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Jan 22Thu
  1. Blinx Technology/比邻星科技22

    Proxima Technology Selected for Hunan SME Digital Transformation Typical Cases (2025)

    Proxima Technology was selected for the Hunan SME Digital Transformation Typical Cases (2025) list announced by the Hunan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, with its "'Dual Middle Platform - Multi-Application' Empowering Advanced Computing Enterprises' Digital Transformation Project," appearing as a representative enterprise in the electronic information industry. The company says the architecture connects data links and integrates security capabilities into operational processes, improving the efficiency of robot product R&D and production and protecting key data; it will explore the application of agent technology in multiple areas in the future.

  2. Blinx Technology/比邻星科技16

    Proxima Technology Co-organizes Forum on Integrated Innovation in IoT and Embodied Intelligence, Exploring New Paths for AI+Robotics Talent Development

    On January 11, the "Forum on Integrated Innovation in IoT and Embodied Intelligence" was held in Jiangmen, Guangdong, with Proxima Technology serving as a co-organizer. The forum was one of the sub-forums of the 2025 Guangdong Computer Society & CCF Guangzhou Chapter Academic Annual Conference. General Manager Zhang Hanle delivered a keynote presentation titled "AI+Robotics Talent Development and Practice in the Wave of Embodied Intelligence," outlining the challenges and opportunities of industry-education integration and sharing the company's achievements in robot product development, training laboratory setup, curriculum system development, and school-enterprise collaborative education.

  3. Blinx Technology/比邻星科技16

    Proxima Technology Visits Universities for Embodied Intelligence Lecture Tour

    Dr. Zhou Bowen, founder of Proxima Technology, was recently invited to visit Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Guangdong Ocean University, and other universities for a lecture tour themed "The 'Body' and 'Mind' of Embodied Intelligence: The Leap from Perceptual Intelligence to Action Intelligence." In his talks, he explained AI's leap from perception to action and how large models, embodied intelligence, and humanoid robotics technologies can enable this process, sharing application potential through case studies in industrial, educational, and service scenarios. The company hopes to bring frontline industry experience into campuses through industry-academia collaboration and support AI talent development.

  4. TeknTrash23

    TeknTrash wins third prize at Huzhou Global Entrepreneurship Competition

    TeknTrash Robotics won third prize at the Global Entrepreneurship Competition in Huzhou, China, making it the only international company among 12 high-tech teams to win an award. Its ALPHA humanoid robot project was recognized for its technical maturity and industrial scalability. The competition was hosted by the Wuxing District government. The company said it will use this as a milestone to continue advancing ALPHA into real operating environments.

Jan 21Wed
  1. Diligent61

    Serve Robotics completes acquisition of Diligent Robotics, bringing Moxi hospital robot into its autonomy platform

    Serve Robotics announced it has completed its acquisition of Diligent Robotics, the maker of the autonomous hospital robot assistant Moxi. Moxi has been deployed at more than 25 hospital facilities across the US and has completed over 1.25 million autonomous deliveries, handling routine deliveries such as supplies, lab samples, and medications to give nurses more time to care for patients.

    Why it matters: The article states that Moxi has been deployed at more than 25 US hospitals and has completed 1.25 million autonomous deliveries, which provides a basis for assessing the deployment foundation of this acquisition.

  2. Diligent71

    Serve Robotics to acquire Diligent Robotics, expanding autonomous robotics platform to indoor hospital settings

    Serve Robotics announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Diligent Robotics, with consideration consisting of $29 million in the company's common stock paid to Diligent shareholders (subject to adjustments such as net debt), plus up to $5.3 million in milestone earnouts. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, and Diligent will continue to operate as a Serve subsidiary under the leadership of Andrea Thomaz.

    Why it matters: The materials lay out Moxi's deployment scale and the per-hospital annual sales range, making it easier to assess the acquisition's actual weight for Serve's revenue mix and platform expansion.

Jan 20Tue
  1. 普华资本55

    Uniubi completes RMB 513 million Pre-IPO+ round

    Uniubi announced the completion of a Pre-IPO+ funding round equivalent to RMB 513 million, jointly invested by Wenzhou Cangnan County Shanhai Industrial Group and Malaysia's Crewstone International (CSI), with Bojiang Capital increasing its investment and Puhua Capital having invested in its Series A in 2018.

Jan 14Wed
  1. 线性资本55

    Wance completes over 100 million yuan Series A+ funding, with revenue growth exceeding 200% in 2025

    Recently, Wance, a domestic industrial safety sensor company, completed over 100 million yuan in Series A+ funding, invested by Fengyuan Capital, Sanhua Holding Group, Jianzhi Group, Orient Securities Capital, and Wanlian Tianze, with existing shareholder Cowin Capital following on. The funds will be used for new product R&D, construction of a large-scale production base, and overseas business expansion.

  2. Skild AI82

    Skild AI announces completion of $1.4 billion Series C funding, valuation exceeds $14 billion

    Skild AI announced the completion of a $1.4 billion Series C funding round led by SoftBank, with participation from NVentures (NVIDIA), Macquarie Capital, Jeff Bezos, and others, at a valuation exceeding $14 billion.

    Why it matters: The official disclosure of funding size, valuation, and revenue data gives readers insight into the commercialization progress of this general-purpose robotics model company.

Jan 9Fri
  1. RealMan/睿尔曼21

    Zheng Suibing Publishes Article in People's Daily: Innovation Makes Technology More Inclusive and Development Outcomes More Shared

    On January 9, People's Daily published a signed article by Zheng Suibing, founder of RealMan Intelligent, on the innovative development of the humanoid robot industry. RealMan's self-developed integrated joint modules have an annual production capacity of more than 100,000 units, and its "remote labor network" enables real-time remote operation, helping people in central and western China find work and increase their incomes from home. RealMan also co-founded the GPR open-source alliance in February 2023 and jointly released a mobile composite robot development platform in 2024.

Jan 7Wed
  1. Dobot/越疆机器人20

    Dobot Open Day: Collaborative Robots Accompany "Children of the Stars" in Calligraphy and Gift Selection

    Dobot held an open day on December 30, 2025, partnering with the Shenzhen Four-Leaf Clover Autism Parents Support Center and China Life Nianfeng Insurance Shenzhen Branch to let 15 children with special needs experience interactive activities including selecting gifts by voice recognition with the Magician Lite robotic arm, gift distribution, and an AGV car obstacle course. The event design followed the principles of "no rushing, zero pressure, focus on companionship," and Dobot plans to develop such open days into a series of corporate social responsibility projects, exploring applications of collaborative robots in daily assistance, rehabilitation support, and educational integration.

Jan 6Tue
  1. Dobot/越疆机器人50

    Premier Li Qiang visits Guangdong, Dobot founder Liu Peichao presents embodied robotics innovations

    From January 3 to 5, Premier Li Qiang conducted a research visit in Guangdong. At the Shenzhen Robotics Valley, he viewed Dobot's collaborative robots and embodied humanoid robot innovations, with founder Liu Peichao reporting on site. Dobot robots have shipped more than 100,000 units globally. The humanoid robot Atom, based on the self-developed Dobot-VLA model, autonomously completed the full "popcorn vending" task and achieved end-to-end task closed-loop capability in commercial scenarios.

Dec 30Tue
  1. HOSON/新益昌32

    Xinyichang and Tangyuan Electric Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement on Embodied-Intelligence Humanoid Robots

    Xinyichang and Chengdu Tangyuan Electric have formally signed a strategic cooperation agreement on embodied-intelligence humanoid robots, combining Tangyuan Electric's accumulated expertise in industry scenario understanding, AI algorithms, and machine vision with Xinyichang's technical strengths in humanoid robot bodies, motion control, and core components. The two parties will advance joint R&D, scenario adaptation, and industrialization across four major tracks: rail transit, intelligent manufacturing, smart emergency response, and health and medical care, including developing humanoid robots dedicated to rail transit, an integrated "embodied intelligence + factory AI Agent" solution, emergency robots, and medical robots.

  2. 线性资本15

    2025 in Linear's WeChat Moments | Linear Voice

    Linear Capital invited portfolio founders and their teams to submit a WeChat Moments post or a private photo from 2025, presenting a group portrait of the invested companies as they are. The content includes White Rhino's six-year evolution from its first-generation unmanned delivery vehicle in 2019 to its 2025 L4 autonomous unmanned delivery vehicle, Tars Intelligent Robotics' robot embroidering its first work, RIVR's robot dog delivering packages in the United States, and real moments such as the Yiru Biology team climbing a mountain after six months without pay.

Dec 24Wed
  1. FieldAI21

    FieldAI: Delivering packages with robots to add joy to the holidays

    FieldAI looks back on 2025 with a holiday-themed video: its Field Foundation Models (FFM), safety-first robot foundation models, have achieved long-term production deployments in dirty, dull, and dangerous environments across Asia, Europe, and North America, with major customers signing expansion contracts. FFM requires no prior maps, GPS, pre-planned routes, or external communication, runs entirely at the edge, and a single "brain" can drive multiple robots, tasks, and environments.

Dec 19Fri
  1. Maxtronics Robotics SAS20

    NAO at Creative December 2025 in Shenzhen: Maxtronics launches "AI·Now in Shenzhen" showcase at Art Design Center

    Maxtronics Robotics SAS showcased its NAO robot through live interactive performances at the Art Design Center during Shenzhen's annual Creative December 2025 festival, officially launching the "AI·Now in Shenzhen" showcase. The original text gives no technical specifications; the showcase is positioned as a live demonstration emphasizing an approachable, intuitive human-robot coexistence experience rather than a contest of technical capabilities. The company says its next focus is continuing its mission of providing support in education and healthcare settings.

  2. Hcfa/禾川科技27

    HCFA Technology's SV 730W Multi-Axis Integrated Servo Drive Wins CMCD 2025 Motion Control Innovation Product Award

    On December 18, HCFA Technology won the "CMCD 2025 Motion Control Innovation Product" award at the CIAA25 Motion Control/Direct Drive Technology Industry Development Summit Forum in Shenzhen for its SV 730W multi-axis integrated high-end AC servo drive. The product supports a minimum of 2 axes and a maximum of 4 axes, reduces volume by 60% compared with single-axis products, cuts power wiring and communication cables to one set, uses solder-free European-standard IO quick terminals for tool-free installation, and can control 4 axes simultaneously through one main control chip with one commissioning program, facilitating high-precision gantry synchronization.

  3. Sharpa63

    Sharpa announces mass production of SharpaWave dexterous hand, to exhibit at CES 2026

    Sharpa announced that mass production of its flagship dexterous hand, SharpaWave, has begun, with early customers including global technology companies and research universities.

    Why it matters: The manufacturer announced that the dexterous hand has entered mass production and provided technical details such as degrees of freedom, tactile precision, and simulation platform compatibility, which readers can use to assess its research usability.

Dec 18Thu
Dec 15Mon
  1. 普华资本58

    Inxee Completes Nearly 200 Million Yuan Series A Funding with Participation from Puhua Capital and Others

    Nanjing Inxee Intelligent Technology announced the completion of a nearly 200 million yuan Series A funding round, with investors including Puhua Capital, Huakong Fund, Shenzhen Capital Group, Oasis Capital, and Jinqiu Capital. This is the company's third funding round this year. The funds will be used for capacity expansion, technology R&D, and product line expansion, accelerating the construction of a million-unit production line and iterating on core technologies such as joint modules. Inxee's joint module shipments have exceeded 100,000 units this year. Its product matrix covers integrated joints, dexterous hands, communication modules, and battery systems. Its dexterous hands use an original independent ultra-small joint module design and are about to enter mass production.

  2. 德马科技29

    Damon Technology Group Stacker Crane Automated Storage Project Tender Announcement

    Damon Technology Group is publicly tendering for the procurement of stacker crane automated storage equipment, system integration, installation and commissioning, and after-sales service for the Damon Phase V factory in Wuxing District, Huzhou. The scope includes stacker cranes, automated storage racks, conveyor systems, finished non-standard pallets, and WMS/WCS software (which must integrate with ERP/MES).

Dec 11Thu
  1. WIRobotics30

    WIRobotics to showcase wearable walking-assist robot WIM S at CES 2026 Unveiled

    WIRobotics announced it will showcase its wearable walking-assist robot WIM S on January 4 at CES 2026 Unveiled in Las Vegas, and will offer attendees a hands-on walking experience wearing the device. WIM S debuted in South Korea in 2025 and supports four walking modes: Air, Hiking, Care, and Aqua. The WIM series has won CES Innovation Awards for three consecutive years and covers markets including South Korea, mainland China, Japan, Italy, and the Netherlands.

Dec 5Fri
  1. PKU Intelligent Robotics Open Laboratory41

    Professor Liu Hong's team wins Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Award First Prize for "Multi-Visual Feature Interactive Learning Mechanism"

    Professor Liu Hong's team's research achievement "Multi-Visual Feature Interactive Learning Mechanism" won the First Prize of the 2024 Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Award. The achievement reveals the mechanism by which prior knowledge guides the timing of robot multi-visual feature interaction, and has been applied to the industrial robot vision systems of ZTE Corporation and Skyworth Group production lines. Six representative works have been cited more than 5,000 times by over 630 research institutions.

Dec 4Thu
  1. Dobot/越疆机器人68

    Dobot secures over 80.5 million yuan embodied intelligence robot order from Ruidefeng

    On October 29, 2025, Dobot Robotics (2432.HK) signed a procurement contract with Ruidefeng Precision Technology Co., Ltd. totaling over 80.5 million yuan, covering products and solutions for humanoid robots and embodied intelligence collaborative robots. The robots will handle tasks including high-precision assembly, complex material flow, and flexible production line collaboration in new energy precision manufacturing scenarios. The two parties will also build an intelligent manufacturing solution based on Dobot's multi-form robots, including humanoid, wheeled, and multi-legged plus robotic arm configurations.

    Why it matters: The original text provides the order amount, the buyer, and specific application stages, allowing readers to understand the implementation details of humanoid robots entering precision manufacturing production lines.

Dec 3Wed
  1. Dobot/越疆机器人32

    Dobot Robotics appears at Geely Auto technology exhibition, embodied intelligent robots empower efficient flexible intelligent manufacturing in automotive

    Dobot Robotics recently exhibited at the forward-looking lean manufacturing technology exhibition hosted by Geely Automobile Research Institute, demonstrating on site the application in automotive manufacturing of a six-axis collaborative robot (equipped with the self-developed VX500 vision camera), the ATOM humanoid robot (the world's first full-size embodied intelligent robot with "dexterous manipulation + straight-knee walking"), and the Hexplorer six-legged robot dog.

  2. Dobot/越疆机器人47

    Cao Cao Mobility and Dobot Forge Strategic Partnership, Humanoid Robot Atom Debuts at Industry's First "Green Smart Transit Island"

    Cao Cao Mobility and Dobot Technology signed a strategic cooperation agreement on December 1 to explore robotic operations and maintenance applications such as vehicle cleaning, maintenance, and charging in Robotaxi operating scenarios. On December 3, Dobot's humanoid robot Atom entered the "Green Smart Transit Island" that opened in Hangzhou as one of the first batch of "smart employees," taking on tasks including guided interaction, vehicle exterior inspection, and cleaning and upkeep, and completing multi-scenario application validation. The two parties will also jointly build a pilot intelligent Robotaxi operations depot and collaboratively collect multimodal data to iterate operations and maintenance algorithms.

Dec 1Mon
  1. Blinx Technology/比邻星科技46

    Proxima Technology's 1,000th robot of 2025 rolls off the line, humanoid robot X1 delivered to Tianjin University

    On December 1, Proxima Technology held a ceremony marking the rollout and delivery of its 1,000th robot of 2025. The delivered humanoid robot X1 is headed to Tianjin University for research and teaching in artificial intelligence and robotics. X1's core strengths are dual-arm coordination and hand-eye coordination; it uses self-developed seven-axis arms, a "one-controls-two" control system, and reinforcement learning to achieve dynamic task allocation and collision avoidance, and it incorporates large-model technology to understand complex instructions and autonomously reason through task steps.

Nov 27Thu
  1. 线性资本65

    Founder of Swiss wheeled-legged robot dog company RIVR discusses last-mile delivery commercialization

    Entrepreneurship Weekly interviewed Marko Bjelonic, founder of Swiss wheeled-legged robotics company RIVR, and Gus Leung, head of supply chain for China, about the progress of its robot dogs in last-mile delivery. In August this year, RIVR signed Just Eat Takeaway, Europe's largest food delivery platform; in the same period, it added Swiss Post and online supermarket Migros as customers, extending its business into fresh grocery delivery. It currently operates in Zurich, Leeds, Austin, and Boston, partnering with Evri, Veho, and others for door-to-door delivery.

    Why it matters: Through a founder interview, it presents the commercialization path and key operational data of wheeled-legged robot dogs in last-mile delivery, offering a reference for assessing the pace of deployment.

  2. 绿的谐波27

    Leaderdrive to showcase humanoid and automotive motion control solutions at iREX 2025 in Tokyo

    Leaderdrive will exhibit at iREX 2025 in Tokyo from December 3–6 (booth E4-18), showcasing motion control products for humanoid robots and smart vehicles. Planetary roller screws and linear actuators developed by its subsidiary Spin Drive achieve P0-grade precision, maintain stable performance after 10 million cycles, and exceed 87% transmission efficiency, targeting humanoid robot limb actuation.

Nov 25Tue
  1. Zeroth/元点智能17

    Zeroth Announces Two Key Events in January 2026: Global Brand Launch and CES 2026 Debut

    Zeroth will hold a global brand launch event in Las Vegas on January 5, 2026, streamed worldwide, unveiling for the first time its core brand positioning, technology philosophy, and strategic roadmap. From January 6 to 9, Zeroth will host a booth at CES 2026 to showcase its core products and technological achievements and to exchange with industry partners.

Nov 20Thu
  1. Blinx Technology/比邻星科技18

    Proxima Technology's humanoid robot X1 and other innovations debut at the 2025 World Computing Conference, praised by Nobel laureate Thomas Sargent

    On November 20, Proxima Technology exhibited its humanoid robot X1, a six-axis collaborative robot, and an AI comprehensive experiment kit (Huawei Ascend version) at the innovation achievement exhibition of the 2025 World Computing Conference in Changsha. Nobel laureate Thomas Sargent observed the experiment kit and exchanged with the team on domestic computing power and scenario-based applications, affirming its technical path and innovative practices. The site also drew many government leaders, academicians, and corporate executives.

  2. Intrinsic61

    Foxconn and Intrinsic Form Joint Venture to Build Smart Factories for Electronics Assembly

    Foxconn and Intrinsic announced at Hon Hai Tech Day 2025 the formation of a US-headquartered joint venture aimed at moving electronics assembly from product-specific automation to more general-purpose intelligent robotics, with the goal of gradually achieving full-factory automation.

    Why it matters: The source is an official release from both partners, explaining the joint venture's goals, deployment scenarios, and the platform used, so readers can understand the specific path by which AI robotics is entering electronics assembly.

Nov 19Wed
  1. Figure AI78

    Figure 02 completes 11-month run at BMW Spartanburg plant, contributing to over 30,000 X3 vehicles, officially begins retirement

    Figure AI released results from Figure 02's 11-month deployment at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg: it ran 10-hour shifts each workday, loaded over 90,000 sheet metal parts, accumulated over 1,250 operating hours, contributed to the production of over 30,000 X3 vehicles, and the robot walked about 1.2 million steps, totaling over 200 miles.

    Why it matters: The manufacturer disclosed specific KPIs and hardware failure improvements from the 11-month production line deployment, allowing readers to understand the actual operating conditions of humanoid robots on automotive production lines.

  2. Dexterity46

    Dexterity and Beckhoff USA Reach Key Supplier Agreement for Mech Superhumanoid Robot

    Dexterity has signed a key supplier agreement with Beckhoff USA to provide automation, kinematics, and safety-related technologies for the Mech superhumanoid robot. Beckhoff's control hardware is compact and suited to constrained installation spaces such as mobile robots, and its U.S. special projects team worked with Dexterity engineers to implement control systems including kinematics, PLC, and machine safety. Dexterity is valued at $1.65 billion and has previously worked with FedEx and Sagawa Express to deploy truck loading and unloading robots.

Nov 17Mon
  1. 线性资本50

    Ling Universe Secures Another RMB 200 Million in Pre-A Series Funding; Xiaofangji Double 11 Sales Up Over 230% Year-on-Year

    AI consumer robotics company Ling Universe announced the completion of RMB 200 million in Pre-A series funding, with participation from Guofang Innovation, Guotai Haitong, GF Xinde, Didi Chuxing, Koala Fund, and Runjian Co., Ltd., among others, along with oversubscribed follow-on investment from existing shareholders. The funds will be used for product and technology R&D, domestic and overseas market expansion, and the development of its developer platform and content ecosystem.

Nov 14Fri
Nov 12Wed
  1. Wandercraft53

    Wandercraft and Italy's SAPA Reach Calvin-40 Industrial Deployment Partnership Agreement

    Wandercraft and Italian automotive Tier 1 supplier SAPA announced a deployment partnership agreement to implement and scale its autonomous heavy-duty humanoid robot Calvin-40 in SAPA's industrial operations. The first phase focuses on high-precision, repetitive handling of large heavy components; Wandercraft previously reached a strategic partnership with Renault Group, and this collaboration extends its humanoid robot footprint to both OEM and Tier 1 levels, with plans to deploy in two countries.

Nov 10Mon
  1. 线性资本62

    Wujie Dynamics completes 300 million yuan angel round led by Sequoia China and Linear Capital

    General-purpose embodied intelligent robotics company Wujie Dynamics announced on November 10 that it has completed a first angel funding round of 300 million yuan, led by Sequoia China and Linear Capital, with participation from Hillhouse Ventures, Horizon Robotics, Huaye Tiancheng, Zhongding Capital, BV Baidu Ventures, Tongge Venture Capital and others. Its angel+ round is nearing completion, bringing cumulative funding to over 500 million yuan.

    Why it matters: It lays out the funding structure and team background, which readers can use to judge this new company's technology approach and pace of deployment.