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Jul 22Wed
  1. Holiday Robotics62

    Holiday Robotics's FlashSAC Paper Wins RSS 2026 Best Paper Award, a First for a Korean Team

    A paper by Holiday Robotics researchers won the Best Paper Award at RSS 2026, a first for a Korean team. Its FlashSAC is a reinforcement learning algorithm that shortens humanoid robot walking training from several hours to a few minutes, overcoming the trade-off between learning speed and stability.

    Why it matters: The original text provides verifiable details such as FlashSAC's training speed and validation scope, letting readers understand how reinforcement learning algorithms can shorten the humanoid robot policy development cycle.

Jul 21Tue
  1. Union Square Ventures53

    USV invests in infrastructure robotics company Gritt

    USV announced an investment in robotics company Gritt, which is taking on the infrastructure robotics challenge starting with the construction of utility-scale solar arrays. Gritt's robots are already at work on tens of megawatts of solar array construction, and the company has signed contracts for another 2.8 gigawatts with major US contractors; co-founders Puneet Puri and Vishal Dugar's vision is to build the world's infrastructure.

  2. HUMANOID68

    Humanoid closes $152 million Series A, reaching a $1.35 billion post-money valuation as Europe's first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn

    Humanoid announced the close of a $152 million Series A at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation, bringing its total funding since founding to $270 million. The round was led by Prime Movers Lab, with participation from Schaeffler, Bosch, Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital, and Aglaé Ventures.

    Why it matters: The use of funds corroborates the Schaeffler order and the Bosch manufacturing arrangement, which together can be used to gauge the pace of its mass production and factory deployment.

  3. 侨银股份37

    Qiaoyin Co., Ltd. appears at WAIC 2026, partnering with the National and Local Joint Humanoid Robot Innovation Center to build a complete embodied intelligence technology implementation chain

    On July 19, during the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Qiaoyin Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the National and Local Joint Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (National-Local Center) to jointly expand the deployment of humanoid robots in urban service scenarios, and became the only urban service industry strategic partner selected from the National-Local Center's humanoid robot "national team" among this round of signed projects. The two parties focus on dirty, dangerous, and dull (3D) special operation needs, launching an embodied intelligence solution for urban service 3D scenarios and creating customized intelligent solutions for the urban and rural service industry.

  4. Elite Robots/艾利特机器人23

    Elite Robots × WAIC 2026 booth concludes successfully

    During the four-day WAIC 2026 exhibition, Elite Robots showcased collaborative robots, mobile manipulators, wheeled humanoid robots, and a coffee robot, and ran a live full-process optical module production line on site. Over the course of the exhibition, the booth received nearly 10,000 visitors, held signing ceremonies with multiple batches of strategic partners, announced the industry-education integration strategy of its sub-brand "Aifan Robotics" and the new commercial layout of "Qianbi Intelligent Robot," welcomed visiting government leaders at multiple levels from Jiangsu, Shanghai, Anhui, and other regions, and hosted five themed presentations.

  5. YOUIBOT/优艾智合40

    WAIC 2026: Youibot's Edge humanoid robot showcases multi-robot collaborative industrial embodied intelligence with FabriX

    At WAIC 2026, Youibot publicly unveiled its industrial humanoid robot Edge offline for the first time; five Edge robots and one mobile transport robot collaborated in a simulated line-side warehouse to complete material picking and delivery. The demonstration is based on its industrial embodied intelligence foundation model FabriX and a "one brain, multiple embodiments" architecture, in which a unified control framework dynamically decomposes workflows and assigns tasks. After leaving the factory, Edge requires only 50 training demonstrations to reach a success rate of up to 90% on applicable tasks, and it iterates training on a 24-hour cycle.

Jul 20Mon
  1. Boshi/博实股份20

    Boshi Co., Ltd. Named to 2025-2026 Top 100 Smart Factory Non-Standard Custom Automation Integrators List, the Only Company from Heilongjiang Province

    Boshi Co., Ltd. was named to the 2025-2026 Top 100 Smart Factory Non-Standard Custom Automation Integrators list released by e-works Digital Enterprise Network, making it the only company from Heilongjiang Province on the list. The list was released in June 2026 and was compiled by e-works Research after surveying hundreds of domestic integration companies and reviewing industry implementation cases. Boshi was included based on its strength in non-standard automation for the process industry and in overall smart factory solutions.

Jul 19Sun
  1. 上纬启元27

    Creating a reception lounge at the WAIC venue, Qiyuan's consumer-grade personal robots draw big crowds

    At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), Qiyuan exhibited two consumer-grade personal robots, the Qiyuan T1 and Qiyuan Q1, and opened a limited-time "Qiyuan Reception Lounge" at the venue from July 18 to 19, with the robots autonomously guiding the experience flow. The Qiyuan T1 supports free switching between a wheeled-legged humanoid form and a quadruped form, while the Qiyuan Q1 focuses on being lightweight and portable, targeting family companionship and youth science education scenarios. The two robots also move autonomously through the venue's public areas and proactively interact with people. Qiyuan has opened offline flagship stores in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Xiamen, Guangzhou, and other cities.

Jul 18Sat
  1. Lavender Hill Capital Partners23

    Elite Robots demonstrates full optical module plug-in/unplug testing process at WAIC booth

    Elite Robots gave a live on-site demonstration of the full optical module plug-in/unplug testing process at its WAIC booth, with the robot achieving sub-millimeter precision in optical component alignment and fiber connector insertion and removal. Chen Yu, an algorithm expert in its Embodied Intelligence Division, said the difficulty lies not in single-point precision but in covering the entire optical module process from components and PCBs to packaging and testing, and in connecting end-to-end autonomous capabilities from precision assembly to inspection. Through partnerships with leading optical communications and server companies, Elite Robots is shifting from delivering single machines to exporting replicable process know-how and production-line-level solutions.

  2. Booster Robotics/加速进化41

    Booster Robotics' humanoid completes half marathon in 1 hour 53 minutes: a "soccer champion" makes a cross-sport debut

    Booster Robotics' humanoid robot ran the 21.0975 km Yizhuang Half Marathon in 1 hour 53 minutes, performing well in the small and medium-sized humanoid robot category. The course included ramps, sharp turns, and asphalt surfaces; a support tram losing power mid-race slowed the team, but the robot completed the race stably throughout. The team previously won a RoboCup championship and two titles at the German Open, and before the race the robot underwent a 48-hour continuous operation stress test.

  3. 柯力股份46

    Keli Sensing and Its Industry Fund Make Strategic Investment in Hengzhi Future, Entering the Consumer-Grade Embodied Intelligent Robot Track

    Keli Sensing and the Ningbo Sensor Valley Venture Capital Fund, which it formed together with Times Bertelsmann and the Ningbo Jiangbei District state-owned assets, completed an investment of tens of millions in Hengzhi Future (Chongqing) Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. Hengzhi Future's core product, "Xiaotian Sirius," is a highly dynamic smart robot dog weighing 1.1 kilograms with 14 degrees of freedom across its body. It features fully self-developed integrated joint modules, reinforcement learning motion control algorithms, and an AI multimodal emotional interaction system. It has achieved large-scale mass production and delivery of more than 1,000 units and offers open API interfaces for developers to build on.

  4. 智动未来40

    WAIC 2026 City Roam: Xiao Zhi Becomes a Robot Bartender

    Xiao Zhi S2 served as the resident robot bartender at the AGI Bar during the WAIC 2026 City Roam event, providing on-site beverage service to attending guests and media. After receiving a task, it identified and picked up a cup, moved to the equipment, aligned with the tap and poured the set amount of alcohol, then delivered the drink to the customer, with multiple actions connected continuously within the same business flow. Zhidong Future said it will continue to advance validation and deployment of Xiao Zhi in enterprise service scenarios such as food and beverage, retail, and reception.

Jul 17Fri
  1. Booster Robotics/加速进化68

    Booster Robotics closes nearly $150 million funding round, Booster K1 shipments exceed 1,000 units

    Booster Robotics announced it has closed a funding round of nearly $150 million, led jointly by the Beijing High-tech Industry Investment Fund, Jingguosheng Fund, and Huakong Fund, with IDG Capital and Source Code Capital increasing their investment. Q1 2026 shipments grew 500% year over year, and new orders signed in January and February grew more than 800% year over year; Booster K1 has shipped over 1,000 units worldwide, covering more than 20 countries and over 400 organizations. The funding will be used for a global delivery network, embodied intelligence model and algorithm R&D, and product iteration.

    Why it matters: The original article provides operating data such as the funding size and shipment and order growth rates, helping readers understand the commercialization progress of this small humanoid robot company.

  2. Booster Robotics/加速进化53

    Booster Robotics turns operating cash flow positive, Booster K1 sells out at CES

    Booster Robotics announced that it achieved positive monthly operating cash flow for the first time in December 2025, and that at CES in Las Vegas from January 6 to 9, 2026, all Booster K1 units at its booth were made available for on-site ordering and immediate pickup and sale, selling out entirely by noon on January 9. The company said its booth reached a leading sales-per-area level in the CES robotics exhibition area, that quarterly shipments continued to grow in 2025, and that the industry's evaluation focus is shifting from technology demonstrations to commercial sustainability.

  3. 智动未来25

    Zhihui Future Showcases Commercial Embodied-Intelligence Robot at WAIC 2026

    Zhihui Future brought its commercial embodied-intelligence robot Xiaozhi to WAIC 2026 at booth H1-A135 in Shanghai, demonstrating a continuous workflow in which on-site and remote visitors place orders and Xiaozhi responds to the tasks, prepares drinks, and delivers them. Xiaozhi also served as a robot bartender at the WAIC city-roaming AGI Bar event, completing drink service and providing on-site evidence for product capability validation and subsequent commercial deployment. Zhihui Future will advance product iteration around enterprise service scenarios such as retail, reception, food service, and supermarkets.

Jul 16Thu
  1. Enchanted Tools · YouTube23

    Mirokaï humanoid robot appears at 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed FOS Future Lab

    Enchanted Tools' Mirokaï humanoid robot took part in the FOS Future Lab, presented by Randox Health, at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, interacting with many visitors on site, many of whom were speaking with a humanoid robot for the first time. This is a demonstration example rather than a performance validation: Enchanted Tools brought the robot to a motorsport event rather than a robotics expo, giving new audiences such as families, students, engineers, and motorsport fans exposure to social robots.

  2. Booster Robotics/加速进化33

    Booster K1 and Booster T1 appear at RoboCup Asia-Pacific, covered by BBC, CNN and other international media

    Booster Robotics received coverage from BBC, CNN, Gulf News and other international media at RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2025 in Abu Dhabi. Booster K1 performed the traditional Emirati stick dance Al-Ayyala at the opening ceremony and was praised by an Emirati prince; a humanoid robot team formed by Booster T1 and K1 won both the 3v3 and 5v5 robot soccer championships, setting a tournament record.

  3. Booster Robotics/加速进化45

    Booster Robotics secures another round of strategic funding to advance global delivery of humanoid robots

    Booster Robotics announced that it has secured another round of strategic funding. The first batch of fully paid orders for its new Booster K1 sold out within 20 minutes, and dealers placed orders for more than 1,000 units at the launch event; the company promised 3x compensation for any undelivered orders by the end of December. It has delivered more than 700 humanoid robots worldwide, serving over 200 customers. Production capacity is expected to reach the tens of thousands of units level next year. Booster K1 runs on the Booster Agents platform, offering APIs, an open-source framework, and a no-code teaching method.

Jul 15Wed
  1. Boston Dynamics50

    Boston Dynamics' Atlas appears in 2026 World Cup halftime show

    Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot Atlas handed the match ball to the referee and performed a series of soccer celebration moves during halftime of the 2026 FIFA World Cup round-of-16 match between Norway and Brazil on July 5. This was the first public appearance of the production version of Atlas and the first robot halftime performance in World Cup history. The behavior is based on reinforcement-learning whole-body control training and was tested in both the lab and real environments; it was a live demonstration rather than an on-site autonomous operational deployment. The event is related to Hyundai's "Next Starts Now" project.

  2. 科沃斯39

    Ecovacs Bajie Open-Source Innovation Space Unveiled and Industry-Education Integration Base Officially Launched

    The Bajie Open-Source Innovation Space unveiling and industry-education integration base, jointly hosted by Ecovacs and Suzhou Vocational University, launched on July 15 in Wuzhong District, Suzhou. This is Ecovacs' first offline open-source physical community, featuring eight core functional zones. Based on the Bajie robot and a full-stack open-source technology system, the university and company launched two courses, "Embodied Intelligent Vision Technology Applications" and "ROS 2 Intelligent Robot Development Practice," and jointly built an off-campus internship and training base. Ecovacs also signed an agreement with the Jiangsu Software Industry Talent Development Foundation to advance strategic cooperation on the OpenAtom Zijin zone and the Bajie open-source project.

  3. Zhejiang University Robotics11

    Public Notice of Proposed Hires for Contract Staff at Yuyao Robotics Research Center

    The Yuyao Robotics Research Center has announced the proposed hires for its contract staff recruitment. Zhang Qi is proposed for the position of software development engineer. His interview score was 87.67 points, and both his medical examination and background review results were qualified. He holds a master's degree. The public notice period is 3 days, and objections may be submitted via the designated email address.

  4. 具微科技16

    Zhu Huajian, Party Secretary and Chairman of Luxin Group, and His Delegation Visit Juwei Technology for Exchange

    Zhu Huajian, Party Secretary and Chairman of Luxin Group, visited Juwei Technology on July 15 with Shandong Guoxin and Luxin Venture Capital, and the two sides held a discussion on the application of embodied intelligent robots in high-risk industrial scenarios. Juwei Technology's products have already been deployed in high-risk industrial scenarios such as chemicals, petroleum, and natural gas, and have explosion-proof certification capabilities. Luxin Venture Capital is an A-round investor in Juwei Technology, and its subsidiary Shandong Petroleum and Natural Gas Company holds participating interests in 1,743 kilometers of natural gas pipelines; the two sides plan to carry out practical cooperation in scenarios such as oil and gas pipeline inspection and station safety operations.

Jul 14Tue
  1. 灵巧智能56

    DexRobot completes several hundred million yuan Series A funding and forms two joint ventures with Shanghai Electric's Shanghai Mechanical & Electrical

    Embodied intelligence company DexRobot announced the completion of a Series A round of several hundred million yuan. The funds will be used for full-stack research and development of dexterous manipulation technology, iteration of its dexterous hand products, large-scale deployment across multiple industries, and industrial ecosystem development. Within 2026, the company has completed both an angel round and a Series A round of equity financing.

  2. LimX Dynamics69

    LimX Dynamics Completes Nearly $200 Million Pre-IPO Funding Round

    LimX Dynamics announced the completion of a Pre-IPO funding round of nearly $200 million, bringing its total funding over the past six months to $400 million. Investors include IDG Capital, Lens Technology, GGG Group, Redstone VC, ChinaVision Capital, and Hefei Binhu Industrial Development Group, among others. UAE-based Leishi Capital followed on across multiple consecutive rounds, and several existing shareholders increased their investments beyond their pro-rata shares.

    Why it matters: The company officially disclosed the funding amount, use of proceeds, and order progress, giving readers a basis to understand its subsequent capital operations and commercialization direction.

Jul 13Mon
  1. Lumos Robotics/鹿明机器人47

    Lumos Robotics and JD.com Form Strategic Partnership to Build Industrial Embodied Intelligence Ecosystem

    Lumos Robotics has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with JD.com to build a collaborative embodied intelligence ecosystem around joint product development, technical coordination, scenario expansion, and shared channels. Over the next three years, the two parties will jointly invest product, supply chain, and ecosystem resources, with the goal of achieving cumulative sales of Lumos's full product line on the JD platform exceeding 1 billion yuan. The two parties will also jointly create integrated robot solutions in industrial manufacturing, data collection, smart inspection, and other fields, and conduct collaborative R&D combining capabilities such as JoyInside and JoyAI.

  2. Holiday Robotics63

    Holiday Robotics raises KRW 155 billion Series A, largest in Korea

    Humanoid robotics startup Holiday Robotics announced on the 13th that it has closed a KRW 155 billion Series A round, the largest single-round investment for a Korean startup Series A and for a humanoid robotics company. The funds will be used to upgrade its mass-production system, expand its R&D team to more than 100 people, and build manufacturing infrastructure with annual capacity of more than 10,000 units. Its humanoid robot FRIDAY targets repetitive tasks in manufacturing, with commercialization planned for the second half of this year, production capacity of 100 units per year by 2026 and 1,000 units by 2027, and a near-term goal of lowering the product price to about KRW 100 million.

    Why it matters: The report provides the funding size, mass-production timeline, and pricing targets, giving readers a basis for understanding the commercialization pace of this Korean humanoid robotics company.

  3. UBTECH Robotics58

    UBTECH Signs with Terra Robotics: Walker S2 Humanoid Robots Enter European ROSSMANN Logistics Center

    UBTECH Robotics has signed a cooperation agreement with European robotics integrator Terra Robotics, which will serve as its exclusive distributor and strategic partner in the German-speaking region (Germany, Switzerland, Austria). Terra Robotics has purchased an initial batch of dozens of full-size embodied intelligent humanoid robots, deployed at the logistics center of European retailer ROSSMANN to perform repetitive tasks such as handling and sorting through long-term, large-scale pilot operations.

  4. UBTECH Robotics63

    UBTECH and Hitachi (China) Reach Strategic Partnership; Walker S2 Enters Hitachi Elevator Workshop for Field Testing

    UBTECH and Hitachi (China) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to explore humanoid robot applications in intelligent manufacturing, and the collaboration has entered a substantive validation phase. Hitachi has introduced UBTECH's industrial-grade humanoid robot Walker S2 into some manufacturing environments for on-site testing, and Hitachi China Research Institute, Hitachi Elevator, and UBTECH are conducting secondary development for this scenario in an elevator manufacturing workshop. The two sides will also carry out in-depth cooperation in fields including elevators, building systems, healthcare, industrial equipment, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and will jointly research the practical application and mass production of humanoid robots.

    Why it matters: The collaboration has entered the real-machine validation phase, with Walker S2 already being tested in a Hitachi Elevator workshop, giving readers a way to understand the progress of humanoid robots being deployed in manufacturing.

  5. UBTECH Robotics38

    UBTech Selected as First-Batch Constituent of HKEX Tech 100 Index

    UBTech (09880.HK) has been selected as a first-batch constituent of the HKEX Tech 100 Index, after having been included in the MSCI China Index last month. On December 10, the company disclosed a Walker S2 commercial order worth over 50 million yuan, and in November it also secured projects including a 143 million yuan data collection and training center in Jiujiang, 264 million yuan at a Guangxi border port, and 159 million yuan in Zigong. E Fund has been approved to launch an ETF tracking the index, which is expected to bring more institutional investor attention.

  6. 拓斯达44

    Topstar industrial robots TRH/TRD/TRV/R series receive SGS-TÜV SAAR functional safety certificate and CE-MD, CE-EMC certifications

    SGS has awarded Topstar's four-axis TRH series, TRD series, and six-axis TRV series and R series industrial robots the SGS-TÜV SAAR functional safety certificate, CE-MD Machinery Directive certification, and CE-EMC electromagnetic compatibility certification, in compliance with standards including EN ISO 13849-1:2023, ISO 10218-1:2011, and EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.

  7. 元禾控股54

    2025 National Science and Technology Awards announced; five companies invested by Oriza Holdings win awards

    On July 8, the 2025 National Science and Technology Awards were announced, with 258 projects and 11 science and technology experts selected. Five companies invested by Oriza Holdings won awards. Among them, Suzhou Leaderdrive received both a National Science and Technology Progress Award second prize (for the project "Key Technologies and Standards System for High-Precision Modular Collaborative Robots") and a National Technological Invention Award second prize (for the project "Robot Technology and Equipment for High-End Manufacturing"). YinHang Bio, Qi An Xin, and Ningbo L.K. received National Science and Technology Progress Award second prizes, while Suzhou Zhongzhi Medical received a National Technological Invention Award second prize.

  8. Deep Robotics/云深处科技16

    Deep Robotics founder Zhu Qiuguo attends the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology

    The 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology was held in Beijing on July 8, and Deep Robotics founder Zhu Qiuguo attended as a congress delegate. The congress reviewed the CAST work report, the amendments to its constitution, and the resolution on the 15th Five-Year Plan, and elected the 11th National Committee. Zhu Qiuguo said Deep Robotics will continue to tackle core autonomous robotics technologies and advance the iteration and real-world deployment of embodied intelligence.

Jul 10Fri
  1. Lavender Hill Capital Partners63

    Tashan Technology Completes Series B Round Worth Hundreds of Millions of Yuan, Building an End-to-End Tactile Sensing Industry Layout

    Tashan Technology recently announced the completion of a Series B financing round worth hundreds of millions of yuan, with investors including Lavender Hill Capital Partners (LHCP).

    Why it matters: Operating data of tens of thousands of units shipped per month and a share exceeding 80% lets readers gauge the actual progress of tactile sensing toward scaled deployment.

  2. 云启资本24

    "SJTU-Yunqi AI Angel Fund" Special BBQ: Exchange on Frontier Technologies Including Quantum, Brain-Computer Interfaces, and Nuclear Fusion

    On July 7, the "SJTU-Yunqi AI Angel Fund" held a special exchange event at Yunqi Courtyard in Shanghai, inviting startups, investors, university professors, and industry partners in fields such as world models, quantum computing, brain-computer interfaces, and nuclear fusion to share their insights. The fund focuses on the angel to Pre-A stage and has invested in more than ten projects, covering frontier AI technologies and hard tech. Several partners from Yunqi Partners shared their investment views on AI, quantum computing, brain-computer interfaces, and other fields, and founders of more than ten portfolio companies also shared their technical perspectives from their respective industries.

  3. 柯力股份38

    Keli Sensing Strategically Invests in Yunmu Intelligent Manufacturing, Continually Improving Its Full Embodied Intelligence Industry Chain Layout

    Keli Sensing recently completed a strategic investment of tens of millions of yuan in Jiangsu Yunmu Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd., strengthening its position in the embodied intelligence body segment. Yunmu Intelligent Manufacturing established operations in Taicang, Suzhou in 2021 and focuses on the R&D and industrialization of L4-level embodied intelligent humanoid robots. It has launched more than ten core products covering more than ten application scenarios including industry, culture and tourism, and education, and has introduced the YMBot D4 heavy-duty industrial handling humanoid robot. The funding from this round will be used for core technology iteration, mass production capacity improvement, and market expansion.

  4. Zhejiang University Robotics10

    Public Notice of Proposed Hires for Contract Staff at Yuyao Robotics Research Center

    The Yuyao Robotics Research Center has published the list of proposed hires, with Yu Dingding proposed for the position of AI Application R&D Engineer. His interview score was 82; his medical examination and background review results were both qualified. The public notice period is 3 days, and objections may be submitted via the designated email address.

Jul 9Thu
  1. Maxtronics Robotics SAS21

    NAO appears at UNESCO "Tech for Diplomacy" Global Forum opening

    Humanoid robot NAO shared the stage with dancer Céline Shen at the opening of the UNESCO Tech for Diplomacy Global Forum, performing a piece combining robotic movement, dance, and opera singing. Maxtronics said it supports artists and their projects with NAO, and that this performance is part of Céline Shen's MORPHOS project. The original text did not provide technical specifications or project details for the performance.

Jul 8Wed
  1. 普华资本49

    Reconova Technologies Successfully Lists on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

    Xiamen Reconova Technologies (07656.HK), a portfolio company of Puhua Capital, has successfully listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, becoming the first listed "visual embodied intelligence" company in China. Its Hong Kong public offering was 3,646.06 times oversubscribed, and its international offering was 3.08 times oversubscribed. The "Xiaoyi" baggage transfer robot has been piloted at multiple airports and is planned for commercial deployment in 2026, with a wheeled dual-arm embodied intelligence robot planned for launch in 2027. The company's visual embodied intelligence products have been deployed at two-thirds of the country's airports with tens of millions of passengers.