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May 13Wed
  1. HUMANOID80

    Humanoid signs agreement with Schaeffler to deploy four-digit number of wheeled humanoid robots by 2032

    UK robotics company Humanoid has signed a binding phased deployment and supply agreement with Schaeffler, targeting the deployment of a four-digit number of wheeled humanoid robots across Schaeffler's global factories by 2032. The first systems are to go live in a production environment in Germany by the end of 2026, with an initial phase from December 2026 to June 2027 covering the Herzogenaurach and Schweinfurt sites.

    Why it matters: The agreement sets out a phased deployment timeline and a RaaS billing model, which can be used to gauge the pace at which humanoid robots move from proof of concept to real production lines.

  2. Kinetix AI · YouTube24

    SMASH Takes On World Champion Chen Meng: Outdoor Autonomous Humanoid Ping Pong Robot Debuts in Zibo

    On April 23, Beyond Imagination brought SMASH, billed as the world's first outdoor autonomous humanoid ping pong robot system, to the Shandong City Table Tennis Super League (Zibo stop). World champion Chen Meng, CCTV host Ju Ping, commentator Gao Han, actor Zhang Xiaolong and other guests took the stage to play against the robot live, producing real rallies. This was a live demonstration and interactive challenge; the original article did not provide metrics such as the autonomous execution success rate.

  3. 线性资本62

    Bot Auto's Hou Xiaodi on the First Fully Driverless Truck Order and Commercialization Standards for Autonomous Driving

    Linear Capital shared an interview with Bot Auto founder Hou Xiaodi on Zhijian autoweek, in which he said that on April 30, the day before Musk announced the production version of the SemiTruck had rolled off the line, Bot Auto completed the first fully driverless autonomous truck commercial order in the United States, with no safety driver and no real-time remote human backup.

    Why it matters: The interview systematically lays out a commercialization judgment framework centered on CPM, which can be used to understand the differences between L4 companies and L2+ companies on metrics and issues.

  4. Intrinsic56

    FANUC partners with Intrinsic and Flowstate on integration

    Intrinsic announced an integration with FANUC that connects FANUC industrial and collaborative robots to the Intrinsic Platform and the Flowstate digital twin development environment. FANUC integrators and customers can use composable, off-the-shelf AI skill blocks from design to deployment for continuous adaptation and optimization of vision, motion, and manipulation tasks, spanning the CRX collaborative series to heavy-payload models.

May 12Tue
  1. 普罗宇宙45

    Pro Universe Industrial Product Matrix 2.0 released, building a trillion-level new industrial ecosystem with an all-domain symbiosis strategy

    Pro Universe Robot released its high-precision fusion data collection solution AcCI and the Dabai robot intelligent loading and unloading module at its Global Partner Conference on May 12, 2026, and introduced an all-domain symbiosis ecosystem strategy. AcCI offers sub-millimeter precision, all-modality collection, and an end-to-end closed loop, and supports both master-slave and UMI dual collection modes; the Dabai robot has completed POC validation across multiple industries and has operated stably for over a year on production lines including the Dreame smart factory.

  2. Persona AI43

    Persona AI and Under Armour partner to develop protective performance materials for humanoid robots

    Persona AI announced a research and development collaboration with Under Armour to explore using high-performance textile materials to provide protection for humanoid robots. The two parties are in the early research and testing stage, examining the durability, thermal regulation, and overall performance of different textiles under the radiant heat of welding arcs, spatter, friction, and repeated motion. The project is explicitly research rather than a product; there is nothing available for purchase and no timeline. The two parties hope to establish standards for robot protective gear.

May 11Mon
  2. Lumos Robotics/鹿明机器人60

    Lumos Robotics completes several hundred million yuan A1 and A2 funding rounds, with Mitsubishi Electric leading both

    Lumos Robotics has completed several hundred million yuan in A1 and A2 funding. The A1 round was led by Mitsubishi Electric, with participation from Puhua Capital and Wuzhong Financial Holdings, among others. Mitsubishi Electric continued to lead the A2 round, with participation from Hundsun Electronics, Haigao Group, and Kunshi Investment, among others. The funding will be used for embodied large-model R&D and scenario expansion. After the funding, the company's cash reserves reached several hundred million yuan. Its flexible quality-inspection embodied intelligence solution, co-created with Mitsubishi Electric, has been put into trial use at Mitsubishi Electric's factory in China. Its self-developed Lumos Nexcore physical AI engine and bodyless data-collection system Lumos FastUMI Pro support industrial deployment and data feedback.

    Why it matters: The original text provides details on the funding structure and industrial partnerships, allowing readers to understand its industrial deployment path and data-collection technology layout.

May 7Thu
  1. 线性资本60

    White Rhino completes Series C1 funding to accelerate global rollout of automotive-grade RoboVan

    Recently, automotive-grade RoboVan company White Rhino announced the completion of its Series C1 funding round. On May 6, it disclosed investors including a leading global logistics industry capital, Shenzhen Nanshan Zhanxintou, and existing shareholder Yuanhe Houwang. The funds will mainly be used for core technology R&D and iteration, large-scale production of automotive-grade products, multi-scenario commercialization, and global market expansion.

    Why it matters: It reviews White Rhino's production and scenario deployment pace before and after the funding, helping assess how the capital injection corresponds to its commercialization progress.

May 6Wed
  1. 线性资本39

    Linear Capital Portfolio Quarterly Review: Funding, Product, and Partnership Updates | Linear Quarterly

    Linear Capital released its portfolio quarterly review, covering progress across four categories: funding, new product launches, major partnerships, and industry recognition. On funding: Tashi Intelligence completed a $455 million Pre-A round; Digua Robotics's Series B reached a cumulative $270 million; Wujie Dynamics's angel round reached a cumulative over $200 million and it signed over 500 million yuan in global market orders; Dajie Robotics completed a Series D round of several hundred million yuan.

May 1Fri
  1. 1X Technologies61

    1X's NEO factory in California begins production, targeting 10,000 humanoid robots per year

    1X announced that its NEO Factory in Hayward, California, is now fully operational, spanning about 58,000 square feet with more than 200 employees. It is the first vertically integrated high-volume humanoid robot factory in the United States, with capacity to produce 10,000 NEO units per year.

    Why it matters: 1X itself disclosed the factory's capacity, in-house production of core components, and delivery schedule, so readers can use this to check how the company's NEO mass-production and shipping commitments are progressing.

Apr 29Wed
  1. Figure AI64

    Figure 03 production ramps up: BotQ capacity rises 24-fold in 120 days to 1 unit per hour

    Figure announced that its BotQ factory has delivered more than 350 third-generation humanoid robots, Figure 03, with takt time improving from 1 unit per day to 1 unit per hour, a 24-fold throughput increase in 120 days. The line is driven by self-developed manufacturing execution software and covers more than 150 networked workstations. First-pass yield for completed units exceeds 80%, the battery line's first-pass yield is 99.3%, more than 9,000 actuators have been produced, and each robot undergoes more than 80 functional verification tests before leaving the factory.

    Why it matters: The official figures give specific production and quality-control numbers and explain how fleet scale supports the deployment of perception-conditioned whole-body control.

  2. PAL31

    PiQASO: A project to safeguard robot security in the quantum era

    PAL Robotics leads the validation of robotics use cases in the PiQASO project, developing and testing software for secure communication and data exchange between robots at its own facilities, targeting sensitive environments such as healthcare and industry. PiQASO (Platform for Quantum-Safe Operations) brings together 23 partners from 11 countries to develop a platform-as-a-service solution that integrates quantum-resistant encryption algorithms and protocols without requiring specialized hardware.

  3. Zerith Robotics/零次方24

    Zerith Robotics appears at Hefei science and technology trade fair, robot shop exceeds 200 daily sales per device

    On April 26, Zerith Robotics was invited to attend the 4th China (Anhui) Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Transformation Trade Fair, presenting embodied intelligence commercial deployment through a dual approach of "indoor industry display + outdoor real-world validation." Over the three-day fair, its robot shop (with a solution built by SenseTime Shanhui) exceeded 200 daily sales per device, with a fulfillment rate above 98% and an error rate below 1.5%. Zerith also showcased an "omni-modal" data collection system based on the Zerith-H1 wheeled-arm humanoid robot, and next plans to promote the clustering and development of upstream and downstream robotics industry players in Anhui.

Apr 28Tue
  1. Apptronik51

    Apptronik brings in former Waymo, Boston Dynamics, and Amazon executives to accelerate humanoid robot commercialization

    On April 28, 2026, Apptronik announced a series of executive appointments: former Waymo Chief Product Officer Daniel Chu will serve as Chief Product Officer, while Kevin Garell, Chirag Shah, Dave Perry, and Justin Birtz will lead service support, software, marketing, and people operations, respectively, to accelerate the commercialization of its humanoid robot Apollo.

Apr 27Mon
  1. PAL30

    StockBot Success Story: Redefining Inventory Accuracy in E-commerce Warehouses

    Fashion retailer Tendam, in partnership with PAL Robotics and ID Logistics, has deployed the StockBot autonomous RFID inventory robot at its logistics center in Illescas, Spain, and the solution is now fully operational. StockBot autonomously patrols daily, scans inventory with RFID, continuously supplements WMS data, and can identify items that are physically in stock but not registered in the system. After three years of gradual refinement from proof of concept, the partners say errors and incidents have decreased, order preparation is faster, and employees can shift to higher-value tasks.

  3. 线性资本65

    Wujie Dynamics completes Angel++ funding round, cumulative funding exceeds $200 million and signs over 500 million yuan in overseas orders

    General-purpose embodied intelligent robotics company Wujie Dynamics announced the completion of its Angel++ funding round, jointly invested by Envision Technology Group and the Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund, with existing shareholders including Sequoia China, Linear Capital, and Hillhouse Venture Capital participating. Cumulative Angel-round funding exceeds $200 million, and the Angel+++ round is nearing completion.

    Why it matters: The original text provides three verifiable pieces of information at once—funding, orders, and personnel—allowing readers to judge the company's commercialization pace and technology-route choices.

Apr 25Sat
Apr 24Fri
  1. 云启资本31

    Yunqi Wins CV INFO TOP4: Anchored in AI, Envisioning a New Era of Technology | Yunqi News

    Yunqi Capital received six institutional awards in the CV INFO 2025 rankings, including "China's Best Early-Stage Venture Capital Institution TOP4," while portfolio companies Yuanrong Qixing and Zhiyuan Robotics (Zibianliang) were named to the "China AI and Big Data Industry Best Investment Cases TOP10." On April 21, Yunqi held its 2026 annual investor meeting in Shanghai, where more than 100 investors and partners discussed topics including frontier AI technologies, commercial space, and new computing infrastructure. Yunqi said it will continue to focus on investing across the AI industry chain and strengthen the integration of industry, investment, and research.

  2. 普罗宇宙31

    Proverse Universe wraps up Hannover debut, sparking global flexible manufacturing with embodied AI "spark"

    Proverse Universe Robotics completed its overseas debut at Hannover Messe 2026 with its industrial intelligent assembly line solution, presenting an on-site flexible manufacturing demonstration as the first stop of its globalization strategy. President Ge Jin was invited to speak at the "Invest in China" event hosted by the Suzhou Industrial Park, stating that "industrial embodied intelligence is not about showing off technology, but about solving real problems," and advocating embodied AI robots with perception, decision-making, and execution capabilities to break the "island effect" of automation equipment and achieve "one machine, multiple functions; production on demand."

  3. 智动未来18

    Zhihui Future Showcases Xiaozhi S2 Humanoid Robot at FAIRplus 2026

    Zhihui Future showcased its intelligent humanoid robot Xiaozhi S2 at the FAIRplus 2026 robotics full-industry-chain conference held April 22-24 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (Futian). At the event, Xiaozhi S2 performed interactive services including blind-box delivery and convenience retail assistance.

  4. Persona AI49

    Why South Korea Is the Testing Ground for Industrializing Humanoid Robots: Persona AI's Plans with HD Hyundai and POSCO

    Persona AI sees South Korea as the benchmark for commercializing humanoid robots globally: shipbuilding, steel, and automotive, three major heavy industries, are concentrated in one country, so success in any one sector can be replicated quickly. Production-line workers at the Ulsan shipyard average 48.3 years old, and the shipyard has been forced to turn down orders due to a shortage of welders.

  6. Ati Motors33

    Ati Robotics demonstrates Sherpa XT Lite autonomous mobile robot live at OMIC R&D

    Ati Robotics, together with Oregon integrator Cobot Team, gave a live demonstration of its Sherpa XT Lite tugger autonomous mobile robot (AMR) at OMIC R&D. The AI-driven tugger robot can tow loads of up to 10,000 pounds and features 3D navigation. Sherpa robots have been deployed at more than 50 manufacturers worldwide, including several Fortune 500 companies, and have accumulated over 500,000 kilometers of operation.

Apr 23Thu
  1. 1X Technologies26

    1X Appoints Amy Lentz as SVP of People

    1X announced the appointment of Amy Lentz as SVP of People. She has worked at the Obama White House, Teach For America, and TOMS, most recently serving as Chief People Officer at TOMS, and has advised leadership teams at technology companies including Perplexity AI. 1X CEO Bernt Børnich said her arrival comes as the company enters a scaling phase to bring its humanoid robot NEO to market.

  2. 普华资本64

    Pudu Robotics completes nearly 1 billion yuan new funding round, valuation exceeds 10 billion yuan

    Pudu Robotics recently completed a new funding round of nearly 1 billion yuan, co-led by Longgang Financial Holdings and Asia Investment Capital, with participation from BAIC Industrial Investment, Lens Technology, Highlight Capital, and government guidance funds from multiple regions; Puhua Capital invested in its Series C round in 2022. After this round, the company's valuation exceeds 10 billion yuan, and the funds will be invested in embodied intelligence technology R&D, product matrix expansion, global market expansion, capacity building, and supply chain upgrades.

    Why it matters: The material provides the funding amount, valuation, investor composition, and use of funds, which can be used to assess capital flows and the competitive landscape in the commercial service robotics sector.

  3. YOUIBOT/优艾智合21

    Youibot to exhibit at SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026 in Kuala Lumpur

    Youibot will participate in SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026, held May 5–7, 2026, at MITEC in Kuala Lumpur, at booth 2449. Live demonstrations will feature the new-generation wafer-handling robot OW12 (supporting multi-station material transfer for 12-inch wafers) and the ATS6 wafer transport robot for cross-cleanroom and cross-area transport. The company will also showcase end-to-end semiconductor automation solutions covering front-end wafer manufacturing, back-end packaging and testing, and cross-area in-factory logistics.

Apr 22Wed
  1. 智动未来23

    Robot Xiaozhi assists Guangzhou Ruibao Market Supervision Office

    The Zhidong Weilai S2 humanoid robot "Xiaozhi" began work on April 22, 2026, at the Ruibao Market Supervision Office of the Haizhu District Market Supervision Administration in Guangzhou, taking on welcome guidance, policy consultation, and interactive dialogue duties for government reception. Relying on a dedicated knowledge base for the market supervision field that integrates policies and regulations, administrative procedures, and supervisory responsibilities, "Xiaozhi" can answer inquiries such as annual reports for individual businesses and applications for food business licenses. The Ruibao Market Supervision Office said it will continue to optimize "Xiaozhi's" functions and services in the next step.

Apr 21Tue
Apr 20Mon
  1. PsiBot/灵初智能57

    Lingchu Intelligence Secures Investment from Guotou Xiandao and Jingxi Ruiling, Bolstering Embodied AI R&D and Commercialization

    Lingchu Intelligence announced the completion of a new funding round, with Guotou Xiandao and Jingxi Ruiling as investors; the funds will be used for core technology R&D and commercialization. On April 10, the company released its next-generation embodied AI models Psi-R2 and Psi-W0 and open-sourced a 1,000-hour full-modality human manipulation dataset, stating that Psi-R2 ranked No. 1 globally on the Molmospace benchmark; it will next advance the large-scale application of its dexterous manipulation solutions in logistics, industrial, and new retail scenarios.

  2. 普罗宇宙23

    Technology Empowers Intangible Cultural Heritage, Craftsmanship Passes Down Classics — ProUniverse Dabai Robot Appears at JD MALL

    The ProUniverse Dabai robot performed a dual-arm collaborative lacquer fan craft demonstration at the opening event of JD MALL (Wuhan Wangjiawan store), producing a customized lacquer fan within 1 minute. Its AI multimodal 3D vision and 2D industrial-grade positioning support sub-millimeter precision operation, and distributed learning enables rapid transfer of new scene skills. The event also introduced the "Craftsmanship Universe" plan, which, relying on the self-developed SDPAA parallelized data collection architecture and the InduThread-VLA large model, transforms traditional artisan skills into storable and replicable digital assets, with future expansion from crafts such as lacquer and sugar painting to precision assembly and high-end manufacturing fields.

Apr 18Sat
  1. 若创科技15

    Strutt ev¹ U.S. Multi-City Test Drive Tour Launches

    Strutt has announced that its flagship personal mobility vehicle, the ev¹, will embark on a multi-city U.S. Workshop tour covering the West Coast, Mountain region, Texas, Southeast, Midwest, and Northeast, with events at parks and community centers starting April 19. Participants can test drive the ev¹ in real-world settings such as grass, gravel, slopes, and uneven terrain, experiencing its intelligent driving features and all-terrain stability. A $99 on-site reservation secures a limited-time $800 discount, with limited spots available at each stop.

Apr 17Fri
  1. 线性资本50

    In Conversation with Manycore's Huang Xiaohuang: A 15-Year Startup Retrospective from Kujiale to Spatial Intelligence

    Linear Capital founder Wang Huai and Manycore Technology co-founder and chairman Huang Xiaohuang recorded the first episode of the video podcast "Between the Lines," reviewing 15 years of entrepreneurship and publishing a text excerpt on the day Manycore listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (00068.HK). Huang Xiaohuang discussed how Manycore is entering spatial intelligence based on its accumulated indoor 3D data, positioning it as a bridge between large language models and the physical world, and introduced SpatialLM, open-sourced last March, which converts point clouds and 3D Gaussians into scripts that large language models can understand.

  2. Zerith Robotics/零次方25

    Governor Wang Qingxian visits Zero-Square Robotics

    On the morning of April 16, Anhui Province Governor Wang Qingxian visited Zero-Square Robotics in Hefei to learn about the company's technology R&D and market promotion in areas such as new retail and home tidying. Wang Qingxian proposed supporting the deployment of robot convenience stores at scenic landmarks and transportation hubs, deepening collaboration with leading provincial commercial enterprises to implement unmanned front-warehouse solutions, and required the launch of IPO cultivation. Zero-Square Robotics General Manager Min Yuheng and Deputy General Manager Ma Xiaolong received and briefed him.

Apr 16Thu
  1. HUMANOID62

    Siemens and Humanoid test HMND 01 humanoid robot for autonomous bin handling at German factory

    Siemens and Humanoid announced that Humanoid's HMND 01 wheeled Alpha humanoid robot has completed testing in logistics operations at Siemens' electronics factory in Erlangen, Germany, autonomously performing tasks to grasp, move, and place bins for operators.

    Why it matters: Specific capacity and success-rate metrics were disclosed, allowing readers to gauge the maturity of humanoid robots in real factory logistics operations.

  2. 线性资本72

    Tashi Intelligence completes $455 million Pre-A round, with Linear Capital investing for a third consecutive round

    Embodied intelligence company Tashi Intelligence announced the completion of a $455 million Pre-A funding round, setting the record for the largest single round and the largest Pre-A round in China's embodied intelligence sector to date. Hillhouse Ventures and Sequoia China co-led the round; Meituan Strategic Investment, as a cornerstone strategic shareholder, made a substantial additional investment and continued to co-lead; Meituan Dragon Ball, CICC Capital and others participated; existing shareholders including Qiming Venture Partners, Linear Capital and BlueRun Ventures made strategic additional investments; and the Beijing Robotics Industry Development Investment Fund and Shanghai Guotou Xiandao jointly invested in an embodied intelligence company for the first time.

    Why it matters: It lays out the multi-layered investment structure behind this oversubscribed round, helping readers understand where capital is currently concentrating in the embodied intelligence sector.

Apr 15Wed
  1. 智动未来37

    Smart Dynamics' S2 Xiaozhi serves throughout the 139th Canton Fair

    Smart Dynamics' humanoid robot Xiaozhi S2 was stationed on-site throughout the 139th Canton Fair, covering logistics delivery, service interaction, and cultural explanation scenarios. Inside the exhibition halls, Xiaozhi S2 can autonomously plan guided tour routes and provide multilingual explanations, and was stationed at the CF Award winners' exhibition hall and the Supreme Gold Award display area to explain exhibits to visitors. At the D Zone convenience store, it implemented a fully unmanned retail process of "order on screen—robot picks up goods—delivery," and connected with the aerial delivery system to bridge the "last 100 meters" of exhibition logistics.