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Oct 28Wed
  1. 荭杏科技18

    Hongxing Technology's Dazhuang-Z6 and Two Other Robots Explore Real-World Embodied Intelligence Applications

    Hongxing Technology's industrial robot Dazhuang-Z6 can perform tasks such as box handling and item picking, exploring the practical application of embodied intelligence in industrial operations. Its guide service robot Xiaomei-M9 provides conversation, guidance, and route directions, while the desktop robot Lumi offers daily companionship through conversation and movement interaction. The three products target industrial operations, commercial services, and daily interaction scenarios, respectively.

Oct 26Mon
  1. Atom Robotic/阿童木机器人38

    Iterative Launch | Atomrobot Flexible Parallel Loading and Unloading Workstation Solves the Automation Dilemma of Small Precision Parts

    Atomrobot has launched a flexible parallel loading and unloading workstation for small new-energy lithium-battery parts, 3C electronic components, and small daily-chemical products, performing visual recognition and positioning, high-speed picking, and tray placement. The equipment requires no modification to the production line foundation, can start production with AC220V, and its graphical interface lets ordinary operators complete debugging; it also supports rapid changeover between products. The workstation has already served customers including CATL, BYD, Foxconn, Luxshare, and Sunwoda.

  2. 拓斯达50

    In optical workshops, how does Topstar's embodied intelligence cross the "deployment" hurdle?

    Topstar's humanoid dual-arm robot AOI glass wiping workstation has completed validation in the workshops of a leading 3C customer and an optical customer, integrating the functions of two stations—inline AOI inspection and wiping—into a single machine. The workstation has a repeat positioning accuracy of ±0.05mm; it locks onto stain positions via vision and performs wiping with flexible force control, relying on a high-resolution industrial camera and an edge AI computing unit to complete the full chain from image acquisition to defect classification and localization. Ordinary production line workers can quickly get up to speed, reducing training costs and human error and helping improve overall customer workshop yield.

Oct 23Fri
  1. 珞石机器人70

    ROKAE Zhuxing H wheeled humanoid robots enter Schaeffler Taicang embodied intelligence digital factory production line

    On October 20, Schaeffler's Taicang embodied intelligence robot digital factory opened, with 5 ROKAE Zhuxing H series wheeled humanoid robots participating in the intelligent assembly line for tasks including bin handling, parts sorting, press-fitting and screw assembly, functional testing, marking and packaging, producing joint module components including actuators for next-generation humanoid robots.

    Why it matters: The original text provides the specific processes and technical configuration of complete machines entering a mass-production line, helping readers judge the current usable boundaries of wheeled humanoid robots in real manufacturing scenarios.

  2. Kinetix AI · YouTube62

    KAI Halo case study EgoWild2Dex: training bimanual dexterous manipulation with first-person data

    The KAI Halo case study EgoWild2Dex shows how high-quality bimanual dexterous manipulation capabilities can be derived from highly challenging egocentric data. The project page is https://mmlab.hk/egowild2dex.

    Why it matters: The material presents a complete training path from first-person human data to robotic bimanual manipulation, along with success rates; its transferable aspect lies in its approach to data utilization.

Oct 22Thu
  1. Robotphoenix/翼菲科技46

    RoboCT Showcases Elephant Collaborative Palletizing All-in-One Machine and AGV Transport Cart at AllPack Indonesia

    RoboCT is participating in AllPack Indonesia in Jakarta with its Elephant collaborative palletizing all-in-one machine and AGV transport cart, exchanging views with packaging, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care companies and system integrators from Indonesia and Southeast Asia on upgrade paths for end-of-line palletizing and in-plant transport.

  2. 仙工智能58

    SEER Robotics robotic arm autonomously completes long-horizon coffee-making task

    SEER Robotics demonstrated its robotic arm completing the full coffee-making process without human intervention, from picking up the portafilter, receiving grounds, distributing and tamping the grounds, locking the portafilter, extraction, to cleaning. This is the longest multi-step robotic coffee task the company has demonstrated to date.

Oct 21Wed
  1. Agile Robots/思灵机器人62

    Agile Robots and Audi pilot mobile humanoid robot parts sorting at Ingolstadt plant

    Agile Robots, Audi, Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA announced a proof-of-concept collaboration at NVIDIA GTC Berlin to use mobile humanoid robots for parts picking and sequencing at Audi's Ingolstadt plant for final vehicle assembly.

    Why it matters: The original text explains the validation process in which a virtual twin precedes physical deployment, letting readers understand the practical path for humanoid robots entering automotive logistics.

Oct 20Tue
  1. 松灵机器人57

    AgileX PiPER-X and Zhishen Tongchui M1 Quadruped Mobile Manipulation Solution: A Case Study of the Double Award at IROS 2026 LRC

    A team from Nanyang Technological University used a system combining the AgileX PiPER-X robotic arm and the Zhishen Technology Tongchui M1 quadruped robot to win the championship and the Best Autonomous Capability Award at the IROS 2026 LRC legged robot challenge, with the task scenario being local hazardous chemical label recognition.

  2. Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center58

    Renmin University GeWu-Lab and Beijing Humanoid Innovation Center to livestream Robo-ValueRL millimeter-level VLA reinforcement learning solution

    Renmin University of China's GeWu-Lab and the Beijing Humanoid Innovation Center will livestream a presentation of the Robo-ValueRL millimeter-level VLA reinforcement learning solution on October 21, 2026 at 19:00 Beijing time, with talks by Hu Di and Xia Wenke.

Oct 19Mon
  1. 仙工智能58

    Seerbotics demonstrates VLA model completing Tower of Hanoi task: still able to continue solving after base is pushed and discs are scrambled

    Seerbotics demonstrated its self-developed VLA model driving a robotic arm to complete the seven-move sequence of a three-disc Tower of Hanoi. When an observer slides the base to change its overall position or rearranges the discs into an arbitrary intermediate state, the robotic arm can still re-identify the current configuration, determine the next move, and continue completing the remaining task. Trained on only 60 demonstration trajectories, the model can generalize across changes in object position, color, and shape. The Seerbotics robot "brain" consists of three layers—model, cerebellum, and nerve—responsible respectively for scene understanding and decision-making, motion planning and execution, and a unified interface connecting sensors and joint actuators.

Oct 17Sat
  1. 锐曼REEMAN42

    How the REEMAN Fly Boat AMR transports 200 kg of cargo via a 1.15 m elevator: a real electronics factory case study

    The REEMAN dual-laser Fly Boat factory delivery robot (Fly Boat AMR, ABOT11B) is deployed at an electronics factory in Zhuhai, transporting about 200 kg of PCB materials and bottled water per trip, with a rated payload of 300 kg, a loaded delivery route of about 600 m plus an empty return of about 100 m, and the customer reports about 70–90 trips per day.

Oct 16Fri
Oct 15Thu
  1. 灵巧智能47

    Dexterous Intelligence and FA Robotics Reach Ecosystem Strategic Partnership, Showcasing Teleoperated Grasping Solution for Wheeled-Legged Robot at CIIF

    On October 14, at the FA Robotics booth at the 2026 China International Industry Fair, Zhejiang Dexterous Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. and FA Robotics officially signed an ecosystem strategic cooperation agreement. The two parties will carry out in-depth cooperation on embodied intelligent robot products, technical collaboration, product ecosystem, and industrial scenario applications.

  2. Atom Robotic/阿童木机器人36

    Flexible Sorting of Tiny Precision Parts | Atom Robots Showcases at 2026 Powder Metallurgy Exhibition

    Atom Robots is presenting its MINI parallel robot at PM SHENZHEN 2026, the South China International Powder Metallurgy Exhibition (booth 16-A96), with a live demonstration of a flexible sorting solution for tiny precision parts. The compact model fits narrow workstations and features a native vision plus integrated drive-and-control system, enabling automatic recognition, orientation detection, and flexible sorting and tray placement of scattered tiny parts. Graphical, simple programming speeds up changeover and debugging, suiting high-mix, low-volume production. The exhibition runs until October 16.

Oct 14Wed
  1. Elite Robots/艾利特机器人30

    Elite Robots Showcases at 2026 China International Industry Fair, Yuanqi Primo Embodied Large Model Coordinates Multi-Form Robot Collaborative Operations

    At booth F008 in Hall 8.1H at the 2026 China International Industry Fair, Elite Robots is demonstrating its self-developed embodied large model Yuanqi Primo coordinating composite robots, wheeled humanoid robots, and collaborative robots in collaborative operations. The on-site scenarios include optical module insertion and removal, teaching-free welding, automatic drone battery swapping, and coffee kitchen applications, among which the phone gluing and tightening solution gives metrics such as gluing accuracy <±0.1 mm, repeat positioning ±0.02 mm, and a single-station cycle time <10 s.

Oct 13Tue
Oct 12Mon
  1. Kawada Robotics37

    "Touch, Sense, Change Motion" NEXTAGE Dual-Arm Robot Food-Handling Demo to Be Exhibited at TOKYO PACK 2026 — JST Moonshot R&D Project Results Demonstration

    The NEXTAGE dual-arm robot will give a food-handling demonstration at TOKYO PACK 2026 (October 14–16, Tokyo Big Sight East Hall 1, Booth 1R01, NASCO booth). The demo comes from the research group of Goal 3 "Foundational Robots for Intelligent Creation Based on Order of Embodied Interaction" of the JST Moonshot R&D Project in which Kawada Robotics participates, led by Associate Professor Takahiro Nozaki of Keio University.

  2. Atom Robotic/阿童木机器人52

    Atomrobot implements automated eye drop tray-loading project with stable capacity of 120 packs per minute

    Atomrobot has implemented an eye drop cartoning and tray-loading project using high-speed parallel robots paired with a dynamic tracking vision system, enabling tracking-based picking, tracking-based placement, and 90° oriented placement. The system is equipped with a single 6.1 kW parallel robot, achieves a stable capacity of 120 packs per minute and a repeat positioning accuracy of ±2 mm, replaces 2 operators, increases workstation efficiency by 100%, and has a 12-month return on investment period.

Oct 9Fri
  1. Westwood Robotics · YouTube27

    THEMIS at IROS 2026: See Why It Drew Everyone's Attention

    Westwood Robotics presented a live, on-hardware autonomous demonstration of its humanoid robot THEMIS at IROS 2026 in Pittsburgh, achieving a success rate of 90%+ in a completely unseen environment. Setup took only 10 minutes from assembly to showtime, with perception, thinking, and decision-making all performed onboard in real time as the robot autonomously completed grasping, carrying, and placing. THEMIS is powered by AOS (AI-augmented Humanoid OS) and BEAR Series actuators.

  2. Tsinghua Embodied Intelligence and Robotics Institute57

    Tsinghua-led expedition identifies new large high-temperature hydrothermal field in the Western Pacific

    An 18-day joint Western Pacific hydrothermal expedition by Tsinghua University, the Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and other institutions conducted seven dives and identified a new large high-temperature active hydrothermal field, preliminarily confirming its potential for large-scale polymetallic sulfide resources, with associated gold content of up to 15.4 ppm and associated silver content of up to 1,271 ppm.

Oct 7Wed
  1. CMU Robotics Institute56

    CMU Robotics Institute assists Northrop Grumman in achieving satellite in-orbit docking and refueling

    The CMU Robotics Institute's Howie Choset team provided analysis and modeling support for Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV). The new docking technology inserts a probe into the target satellite's liquid apogee engine nozzle to complete docking, and has been successfully executed multiple times in orbit. The MRV launched from Cape Canaveral in July this year and, in addition to refueling, can also support in-orbit repair, component replacement, and upgrades.

Oct 6Tue
  1. 锐曼REEMAN21

    What are end-effector attachments for AMR bases, and how do they expand warehouse application scenarios?

    End-effector attachments are modular work tools mounted on an AMR base that share navigation, power, and control systems with the base, turning the mobile platform into a machine that performs specific material-handling tasks. Roller conveyors, lift mechanisms, cart attachments, and custom grippers cover most warehouse scenarios, and an open SDK lets engineers integrate new attachments without replacing the entire robot, avoiding vendor lock-in. Reeman's Fly Boat robot base provides standardized mechanical interfaces and an open SDK, supporting expansion from simple transport to docking transfer and sorting pick-and-place.

Oct 5Mon
  1. CMU Robotics Institute68

    CMU research team develops human-inspired multisensory fingertips for DeltaHands robotic hand

    CMU researchers designed human-hand-inspired fingertips that can be mounted on the DeltaHands flexible robotic hand. They combine strain gauges to measure pinch pressure with a microphone that captures micro-vibrations through a plastic fingernail, enabling the hand to count paper cups, identify materials, and grasp fragile items such as tofu cubes and potato chips. Each fingertip costs less than 100 US dollars, compared with about 800 US dollars to build a similar setup from off-the-shelf products. The work was presented at the 2026 Intelligent Robots and Systems Conference in Pittsburgh.

    Why it matters: The original text provides details on the multimodal tactile design of the human-inspired fingertips and their cost of less than 100 US dollars, helping readers understand how force and vibration sensing support manipulation control.

Oct 3Sat
  1. Sanctuary AI78

    Sanctuary AI releases TIGER method to accelerate robot reinforcement learning with imitation policies as dense rewards

    Sanctuary AI proposes TIGER (Task-Space Imitation Guidance for Efficient Reinforcement Learning), which does not execute the imitation policy but instead maps its action chunks through the controller into end-effector reference trajectories, converting them into dense rewards for reinforcement learning.

    Why it matters: The original text provides the specific approach for converting imitation policies into dense rewards along with ablation data, allowing readers to judge whether it can be applied to their own sparse-reward manipulation training.

Oct 1Thu
  1. Boston Dynamics67

    Boston Dynamics unveils dexterous hand for next-gen Atlas robot: 13-DOF four-finger design

    Boston Dynamics has unveiled a dexterous hand for its next-generation Atlas humanoid robot, increasing from GR2's 7 degrees of freedom to 13, using a four-finger design with a 4-DOF opposable thumb, direct drive, and only a single actuator type. The design drops the pinky finger to reduce cost and complexity, is equipped with fingertip and palm pressure tactile sensors, supports pinch grasping, three-finger grasping, and pressing tool triggers, and was optimized for high-fidelity simulation for sim-to-real transfer and reinforcement learning, with preliminary sim-to-real results on dynamic tasks already available.

    Why it matters: The original article details the degrees of freedom, actuation, and simulation design tradeoffs of the next-generation Atlas dexterous hand, letting readers understand how the hand design serves reinforcement learning and real-world work.

Sep 30Wed
  1. Stial/斯帝尔科技45

    STIAL Robotics wins AI flexible grinding project from leading rail transit sound barrier company

    STIAL Robotics recently won an AI flexible grinding project from a leading company in China's rail transit sound barrier industry. The grinding targets sound barrier columns up to 9 meters long. In the solution, the SeeV vision system uses 3D line laser scanning to extract weld seams, and NextBrain™ AI automatically matches grinding trajectories and force control parameters. The end effector is equipped with the PolishX flexible force control system, achieving contact force control accuracy of ±0.5% FS, capable of removing 2mm weld spatter residue and adapting to changeover between multiple column specifications.

  2. Stial/斯帝尔科技49

    STIER AI Flexible Grinding Robot Wins Another Bid for Flexible Grinding Line Upgrade Project at Medical Device Manufacturer

    STIER's AI flexible grinding robot has won another bid for a flexible grinding line equipment upgrade project at a well-known domestic medical device manufacturer. The workstation has run continuously for tens of thousands of hours on a real high-load production line, achieving an oxide layer removal rate of over 99%, raising pre-coating pretreatment yield from 85% to 98%, shortening per-piece processing time by 42%, and achieving contact force control accuracy of ±0.5% FS. Through its modular product system, AI process knowledge base, and digital twin offline verification, the company enables replicable, scalable delivery from single machines to complete lines.

  3. Fudan Multimodal Embodied Intelligence29

    Intelligent Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Lecture Series · Session 13 | Professor Gu Guoying: Research Progress in Soft Robots

    At Session 13 of the Intelligent Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Lecture Series, Professor Gu Guoying of Shanghai Jiao Tong University gave a report titled "Research Progress in Soft Robots," sharing results in three areas: high-performance artificial muscles, rigid-soft coupled dexterous robotic hands, and flexible tactile sensing and wearable systems.

Sep 29Tue
  1. Sharpa59

    Sharpa launches D01 tactile robot, W02 dexterous hand, and AE01 data glove at IROS 2026

    Sharpa launched three products at IROS 2026: the D01 manipulation robot with integrated tactile sensing, featuring an end-effector speed over 10.5 m/s, repeatability of 0.2 mm, and electronic-skin tactile sampling at 100 Hz; the W02 fully tactile compact dexterous hand, with 21 active degrees of freedom, about 30% smaller than the W01, and fingertip force sensing from 5 mN to 30 N; and the AE01 high-fidelity tactile exoskeleton data glove, which uses 22 encoders for teleoperation and data collection and supports 256-level continuous tactile feedback per fingertip.

Sep 28Mon
  1. Robotphoenix/翼菲科技34

    Yifei Technology Showcases Hongjun Humanoid Robot and Lobster Wafer Robot at the 5th Global Digital Trade Expo

    Yifei Technology exhibited its first humanoid robot, Hongjun, and the Lobster wafer robot at the 5th Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou from September 23 to 27. Hongjun demonstrated electricity meter assembly on site, featuring a 7-DOF single arm, a 0.6-meter reach, a 5 kg peak payload, and repeat positioning accuracy of ≤±0.05 mm, and is equipped with the self-developed YiBrain multimodal industrial embodied large model; Lobster meets the ISO Class 1@0.1μm cleanliness standard and has entered SMIC production lines. The company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in May 2026, with overseas revenue up 318% year on year.

Sep 24Thu
  1. CMU Robotics Institute56

    CMU launches LAMP system to help multiple robots collaboratively move objects in crowded spaces

    A team at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute has developed the LAMP (Long-Horizon Adaptive Manipulation Planning) system, which helps multiple robots collaborate to move objects in severely cluttered spaces by jointly planning object and robot motion rather than handling them separately.

  2. Zerith Robotics/零次方36

    Zerith Robotics appears at 2026 World Manufacturing Convention: from Physical Action to industrial capability applications

    Zerith Robotics appeared at the 2026 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, showcasing embodied intelligence data, the Zerith V series action models, robot bodies, and unmanned retail applications. Its "grab anything" demonstration achieves autonomous judgment and grasping for small, flexible, transparent, and reflective objects, and its robot shops have been deployed at 20+ locations, with plans to expand to 300–500 within the year. In the 2026 first-half rankings released by MIR DATABANK in the third quarter of this year, Zerith ranked 13th in humanoid robot production and 14th in shipments.

  3. Zerith Robotics/零次方31

    Zero Power Robotics appears at 2026 CIFTIS, deploying Zerith H1 in Malaysia to expand embodied AI overseas

    Zero Power Robotics appeared at the 2026 CIFTIS as a representative company expanding embodied AI overseas; its robot convenience store project demonstrated an unmanned retail loop in which, after a customer scans a code to place an order, the robot autonomously completes product recognition, grasping, and delivery. Recently, multiple Zerith H1 wheeled-arm humanoid robots have been deployed at a laboratory in Malaysia for local solution providers to conduct secondary development, data collection, and model training. The company is continuously iterating its Zerith V series embodied-native motion models and advancing the API-ization of embodied AI physical grasping.

Sep 23Wed
  1. MagicLab/魔法原子70

    MagicLab analyzes Magic-Brain's in-context visual guidance design; magicVLA grasp success rate rises from 70% to 94.4%

    MagicLab introduces the visual guidance approach in the Magic-Brain framework: a VLM Agent outputs a bbox, and a segmentation model refines it into a three-color mask overlaid on the observation image, converting semantic guidance into visual guidance.

    Why it matters: MagicLab details the design motivation and implementation of Magic-Brain's visual guidance layer, letting readers understand the impact on grasp success rate of converting language instructions into pixel guidance.

Sep 22Tue
  1. 若愚科技29

    CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Equipment Technology Co. visits Ruoyu Technology for inspection and exchange

    On September 15, a delegation from CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. visited Shenzhen Ruoyu Technology Co., Ltd. The two sides discussed intelligent solutions for high-risk offshore oil and gas field operations such as inspection and operation, valve switching, sampling, and pin removal, focusing on explosion-proof dexterous hands, offshore inspection and operation robots, and data collection for special scenarios.

Sep 21Mon
  1. Tsinghua Embodied Intelligence and Robotics Institute51

    Tsinghua University's deep-sea controllable visual sampler (DCVS) completes East China Sea hydrothermal and cold seep voyage operations

    The East China Sea voyage organized by Tsinghua University in collaboration with the Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology has returned successfully. Using the independently developed deep-sea controllable visual sampler (DCVS), the team completed dive operations at 7 stations in areas including the Xianchi cold seep area and the Qiaoyue hydrothermal field, with a maximum dive depth of 1260 meters. DCVS operated stably under extreme conditions such as high temperature and high pressure, collecting multiple physical samples and acquiring large amounts of high-definition seabed imagery. The equipment was developed under the leadership of the Department of Automation at Tsinghua University, with participation from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Xiamen University.

Sep 18Fri
  1. Fudan Multimodal Embodied Intelligence29

    Fudan students win national first prize at China Graduate Electronics Design Contest with industrial-grade embodied intelligent power operation and maintenance equipment

    Under the guidance of teachers Zhang Wenqiang and Zhao Qing, a Fudan University student team of Wang Jianan, Li Jinghui, and Jiang Kaixun won a team first prize in the business plan special track at the national finals of the 21st China Graduate Electronics Design Contest (held in Wuzhen, Tongxiang, Zhejiang) for their project "Fangwei Dudian: the world's first industrial-grade embodied intelligent advanced power operation and maintenance equipment."

Sep 17Thu
  1. Figure AI79

    Figure AI releases Helix 2.5, achieving zero-shot full-body autonomy in 30 unfamiliar homes

    Figure AI released Helix 2.5, which completed three long-horizon full-body behaviors—tidying a living room, folding towels, and making a bed—zero-shot in 30 Bay Area homes where no data had ever been collected, without collecting data or fine-tuning in the evaluation environments.

    Why it matters: The original article provides controlled comparison data on Index pretraining for zero-shot generalization and evaluation details, helping readers understand the actual level of humanoid robot pretraining transfer.