Realbotix LLC Announces Bridge Loan from Onconetix
Realbotix LLC announced that it has obtained a bridge loan from Onconetix. The article did not disclose specific details such as the financing amount, purpose, or loan terms.
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Elite Robots/艾利特机器人AI score2727 Elite Robots attends 2026 CIOE forum to discuss embodied intelligence deployment in optical communications
Dr. Wu Min, CTO of Elite Robots, delivered a keynote speech titled "Optically Connected Intelligence: Large-Scale Deployment of Embodied Intelligent Robots in the Optical Communications Industry" at the Embodied Intelligent Robot Integrated Applications Forum of the 27th China International Optoelectronic Exposition, which opened on September 10.
Shanghai AI Laboratory - Embodied IntelligenceAI score5757 Shanghai AI Lab upgrades and releases Intern·DuanYan scientific discovery platform, fully opens full-stack services
At the 2026 Pujiang Innovation Forum, Shanghai AI Lab upgraded and released the Intern·DuanYan scientific discovery platform and fully opened its full-stack services, adding three core capabilities: model-Science Harness collaboration, a trusted scientific evidence chain, and a closed loop of real experimental verification. The platform will integrate the Intern Science multimodal large model S2 and the Intern Physical World Model W0, work with institutions such as the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility to extend the autonomous research loop, and launch a local client and the Token Plan, under which each user can receive free tokens per month during the testing period.
华控基金AI score2929 Huako Fund's Zhang Yang: Improve Cognition to Achieve Sustained, Stable High Returns
Speaking at the 2026 Annual Fund of Funds Forum and the 7th Lujiang Venture Capital Forum, Huako Fund founder Zhang Yang said super returns come from investing in "cognitive value" before technological value reaches consensus. He breaks returns into roughly 10x in the 0-to-1 stage, 5x to 10x in the 1-to-100 stage, and 2x to 3x after the 100 stage; multiplied together, these yield 100x. Huako invested in Zhipu in 2021 and added to its position across five consecutive rounds; Zhipu's valuation rose from several billion yuan to more than 20 billion yuan within a year. In the next stage, Huako will focus on quantum computing, controllable nuclear fusion, and robotics.
Foundation Robotics · YouTubeAI score77 Ranking Iconic Robots
Foundation Robotics released the video "Ranking Iconic Robots" on YouTube, ranking iconic robots. The video's caption says "AI is always biased," and the music used is "Russian Dance" recorded by PM Music.
首形科技 · YouTubeAI score1414 AheadForm's bionic humanoid robot Elf-Xuan 2.0 debuts at Inclusion 2026 in Shanghai
Elf-Xuan 2.0, a bionic humanoid robot designed and developed by AheadForm, was exhibited at Inclusion 2026 in Shanghai, showing natural expressions and movements such as looking back. The original post says it combines lifelike design, natural expression, and embodied AI, aiming at the future form of bionic humanoid robots; this was an on-site demonstration.
PKU EPIC LabFeaturedAI score6464 PKU EPIC Lab proposes UniPart for zero-shot language-driven 3D part segmentation
PKU EPIC Lab proposes UniPart, a feed-forward cross-modal 3D Transformer conditioned on CLIP text embeddings that uses free-text phrases to select functional parts on point clouds, achieving zero-shot language-driven 3D part segmentation.
Why it matters: The paper presents a text-driven 3D part segmentation method and a self-built dataset, and validates transfer to real-world language-conditioned grasping.
MIT CSAILAI score5252 MIT CSAIL releases X-Hinges design software that 3D-prints everyday objects into interactive devices with built-in sensing
Researchers at MIT CSAIL and Tianjin University have introduced X-Hinges design software, which automatically embeds two different materials when 3D-printing interactive objects, allowing sensor signals and wire-like traces to avoid interfering with each other, and supports up to three axes of motion. The team used it to make a smart glove that transmits grasp-motion data to a humanoid robotic hand, an origami-style desk lamp that senses pinching to adjust brightness, and a detection device that can identify the objects placed on it, and used a computer vision system to align sensor-reading differences among devices from the same batch. The work will be presented at UIST.
UniX AI/优理奇 · YouTubeAI score1818 UniX AI at IFA 2026: What can humanoid robots actually do in the real world?
At IFA 2026, UniX AI presented two humanoid robot service scenarios: whether a humanoid robot can autonomously restock a micro-fulfillment center, and whether it can prepare and tidy a hotel room for the next guest. The company says it is answering these questions through real-world deployment rather than demos alone, and met industry peers, customers, and partners in Berlin, calling this just the beginning of its European journey.
PKU EPIC LabFeaturedAI score7373 FoldNet++: A Large-Scale Synthetic Dataset for Robotic T-Shirt Folding and Unfolding
PKU EPIC Lab has released FoldNet++, a large-scale synthetic dataset for robotic T-shirt folding and unfolding, covering 6 robotic embodiments, 1K T-shirts, 1K environmental assets, and 120K richly annotated demonstrations.
Why it matters: The source gives the dataset scale and the real-world deployment success rate, so readers can assess the feasibility of training garment manipulation policies purely on synthetic data.
潜行未来AI score2828 Qianxing Future P30 Debuts at Smart City Expo | Hangzhou-Ningbo Robotics Industry Links Advance Further
On September 11, the Qianxing Future P30 series industry-grade quadruped robots were demonstrated in live operation at the 16th Smart City and Smart Economy Expo (Smart City Expo) at the Ningbo International Convention and Exhibition Center. The P30 offers both quadruped and wheeled-leg configurations, reserves mounting, power, and communication interfaces, and supports scenario adaptation and secondary development. Qianxing Future is exploring possible applications of the P30 in target scenarios such as power grid inspection, campus security, and petrochemicals, and is using the expo to establish connections with industry partners in Hangzhou and Ningbo.
仙工智能AI score4949 Seer Robotics releases coordinated vulnerability disclosure policy to advance EU CRA compliance
Seer Robotics has released its Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) Policy v1.0, opening vulnerability reporting channels to security researchers, customers, and the public, covering products such as the SRC series robot controllers, in-house AMRs and mobile robots, charging stations, and scheduling systems.
拓斯达AI score3838 Topstar × LightEra Photonics | New Breakthrough in the AI Computing Power Supply Chain: Domestic Solutions for Optical Chip Test Equipment
At CIOE2026 (China International Optoelectronic Exposition), LightEra Photonics showcased its CHIP TEST laser chip mass-production test system for the first time. The system provides one-stop testing of optoelectronic performance, spectra, and divergence angle, and is compatible with DFB and EML chips. The company also exhibited a dual-FA automatic coupling system for mass production of 800G/1.6T optical devices and a fully automatic coupling system for pump lasers. Topstar, as a shareholder of LightEra Photonics, provides scaled manufacturing and supply chain support, and plans to launch an integrated optical communications full-line solution.
RealSenseAI score3333 How Tennant X4 ROVR and X6 ROVR autonomous floor-cleaning robots perceive their environment with RealSense depth cameras
Tennant's X4 ROVR and X6 ROVR autonomous floor-cleaning robots use RealSense depth cameras as their core perception component, achieving millimeter-level depth accuracy and real-time 3D perception for obstacle detection, recognition of people and moving objects, environment mapping, and safe navigation.
Fudan Multimodal Embodied IntelligenceAI score3232 Fudan Intelligent Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Lecture Series Session 12: Professor Su Hao on "A New Journey Toward General Physical Intelligence"
The 12th session of Fudan University's Intelligent Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Lecture Series invited Su Hao, Haoqing Distinguished Professor and inaugural dean of the Institute of General Physical Intelligence, to give an academic talk. Nearly 500 faculty and students from on and off campus attended, and the event was held in a combined online and offline format for the first time.
RobCoAI score2525 RobCo Appoints New CTO to Accelerate Autonomous Industrial Robotics and Physical AI Push
RobCo has appointed Michael Aronzon as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), responsible for setting technology strategy, advancing its first autonomous solution Alfie, and integrating AI technology into real production environments.
Boston DynamicsFeaturedAI score6666 Boston Dynamics releases Spot 5.2 and Orbit update, connecting factory AI data around assets
Boston Dynamics has released Spot 5.2, positioned as a middle layer connecting the various AI systems in a factory. The Orbit software has been restructured to organize data around assets, can import asset hierarchies and link them to inspections, supports connecting external data sources such as PLC sensors and security cameras, and adds an MCP layer for AI agents to autonomously schedule Spot deployments.
Why it matters: The original article details the specific changes in Spot 5.2 regarding data connectivity, inspection modalities, and predictive maintenance, allowing readers to assess whether to update their own deployments.
Westwood Robotics · YouTubeAI score4747 Westwood Robotics Launches New Product Gummy BEAR — GB01 / GB01X
Westwood Robotics has launched the new Gummy BEAR — GB01 and GB01X, with 3.8 Nm rated torque, 14 Nm / 1.5 s stall torque, and weights of 235 g / 248 g.
SkydioAI score1818 Skydio Ranked No. 42 on Fast Company's 2026 Best Workplaces for Innovators List
Skydio ranked No. 42 on Fast Company's eighth annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list, which covers 100 companies. The company has delivered more than 65,000 flying robots to over 4,000 organizations worldwide.
云启资本FeaturedAI score6060 Yunqi Podcast Roundtable: Three Embodied AI Founders Discuss World Models, Scaling, and Deployment Bottlenecks
During the World Robot Conference, Yunqi Capital co-hosted a themed roundtable with SEE Fund, which was included in the podcast Attent!on. Three founders—Xu Huazhe of PokeBot, Li Qiang of Quantum Dynamics, and Liu Nianqiu of Feimo Yi Technology—shared their views on world models, scaling, and deployment.
Why it matters: The three entrepreneurs approached the topic from models, hardware systems, and mobility respectively, specifically breaking down where the bottlenecks in embodied intelligence deployment lie and where they diverge on scaling efficiency.
TetraBOT/天创机器人AI score5252 Tianchuang Robotics signs with Jiangshan Zhilian Property; China's first RaaS fire control room duty robot project lands in Hexi
On August 27, Tianchuang Robotics and Hexi Group's Jiangshan Zhilian Property signed a Party-building co-construction and strategic cooperation agreement, and the first nationwide RaaS service project under Tianchuang Robotics' "Million Robots on Duty Plan" landed in Hexi. Three projects—Danruo Garden, Qiaoke Plaza, and the Southern Municipal Complex—will take the lead in deploying T4-B fire control room duty robots, adopting a human-machine collaboration model of "T4-B robot + 1 certified person per shift" to handle full-process duty functions including 24-hour autonomous inspection, smoke and fire identification, alarm confirmation, false alarm filtering, and fire control host operation.
Robotphoenix/翼菲科技AI score3333 RoboTechnik appears at 2026 Global Industrial Internet Conference, Li Xiangming shares paths for industrial robot breakthrough
Li Xiangming, general manager of RoboTechnik's Embodied Intelligence Business Unit, gave a keynote titled "How Industrial Robots Can Break Through in the AI Era" at the 2026 Global Industrial Internet Conference held in Liaoning, proposing four breakthrough paths: reliability, ease of use, full-category plus embodied intelligence, and going global.
TetraBOT/天创机器人AI score2323 Tianchuang Robot Wins China Securities Journal "2025 New Quality Enterprise Golden Bull Award"
Tianchuang Robot recently won the artificial intelligence category of the China Securities Journal's "2025 New Quality Enterprise Golden Bull Award." In August, the company released its first general industrial embodied intelligence fusion model for pan-industrial operations and maintenance and emergency safety rescue scenarios, based on trusted security policies; its paper on the multimodal safety evaluation dataset InspecSafe, jointly researched with Tsinghua University, DAMO Academy, and Southeast University, was accepted by Scientific Data. The company is focusing on building a RaaS (Robot as a Service) business model.
TetraBOT/天创机器人AI score5353 Tianchuang Robotics and Daimon Robotics sign 100-million-yuan strategic cooperation framework agreement
Nanjing Tianchuang Intelligent and Daimon Robotics have formed a strategic partnership and signed a 100-million-yuan cooperation framework agreement to jointly upgrade next-generation embodied intelligent robots for special scenarios including firefighting, national defense, power grids, mining, and explosion-proof chemical applications. The two parties will establish a joint R&D team for tactile intelligence in special robots, closing the loop from tactile hardware supply, multimodal data collection, tactile model training, and full-robot adaptation and optimization to real-world scenario testing and validation and large-scale industrialization.
豪鹏科技AI score3030 Highpower Technology invests again, continues to increase investment in Zhishen Technology
Highpower Technology recently participated again in a new funding round for Zhishen Technology, increasing its capital investment on top of its previous strategic investment; the two sides' cooperation will extend to product definition, joint technology research, and scenario validation. Highpower Technology is already a core battery system supplier to leading robotics companies such as AgiBot, Qiyuan, UBTECH, Disney, and Yunji. Zhishen Technology focuses on the R&D and industrialization of quadruped robots, humanoid robots, and related intelligent equipment, with products aimed at scenarios including security inspection, power operation and maintenance, firefighting and emergency response, scientific research and education, and commercial services.
Harbin Institute of Technology RoboticsAI score1010 HIT Laboratory Science Popularization Picture Book "The Space Adventure of 'Yutu' and 'Zhurong' Planetary Rovers" Wins First Prize at 2026 Heilongjiang Outstanding Science Popularization Works Awards
"The Space Adventure of 'Yutu' and 'Zhurong' Planetary Rovers" won first prize for outstanding science popularization books at the 2026 Heilongjiang Outstanding Science Popularization Works Awards. The book was jointly produced by the Publicity Department of the HIT Party Committee, the State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems, and the State Key Laboratory of Aerospace Mechanisms, among other units, and uses personified language to introduce the structure, performance, and achievements of the "Yutu" lunar rover and the "Zhurong" Mars rover. The selection awarded first prize to 10 science popularization books, second prize to 20, and third prize to 30.
Fudan Multimodal Embodied IntelligenceAI score1818 Fudan University Micro-Nano Manufacturing and Micro-Nano Robotics Team Wins 2026 "Zhong Yang-Style" Research Team Award
The Fudan University micro-nano manufacturing and micro-nano robotics research team, led by Professor Mei Yongfeng, received the 2026 "Zhong Yang-Style" Research Team award. The team focuses on four areas: flexible thin-film materials, three-dimensional micro-nano assembly, optoelectronic detection, and micro-nano robotics. It has published more than 300 SCI papers in total, including more than 120 papers in top journals such as Nature and Science Robotics over the past five years, and has been granted more than 30 national invention patents. The team also works with Zhongshan Hospital and Huashan Hospital to develop flexible electrodes and brain-computer interface systems, and has trained more than 70 master's and doctoral students.
Harbin Institute of Technology RoboticsAI score1515 Central South University Party Secretary An Shi and delegation visit Harbin Institute of Technology's State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems
On September 7, Central South University Party Secretary An Shi and a delegation visited Harbin Institute of Technology and held a discussion with President Han Jiecai on medical-engineering interdisciplinary cooperation. The two sides plan to deepen collaborative innovation and talent cultivation in fields such as smart healthcare, medical equipment, medical materials, and brain-computer interfaces. During the visit, the Central South University delegation conducted on-site research at the Harbin Institute of Technology Museum, the State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems, and laboratories affiliated with the Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, and matched cooperation needs.
Skild AIFeaturedAI score7979 Skild AI annual recurring revenue tops $100 million, outlines deployment-first robotics strategy
Skild AI announced that its annual recurring revenue (ARR) has surpassed $100 million, of which $50 million was confirmed within 10 months of starting deployments. It has more than 60 paying customers, covering material handling, delivery, inspection, security, food service, and warehouse, factory, and data center scenarios; about 90% of revenue comes from manipulation tasks, with mobility accounting for 10% (of which AMR solutions account for 4%).
Why it matters: Beyond the company's self-reported revenue milestone, it also offers concrete lessons on how deployment in turn shapes model research, which is useful for understanding the relationship between real-world deployment and research.
MIT CSAILFeaturedAI score6161 MIT CSAIL and others launch InstructMesh tool to repair AI-generated 3D models and manufacture them on demand
MIT CSAIL, together with Google and Northeastern researchers, launched InstructMesh, which combines TRELLIS with GPT-4 to let users repair AI-generated 3D models using natural language before 3D printing them.
Why it matters: The research presents a new tool and user experiment data, letting readers learn how ordinary users can repair AI-generated 3D models and complete printing.
幻尔科技AI score2828 FHNW School of Business in Switzerland explores educational robotics and embodied AI with Hiwonder in Shenzhen
A delegation of students and faculty from FHNW School of Business in Switzerland exchanged views with Hiwonder in Shenzhen on educational robotics and embodied AI. Hiwonder presented its open-source AI robotics education line, with courses ranging from K-12 Scratch to Python, Linux, ROS 2, and NVIDIA Jetson.
小鹏机器人FeaturedAI score6161 XPeng Robotics production line begins operation; first high-order general-purpose humanoid robot completes automated final assembly and rolls off line
XPeng Robotics' production line has officially begun operation, with the world's first high-order general-purpose humanoid robot completing automated final assembly and walking off the line autonomously. The line's core process automation rate exceeds 80%. The robot has 76 degrees of freedom across its body and 21 degrees of freedom per hand, is equipped with 3 Turing AI chips with 2,250 TOPS of effective computing power, and runs a physical AI large model deployed on-device, enabling it to autonomously complete complex work tasks without teleoperation.
Why it matters: The production line's automation rate and key robot specifications were disclosed together, providing a basis for assessing the actual progress of humanoid robots from R&D prototyping toward mass production.
Shenyang Institute of Automation CASAI score3636 National Robot Quality Inspection Center (Liaoning) passes CNAS laboratory accreditation and CMA qualification assessment
From September 4 to 6, the National Robot Quality Inspection and Testing Center (Liaoning) passed a combined CNAS and CMA reassessment, scope expansion, and change review, covering both its main site in Shenyang, Liaoning, and its branch site in Nansha, Guangzhou. Experts confirmed the center's expanded capabilities in robotics, electromagnetic compatibility, electrical safety, environmental testing, software testing, and other fields, with more than 300 testing standards, and its technical capabilities further extended to AI large-model and embodied intelligence evaluation. The center is affiliated with the Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and is a national-level third-party robot testing and certification body.
君联资本FeaturedAI score6262 Legend Capital portfolio company UDI Robot lists on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (03231.HK)
On September 9, UDI Robot (03231.HK), a commercial service robot company backed by Legend Capital, successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. According to a Frost & Sullivan report, based on 2025 revenue, UDI Robot is the third-largest supplier in China's commercial service robot products and solutions market, with a market share of 8.9%, and its business covers more than 20 countries and regions worldwide.
Why it matters: The original article provides UDI Robot's market share, patent count, and technology framework, which can help readers assess the capitalization progress and competitive landscape of the commercial service robot sector.
经纬创投AI score1818 Matrix Partners China Selected Among Qimingpian's 66 Investment Institutions Worth Partnering With in the Brain-Computer Interface Sector
Qimingpian recently released its "Innovative Pioneer Investment Institutions | 66 Investment Institutions Worth Partnering With in the Brain-Computer Interface Sector" list, and Matrix Partners China was selected, with representative projects including XinSheng Vision, HuaChao ShenKong, and Ningju Technology. The list was screened based on dimensions such as the number of brain-computer interface projects an institution has invested in previously, representative projects, continued follow-on investment, coverage of investment stages, and industrial resource synergy; multiple rounds of investment by the same institution in the same company are counted as only one project.
豪鹏科技AI score3232 Strategic Restructuring of Highpower Technology: Breakthroughs Across AI Edge, AIDC, and Robotics
Highpower Technology has completed a strategic restructuring, positioning itself in AI edge batteries plus solid-state. Interim revenue grew 15% and net profit rose 27% year on year; excluding share-based payment expenses, net profit grew 60%. Energy storage revenue grew 66% year on year, with the share of cells sold externally exceeding 70%. AIDC energy storage R&D began in 2025, advancing on both lithium and sodium battery lines and currently in the sample submission and certification stage. Robot batteries have entered the supply chains of AgiBot, Zhishen, and UBTECH, and the company expects related revenue of nearly 100 million yuan in 2026.
XSTO 小神童创新AI score2323 XSTO Shines at 2026 Japan Logistics Expo
XSTO is showcasing a range of material-handling products at the 2026 Japan International Logistics Exhibition (LTT EXPO), which opened in Tokyo on September 8, including the Magic Block King Kong, an AI+ handling robot, an electric portable stair-climbing cart, and a motion-sensing logistics vehicle. The Magic Block King Kong uses a modular architecture to achieve multiple functions in one machine with on-demand quick swaps, covering scenarios such as flat ground, stair climbing, and loading and unloading; the AI+ handling robot and the electric portable stair-climbing cart target stair scenarios, while the motion-sensing logistics vehicle serves warehouse freight handling with motion-sensing control.
Noetix Robotics/松延动力AI score3535 Songyan Dynamics launches embodied intelligence sub-brand Scalabot, releases first world model HERON-World Model
Songyan Dynamics has launched Scalabot, an embodied intelligence sub-brand, and released its first world model, HERON-World Model. Building on its strengths in robot hardware, the brand focuses on letting intelligence grow in the real world.
珞石机器人AI score99 ROKAE Robotics September Exhibition News | Going Global to Explore the New Future of the Physical AI Industry
ROKAE Robotics announced that in September it will appear at multiple professional exhibitions in China and abroad, covering fields such as embodied intelligence, robotics, intelligent welding, humanoid robots, and core components, engaging on site with global customers, partners, and research institutions. The exhibitions will showcase its full-stack capabilities in robot bodies, joints, and core technologies of force control and motion control, jointly exploring opportunities for implementing physical AI and industrial embodied intelligence.
穿山甲机器人 · YouTubeAI score1919 Pangolin Robot launches Speedybot Max high-efficiency multi-compartment delivery robot
Pangolin Robot has launched Speedybot Max, featuring large-capacity multi-compartment storage and emphasizing safety and eco-friendly performance. It is aimed at schools, communities, and various semi-closed areas for daily autonomous delivery service. The original text does not provide specific figures such as payload, battery life, or success rate; it only states that the robot is positioned for autonomous delivery scenarios.