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Aug 6Thu
  1. 具福科技16

    Jufu Technology Empowers Fujian's AI Industry Upgrade with Hardcore Sci-Tech Innovation Strength

    As the core study and observation base of the "Strong Enterprise Pioneer Face-to-Face" AI-themed event at Fuzhou Software Park on July 28, Jufu Technology opened its Lingxi X2 humanoid robot's dance performance as the opening act, and opened its smart technology exhibition hall and intelligent data collection factory for government and enterprise representatives to visit, showcasing seven core application scenarios and an industry closed loop from data collection and intelligent calibration to mass production implementation. R&D Director Li Xu and representatives of participating enterprises exchanged views on topics such as AI large models empowering the overall R&D of humanoid robots and real-scene data collection and annotation feeding back into algorithm iteration.

  3. 五八智能61

    58 Intelligence leads drafting of two national standards for quadruped robots, including Technical Specifications for Quadruped Robots

    The Technical Specifications for Quadruped Robots (plan number: 20263912-T-604), led by 58 Intelligence Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., and the Energy Consumption Test Methods for Quadruped Robots (plan number: 20263262-T-604), in whose drafting the company is a core participant, have both passed the project approval public notice stage. The standards are administered by the National Technical Committee 591 on Robotics of Standardization Administration of China (TC591) and supervised by the China Machinery Industry Federation.

    Why it matters: The two standards target general technical requirements and energy consumption test methods respectively, giving readers a view of the scope and quantification direction covered by the first batch of the national standards framework for quadruped robots.

Aug 5Wed
  1. 北京智在无界科技有限公司28

    BeingBeyond Joins Xinhua Net's "Robot+" Real-World Training Scenario Co-Building Program

    On August 1, during the 2026 Entrepreneur Sun Island Annual Conference in Harbin, BeingBeyond, a general-purpose embodied foundation model company, became one of the first co-building member units of Xinhua Net's "Robot+" Real-World Training Scenario Co-Building Program. The program focuses on industrial, service, and special-purpose fields, organizing enterprises and institutions to conduct application validation and training for humanoid and quadruped robots in real-world scenarios, with emphasis on key scenarios such as manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, food and retail, healthcare and elderly care, and work safety.

  3. 五八智能51

    58 Intelligence and JD.com sign strategic cooperation to jointly build an industrialization foundation for embodied intelligence

    58 Intelligence and JD.com have signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Over the next three years, the two parties will carry out in-depth joint development in areas including product sales, brand building, technology R&D, supply chain coordination, and after-sales service for embodied intelligence robots. Under the agreement, 58 Intelligence's overall solution for its robot pilot testing platform will be implemented at the intelligent robot and advanced industrial manufacturing bases JD.com plans to build nationwide, with the first mature application case planned to be implemented by December 31, 2026.

Aug 4Tue
  1. 灵巧智能24

    DexRobot Joins Xinhua News Agency's "Robot+" Real-World Training Scenario Co-Building Program

    DexRobot has become one of the first member units of Xinhua News Agency's "Robot+" Real-World Training Scenario Co-Building Program. Chairman Dr. Xu Chunshan attended the Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence Industry Development and Application Scenario Innovation Forum at the 2026 Entrepreneurs Sun Island Annual Meeting in Harbin and joined the program.

  2. 大象机器人19

    Elephant Robotics Brings Embodied AI Innovations to IROS 2026

    Elephant Robotics has confirmed its participation in IROS 2026 (the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems), to be held September 28–30 in Pittsburgh, USA, and jointly hosted by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and the Robotics Society of Japan. At the event, Elephant Robotics will showcase robot platforms and solutions for education, research, and commercial applications through live demonstrations, highlighting how open, easy-to-use, and flexible robotics technology can help researchers and developers accelerate innovation.

  5. RobCo29

    RobCo Appoints Nitin Gupta as President and Chief Solutions & Delivery Officer to Scale Global Customer Deployments

    RobCo has appointed Nitin Gupta as its newly created President and Chief Solutions & Delivery Officer, leading the global solutions and delivery organization to scale delivery of complex industrial automation. The move comes as the company completes a $100 million Series C funding round, expands in the US, and launches Alfie; its business covers Alfie, Embedded Robotics, and Integrated Solutions, and it continues to expand in the US and Europe.

  6. Eastern Bell Capital62

    JLC Listed with Market Cap Over 100 Billion on Debut; Zhongding Capital Reviews Three Rounds of Investment

    JLC listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on August 4 under stock code 001232.SZ, with market cap exceeding 100 billion as of 10:00 a.m. Zhongding Capital is the only institution that participated in all of JLC's financing rounds, investing in all three rounds from LCSC's Series A through the pre-IPO rounds. It identified the electronic R&D infrastructure opportunity in 2019, priced the group's four major segment integration and restructuring in 2021, and participated in the pre-IPO strategic round in 2022.

    Why it matters: The investor's review of key moments across three rounds of investment helps readers understand how the prototyping supply chain became a foundational pillar for physical AI and robotics innovation.

Aug 3Mon
  1. Agile Robots/思灵机器人49

    Agile Robots Invests in XNG Automation, Doubling Down on the Indian Market

    Agile Robots has acquired a majority stake in XNG Automation, an Indian integrator of factory and intralogistics automation, to strengthen its sales and service capabilities in Indian manufacturing. Based in Bangalore, XNG has 200 employees and specializes in system integration and machine vision, with customers including Bosch and Toyota.

  3. Harbin Institute of Technology Robotics20

    State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems holds 2026 summer meeting in Harbin

    On July 27, the State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems held its 2026 summer meeting in Harbin. Academicians Cai Hegao and Deng Zongquan delivered remarks, and Executive Director Zhao Jingdong presented the laboratory assessment summary report. The meeting recognized teams and individuals for outstanding contributions to research and assessment work in 2025. Zhao Jie, Ding Liang, Nie Liqiang, and Liu Yanfang were invited to give keynote reports covering industrial robot development in the context of embodied intelligence, agents driven by the "Jiutian" multimodal large model, and experience in paper writing and fund applications.

  4. Keenon Robotics/擎朗智能48

    Keenon Robotics Brings Humanoid Robots to WAIC 2026, Showcasing Autonomous Operation in Real Service Scenarios

    At its WAIC 2026 booth, Keenon Robotics demonstrated autonomous humanoid robot operation across four scenarios: coffee making, hotel laundry, a dessert shop, and retail pickup, all without teleoperation. The XMAN-R1 independently picked up a cup, made coffee, and delivered it to a latte art machine for printing.

Jul 31Fri
  1. Yaskawa28

    Yaskawa Electric announces organizational changes and personnel appointments effective September 1

    Yaskawa Electric announced organizational revisions and personnel changes effective September 1, involving department-head-level appointments in corporate management, human resources and general affairs/risk management, production, technology development, and sales divisions. The head of the newly established Global Code Management Center in the Technology Development Division will be Hiroshi Kirino, formerly Servo Drive Development Department Manager in the Motion Control Division, and the Advanced Research Institute head will be Hiroyuki Handa, formerly Tsukuba Research Institute head.

Jul 30Thu
  1. Stial/斯帝尔科技22

    Honor Roll | Focusing on complex grinding, Stial lands scenario applications with full-stack physical AI technology, earning repeated recognition

    Stial focuses on the vertical scenario of complex grinding, building a closed-loop physical AI technology around "perception—analysis—decision—execution," and recently received the "2025 Science and Technology Innovation Leading Enterprise" honor from Ningbo Cixi. Its AI flexible grinding solution has been applied in fields such as aerospace, new energy vehicles, chips and semiconductors, and energy storage, in cooperation with a number of leading enterprises. The company is also one of the drafting units of the group standards "Technical Requirements for Industrial Grinding Robots" and "Technical Requirements for Multimodal Perception Fusion of Humanoid Robots," and operates the AI brain NextBrain™ Mogu Cloud system.

  2. Stial/斯帝尔科技45

    Stial wins flexible grinding robot project from leading automotive steering system company

    Stial has won a flexible grinding robot project from a leading domestic automotive steering system company, providing a full AI flexible grinding solution for its precision automotive structural parts and new energy vehicle supporting components. The project uses Stial's self-developed six-axis robot equipped with the PolishX flexible force control and NextBrain™ Mogu Cloud system, achieving contact force control accuracy of ±0.5% FS through hybrid force/position control and real-time gravity compensation to complete deburring, chamfering, surface finishing and other processes.

  3. Dexterity64

    FedEx and Dexterity expand deployment of Foresight and Mech automated trailer-loading systems at Hagerstown hub

    FedEx and Dexterity announced an expansion of their partnership to deploy Dexterity's Foresight world model and Mech dual-arm trailer-loading system at scale at the Hagerstown hub in Maryland, after the technology completed years of joint development, testing, and operational validation at pilot sites.

    Why it matters: The original article provides details on the production-scale deployment from pilot to a large hub, helping readers understand how physical AI is actually being implemented in logistics loading and unloading scenarios.

Jul 29Wed
  1. Stial/斯帝尔科技45

    Stial wins bid for intelligent flexible polishing robot project for liquid cooling systems, delivering customized full-process AI flexible polishing solution for AI computing centers

    Stial recently won a project to upgrade the intelligent flexible polishing production line of a leading domestic precision metal composite materials company, with an order value in the millions of yuan. The solution deploys multiple AI flexible polishing workstations, uses the NextBrain™ Mogu Cloud system for multi-task intelligent decision-making, and is equipped with the self-developed PolishX flexible force control system at the end effector. Through hybrid force/position control and real-time gravity compensation, it adapts to irregular curved surface profiles and dynamically adjusts contact force, serving the AI computing center's liquid cooling pipelines to improve mass-production quality and efficiency.

  2. TetraBOT/天创机器人17

    Tianchuang Robotics Selected for 2026 Jiangsu Province AI Key Service Providers Recommended Catalog

    Tianchuang Robotics has been selected for the 2026 Jiangsu Province AI Key Service Providers Recommended Catalog in the "Intelligent Terminal Product Service Provider" category. The catalog was publicly announced by the Jiangsu Province Artificial Intelligence Industry Association after voluntary application, qualification review, and expert evaluation, and is intended to provide reference for industry intelligent transformation and cooperation. The selection was based on its intelligent operation and maintenance robot products for special scenarios and their deployed project applications.

Jul 27Mon
  1. 线性资本43

    Zhengqi Future Completes Several Hundred Million Yuan Angel Series Financing, Linear Capital Invests in Two Consecutive Rounds

    Physical AI company Zhengqi Future completed several hundred million yuan in angel series financing within 8 months, with Linear Capital investing in two consecutive rounds; core investors also include CDH VGC Investment, SAIC Group Hengxu Capital, and Chow Tai Fook Investment. Its self-developed QUORRA DoorMind world model and QUORRA FLAT motion execution platform have entered testing in multiple scenarios, and its first short-distance mobility robot, QUORRA X5, has secured commercial orders in more than ten overseas countries and regions. The funds will be used for model and platform R&D, QUORRA mass-production manufacturing, and global online and offline channel deployment.

  2. 拓斯达38

    Topstar and Wuwen Zhike Build Industrial AI Capability Foundation, Completing a Key Piece of the Embodied Intelligence Data Loop

    Topstar and Wuwen Zhike have built a physical AI data loop platform for industrial handling scenarios, covering the full chain from virtual simulation, data annotation, and data organization to model training and real-machine evaluation. The platform uses Scan2Sim and Gen2Sim to generate training scenarios for multiple operating conditions and long-tail edge cases in batches, compressing the on-site commissioning cycle from "months" to "weeks"; real data uses automatic pre-annotation plus manual review, increasing annotation efficiency 10-fold. Topstar says it has connected the full process of data collection, simulation expansion, model training, and real-machine deployment, and that all its embodied intelligence robots can rely on the platform to complete standardized iteration.

  3. JAKA Robotics/节卡机器人26

    JAKA π humanoid robot appears in formation performance at Suzhou Super League Changzhou home match

    On July 25, JAKA Robotics' self-developed JAKA π (π Zai) lightweight legged humanoid robot appeared at the Changzhou home match of the Suzhou Super League, where multiple robots danced in coordinated formation, hitting precise beats to the music. The robot is 1.2 meters tall, weighs 42 kg, and has 27 degrees-of-freedom joints. It uses a fused "brain + cerebellum" architecture, combining 1 ms EtherCAT high-speed servo communication with kilohertz-level joint feedback to achieve stable motion output. The JAKA Kargo wheeled humanoid robot project, built on the same underlying technology, was selected as a typical case among Jiangsu Province's top ten application scenarios for embodied intelligent robots.

  4. 上纬启元27

    Qiyuan Xinchuang Settles in Shanghai's Pudong, Helping Build the World's Largest Consumer Robot Corporate Headquarters Base

    Qiyuan Xinchuang (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of SWANCOR, recently settled in Zhangjiang Robot Valley in Pudong, signing as a key Shanghai AI project during the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC). Qiyuan Xinchuang has launched the Qiyuan Q1 and the transformable personal robot Qiyuan T1, and is steadily advancing mass production; offline experience stores have successively opened in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Xiamen, Guangzhou, and other cities. The project plans to continue investing substantial R&D spending over the next three years to build the Primemind foundation model and launch no fewer than 2 new consumer robot products each year.

  5. Wandercraft49

    Wandercraft's self-balancing rehabilitation exoskeleton Atalante X receives ARCSA approval in Ecuador, advancing Latin American expansion

    Wandercraft's self-balancing rehabilitation exoskeleton Atalante X has received approval from Ecuador's health regulator ARCSA for rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injury (C4 to L5), post-stroke hemiplegia, and multiple sclerosis. The device balances autonomously without crutches and is already in use at more than 150 clinical and research institutions worldwide; La Clínica de Lesiones Deportivas in Quito will be the first center in Ecuador to introduce the device, and the company is also evaluating markets such as Costa Rica and Chile.

Jul 25Sat
  1. 柯力股份25

    From Sensors to a Robotics Industry Ecosystem | Keli Appears at the 5th Embodied Intelligence and Humanoid Robotics Industry Connection Conference

    Keli Sensing co-organized the 5th Embodied Intelligence and Humanoid Robotics Industry Connection Conference held in Ningbo, and showcased its multi-dimensional force product series, with Chairman and President Ke Jiandong delivering a keynote speech. The company proposed a strategy of building from a "sensor forest" foundation toward a robotics industry ecosystem, and is developing robot sensors for force perception, touch, vision, inertial navigation, vibration, and temperature and humidity. It is also advancing the construction of a 40,000-square-meter robotics industry building and plans to open Zhejiang's first robot 4S store, gathering more than 100 robot-related enterprises and integrating 8 core functions.

Jul 24Fri
  1. ROBROS · YouTube19

    IGRIS-C Makes First Public Outing in Seongsu-dong, Seoul

    The robot IGRIS-C completed its first public outing in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, performing dynamic moves such as backflips and windmills on site, then walked back to the office on its own after interacting and taking photos with the crowd. This is the first day out for IGRIS-C as documented by ROBROS, and the full version will be released next week.

  2. 云启资本42

    Yunqi Quarterly Q2 | Midsummer, the future takes on more concrete forms

    Yunqi Capital released its Q2 quarterly report, disclosing progress by its portfolio companies in three areas: financing, products, and deployment: the post-investment valuations of X Square Robot and Zhineng Pingfang Technology both exceed 20 billion yuan, Stardust Intelligence completed a Series B round of over 1 billion yuan, and Nova Fusion has raised a cumulative 1.2 billion yuan.

  3. X Square Robot/自变量机器人32

    X Square Robot Appears at APEC Digital and AI Ministerial Meeting, Founder Wang Qian Delivers Speech

    Wang Qian, founder of Shenzhen-based X Square Robot, was one of eight invited guests from across the country and delivered a keynote speech on July 24 at the "APEC High-Level Dialogue on Digital and Intelligent Empowerment" hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. He was the only invited representative of an embodied intelligence company at the event. His "robots entering the home" project was listed by the conference as a typical case, and Wang Qian also put forward three proposals on opening up livelihood scenarios, strengthening open-source collaboration, and cultivating talent.

  4. 卧安机器人35

    OneRobotics' Acemate Becomes the Exclusive Designated Tennis Training Robot Supplier for the 2026 China Open

    Acemate, OneRobotics' AI tennis training robot, has signed with the 2026 China Open to become the tournament's exclusive designated tennis training robot supplier. Acemate previously served as an official supplier of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, providing two-way interactive training by understanding the court environment, players, and incoming ball trajectories in real time, combined with autonomous movement, hitting practice, and feedback analysis. Its shared-cabinet "Hundred Cities, Ten Thousand Courts" plan has been initially deployed in Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.

  5. Skydio61

    Skydio X10, Dock for X10, and R10 added to US Blue UAS Cleared List

    Skydio announced that the X10, Dock for X10, and R10 drone solutions have been added to the US federal government's Blue UAS Cleared List, joining the X10D, which received the same designation in 2024.

    Why it matters: It explains that the certification brings procurement eligibility for federal grant programs, allowing readers to judge the availability of these models in public safety and emergency scenarios.

  6. Maxtronics Robotics SAS21

    Maxtronics Supports the Global RoboCup Community at RoboCup 2026

    In July, Maxtronics attended RoboCup 2026 in Incheon, South Korea with its technical team, providing on-site diagnostics, maintenance, and repair services for the NAO humanoid robots used by competing teams. The event brought together more than 3,000 researchers, students, and robotics teams from around the world. The Maxtronics team also spoke with universities, laboratories, and competing teams to gather feedback on NAO user needs, providing reference for future technical services and product improvements.

  7. Fudan Multimodal Embodied Intelligence30

    Fudan Institute of Intelligent Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Innovation showcases multiple achievements at 2026 World AI Conference

    During the 2026 World AI Conference, Fudan University's Institute of Intelligent Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Innovation presented achievements in embodied intelligence, physical intelligence, and related areas. Professor Su Hao delivered a keynote speech on physical intelligence at the main forum; Sudo Technology made its first public appearance in China and demonstrated a four-robot collaborative battery module assembly production line; and Zhang Lihua's team's intelligent inspection robot dog appeared on a CCTV program.

Jul 23Thu
  1. Skydio42

    Skydio responds to SFPD ReadyLink livestream link leak: no breach, but much can be improved

    Skydio responded to the SFPD ReadyLink livestream link leak reported by Wired, stating it was not a data breach and the software was not compromised; the link was obtained and accessed without authorization. Such links normally expire in 24 hours and can be protected with a security PIN, but the link in question was set to last one year with no PIN, and was shared with the media after being found by security researchers. Skydio said it is strengthening link security and access visibility, and apologized to SFPD and the San Francisco community.

  2. Keenon Robotics/擎朗智能37

    KEENON Showcases "General-Purpose + Specialized" Robot Ecosystem at LEAP East 2026

    KEENON showcased its "general-purpose humanoid robot + specialized robots" strategy at LEAP East 2026, held in Hong Kong from July 8 to 10. In a robot café run in partnership with NOWWA Coffee, the humanoid robot XMAN-R1 completed the full process of cup pickup, espresso extraction, and delivery without human intervention; the retail area also demonstrated recognition and grasping. The system is powered by the self-developed KOM 2.0 (a VLA model for the service industry) and the KEENON ProS vertical model.

Jul 22Wed
  1. 云启资本58

    Yunqi Attention WAIC World Model Special Recap: Three Talks and a Roundtable Discussion

    Yunqi Capital, together with NICE Academic, held a World Model BBQ event during WAIC, receiving over 500 registrations and drawing more than 100 attendees. Chen Siheng of Shanghai Jiao Tong University introduced the paths of EmboMatrix, an embodied decision-making training ground, and EmboCoach, a tool for batch training of VLAs.