low-Altitude Sensing Network Project: China Tower Enshi Prefecture Branch Wins Bid at 39.815044 Million Yuan

    Procurement for the Xuan'en County Low-Altitude Sensing Network Project has been completed, with China Tower Corporation Enshi Prefecture Branch winning the bid at 39.815044 million yuan and a comprehensive score of 98.50 points. The procurement covers three categories of services: drones and automated drone docks, high-point video surveillance, and drone monitoring/countermeasures. The review was completed on October 29, 2026, at the Xuan'en County Public Resources Trading Center.

  6. 维科网机器人 · 微信公众号58

    Lanjian Intelligent Signs RMB 258 Million Warehouse Logistics Equipment Contract with Wuhan Chuyang

    Lanjian Intelligent announced that it signed a contract with Wuhan Chuyang for the Wuhan Phase II warehouse logistics equipment project, valued at RMB 258 million, which is expected to have a positive impact on its 2027 performance. As of June 30, 2026, Lanjian Intelligent's order backlog stood at RMB 2.53 billion; in the first three quarters of this year, revenue was RMB 1.215 billion, up 7.40% year on year, while net profit attributable to shareholders was RMB 67.813 million, down 27.67% year on year.

  7. 人形大讲堂 · 微信公众号65

    Orbbec Q3 Earnings: Robot Vision Solution Revenue Doubles, Over 1,000 Customers, Delivery Cycle Cut to 20 Days

    Orbbec's 2026 Q3 report shows robot vision solution revenue reached more than double the year-earlier level, cumulative robot customers exceeded 1,000, and the delivery cycle was compressed from about 40 days to 20 days. First-three-quarter revenue was 711 million yuan, down 0.43% year on year; net profit attributable to shareholders was 73.8615 million yuan, down 31.62% year on year; gross margin rose from 42.8% to 49.09%; and R&D investment was 175 million yuan, up 19.20% year on year.

  8. 人形大讲堂 · 微信公众号62

    AgiBot proposes Worken robot energy-efficiency unit, discloses CEL collective experience learning validation results

    At its 2026 Innovation Day, AgiBot's Peng Zhihui proposed the robot energy-efficiency unit Worken, defined as the number of active robots × autonomous working hours × output efficiency ratio, to measure how much work robots actually do. At the Longqi factory, 8 robots worked a cumulative 528 hours with an output efficiency ratio of 0.7, for a total of 2,956.8 Worken; at Guangzhou Metro, 120 robots worked 240 hours with an efficiency ratio of about 0.5, for a total of 14,400 Worken.

  9. 雷科技62

    Meta and Fourier collaborate on humanoid robot Max, completing prototype in three months

    According to The Information, Meta has partnered with Fourier Intelligence to develop a humanoid robot prototype named Max, completing development in three months, and has already started work on a second-generation Max 2. Max is about 1.5 meters tall and weighs about 48 kilograms, is equipped with Nvidia's Jetson Thor computing platform, and has five-fingered dexterous hands that can grasp small objects such as bottles and toys; Meta requires it to recognize human voices from 5 meters away, detect waving gestures from 3 meters away, and maintain eye contact.

  10. 雷科技58

    Six AgiBot Genie G2 Robots Enter Shanghai Convenience Store for 24-Hour Continuous Operation Challenge

    On November 2, six AgiBot Genie G2 humanoid robots entered an operating convenience store in Xuhui, Shanghai, working 24 consecutive hours in roles including greeter, barista, stocker, and cleaner, under online supervision from viewers across the internet. The robots relied on real-time visual inventory checks to return items to their places on disorganized shelves, stopping before people and then going around them, and routing around boxes. Through Genie Master and the embodied execution protocol EEP, they stored successful and failed task trajectories in long-term memory to feed back into motion strategy optimization.

  11. 北京理工大学 · 微信公众号36

    CCTV features BIT swarm intelligence research group: "BIT Zhixingzhe" humanoid robot and quadruped robot dog unveiled

    The swarm control research group at the School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, presented platforms including the "BIT Zhixingzhe" humanoid robot and a quadruped robot dog on CCTV's program "Amazing, We Are 'Science' People." At the 2026 Beijing Yizhuang Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, "Zhixingzhe" completed the full 21-kilometer course, achieving zero falls and zero interruptions across more than ten types of complex terrain including urban roads, wetland parks, steep slopes, and near-90-degree sharp turns, and won second place for "Best Gait." The research group also independently developed Sigma, a simulation system for single-drone and swarm algorithms, which supports multi-scenario, multi-weather simulation training.

  13. 智东西60

    InSpatio opens embodied simulation data collection center in Hangzhou, plans 1 million hours of simulated data per month

    Spatial intelligence company InSpatio opened an embodied simulation data collection center in Hangzhou on October 30, planning to produce 1 million hours of simulated training data per month, with a comprehensive cost per data item of about 1/10 that of traditional real-machine teleoperation collection. Relying on its self-developed Topos spatial intelligence base, the center scans real sites and then automatically decomposes objects, fills in blind spots, and calibrates physical attributes, before generating embodied Tokens containing depth, pose, contact force, and action semantics in parallel through multiple channels in the cloud.

  14. 开普勒人形机器人 · 微信公众号23

    Shanghai University of Engineering Science and Kepler's Bumblebee Robot Win Third Place in Express Sorting at IEIC International Embodied Intelligence Skills Competition

    A team from Shanghai University of Engineering Science, using the Kepler Bumblebee robot, won third place in the express sorting category at the 2026 Global Developer Pioneer Conference and IEIC International Embodied Intelligence Skills Competition, with preparation guided by Kepler's education team. The robot is a full-size humanoid with 52 degrees of freedom, a 30 kg dual-arm payload, 8 hours of continuous operation on a 1-hour charge, and 100 TOPS of onboard computing power. The robot coffee house scene previously built jointly by the university and Kepler has completed acceptance and also serves as a platform for undergraduate lab courses and scene operations training.

  15. 乐聚机器人 · 微信公众号22

    Leju Robotics Named a National-Level Specialized, Refined, Distinctive and Innovative "Key Little Giant" Enterprise

    Leju Robotics has been named a national-level specialized, refined, distinctive and innovative "Key Little Giant" enterprise. The designation is organized and selected by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and is the highest tier in the tiered cultivation system for such enterprises.

  16. 乐聚机器人 · 微信公众号34

    29 provinces and 500 organizations join forces! National Embodied Intelligence Industry Application Industry-Education Integration Community established

    The National Embodied Intelligence Industry Application Industry-Education Integration Community was established on October 31 in Harbin. It is led by Leju Robotics, Northeastern University, and Harbin Vocational and Technical University, with participation from institutions in 29 provinces and more than 500 organizations across the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain. The community adopts an organizational mechanism of enterprise leadership and council governance, focusing on talent cultivation, supply-demand matching, technological breakthroughs, and teaching resource development. Leju Robotics CEO Chang Lin said the company will open up three categories of core resources: the "Kuafu" robot body, the OpenLET open-source dataset community, and industrial production line training experience.

  17. 斯帝尔科技 · 微信公众号52

    STIER Wins Bid for Intelligent Flexible Grinding Robot Project for Aviation Material Repair

    STIER's AI flexible grinding robot has won the bid for an intelligent flexible grinding project for aviation material repair, entering the complex grinding scenarios of aviation maintenance (MRO). Addressing the issues of diverse aviation material categories, large differences in wear deformation, and difficulty in forming standardized machining benchmarks, STIER builds a full-stack solution with multimodal environmental perception, multi-source heterogeneous data analysis, intelligent decision-making, and precise execution, enabling self-analysis of workpiece features, self-generation of grinding paths, and intelligent matching of process parameters. Its PolishX flexible force-controlled actuator achieves force control accuracy of ±0.8N, adjustment response <10ms, and contact force accuracy of ±0.5% FS.