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Oct 8Thu
  1. TUM MIRMI55

    Munich robotics company RobCo reaches €1 billion valuation, becoming TUM's 24th unicorn

    Founded by three former Technical University of Munich (TUM) robotics students, the Munich-based company RobCo has reached a valuation of €1 billion, becoming TUM's 24th unicorn. The company develops modular, AI-assisted robotic systems based on research from TUM's Chair of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Real-time Systems, enabling small and medium-sized manufacturers to deploy flexible robotic automation more easily in a plug-and-play manner.

Oct 6Tue
  1. Agility Robotics62

    Agility Robotics to Livestream Analyst and Investor Day on October 6, Introducing Digit 5 and Public Listing Progress

    Agility Robotics will hold an Analyst and Investor Day in New York on October 6, livestreamed from 12:30–3:00 p.m. ET via its investor relations website. The event will cover Digit 5 and commercial deployment experience, manufacturing and supply chain expansion, and the software and Physical AI roadmap, with guests including representatives from Schaeffler, Foxconn, and AUVSI.

    Why it matters: The official announcement provides the event agenda and guest lineup, allowing readers to understand what investors and ecosystem partners are focusing on regarding commercial deployment.

Oct 1Thu
Sep 30Wed
  1. Figure AI27

    Figure AI holds retirement smelting for F.02 robot fleet, with robots autonomously jumping into a Finnish steel plant furnace

    Figure AI retired its Figure 02 (F.02) fleet, with Arnold Schwarzenegger taking part, training the robots to autonomously jump into a 75-ton electric arc furnace at a foundry in Imatra, Finland, to be melted down in order to protect proprietary hardware. The robots completed the jump using AI policies trained in simulation; the team had only 24 hours and six smelting opportunities, with a 20-minute window for each smelt. The metal from the smelting will be processed into limited-edition commemorative items for sale.

  2. AgiBot63

    IDC data shows AGIBOT ranked first globally in humanoid robot shipments in H1 2026

    Citing IDC data, AGIBOT said global humanoid robot shipments in H1 2026 approached 25,000 units, up 432.1% year on year. AGIBOT shipped more than 8,600 units, about 35% of the total, ranking first globally. The company's cumulative output reached 20,000 units by September, and it deployed more than 300 robots at Chimelong Spaceship in Hengqin in partnership with Chimelong, while another 100 AGIBOT X2 robots entered Gujia (SZSE: 002403) stores. IDC expects global shipments to exceed 750,000 units by 2030.

    Why it matters: The original text provides IDC's H1 shipment data and AGIBOT's actual deployment scenarios, which help readers understand the latest landscape of humanoid robot commercialization.

Sep 29Tue
  1. Agile Robots/思灵机器人58

    Agile Robots and Hitachi partner to bring Physical AI into manufacturing

    Agile Robots and Hitachi have formed a co-creation partnership to bring Physical AI into real factories and commercialize it. Hitachi provides Physical AI technology, system integration capabilities, and over 110 years of manufacturing and operational technology experience, while Agile Robots provides robotic arms, mobile robots, the Agile ONE humanoid robot, and the AgileCore software platform.

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.

  2. Tsinghua Embodied Intelligence and Robotics Institute28

    Excerpt from Professor Zhang Tao's Lecture at the Tsinghua Humanities Forum: Embodied Intelligence Empowers Everything

    Professor Zhang Tao, Dean of Tsinghua University's Institute for Embodied Intelligence and Robotics, delivered a lecture titled "Embodied Intelligence Empowers Everything" at the Tsinghua Humanities Forum. He described three major characteristics of embodied intelligence—generality, interactivity, and autonomy—and noted that key technologies still need to be breakthroughs, including multimodal embodied large models, environmental perception, dynamic planning and control, and dexterous bodies.

Sep 24Thu
  1. 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.

  2. 力合科创41

    268 teams compete! 2026 Second Tsinghua "Sci-Tech Innovation Cup" Entrepreneurship Competition Finals awards announced

    The finals of the 2026 Second Tsinghua "Sci-Tech Innovation Cup" Entrepreneurship Competition were held on September 19. A total of 12 projects in the startup and growth groups won first, second, and third prizes, with the growth group first prize going to Shouyi Technology's embodied intelligence data collection infrastructure project. This edition drew 268 registered teams from 101 universities, an increase of about 62% over the previous edition, and 75% of the projects were led by people with master's or doctoral backgrounds. The first edition had 165 participating projects, and its winning projects have raised nearly 400 million yuan in cumulative financing.

  3. Atom Robotic/阿童木机器人24

    Atom Robots Appears at Private Economy Investment and Financing Fair: Industrial Technology Goes Down, Embodied Intelligence Comes Up

    At the 2026 China Private Enterprise Investment and Financing Fair held in Tianjin on September 22-23, Atom Robots presented its judgment that "industrial technology goes down, embodied intelligence comes up" at two forums. The company has focused on high-speed industrial robots for 13 years, with cumulative shipments exceeding 10,000 units and service to more than 1,000 customers, and its parallel robots rank first in market share among all brands; its Tianjin Haihe Dairy packaging project won the 2025 Tianjin Science and Technology Progress Award First Prize. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, it will focus on advancing three major directions: intelligent cleaning robots, space robots, and full force-controlled humanoid arms.

Sep 22Tue
  1. Tsinghua Embodied Intelligence and Robotics Institute25

    2026 AI Computing Conference Embodied Intelligence and Intelligent Computing Development Forum Held: Unlocking the Future of Robotics and Intelligent Computing Innovation

    The Embodied Intelligence and Intelligent Computing Development Forum of the 2026 AI Computing Conference (2026AICC) was held in Beijing on September 21, hosted by Tsinghua University's Institute for Embodied Intelligence and Robotics, under the theme "Breaking Through the Critical Point of Human-Machine Symbiosis." Scholars including Zhang Tao and Zhao Mingguo of Tsinghua University, along with representatives from companies such as Lingyu Intelligence, Shouyi Technology, and Qianjue Technology, shared results on directions including clinical applications of embodied intelligence, brain-inspired approaches for humanoid robots, data infrastructure, and world models. The forum built an exchange platform for industry, academia, and research, promoting the engineering and deployment of embodied intelligence technologies.

Sep 20Sun
  1. 元禾控股18

    Oriza Supports Jiangsu's New Consumption and Deeply Empowers Enterprise Growth

    The fourth semifinal of the 2026 Jiangsu New Consumption Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, hosted by Oriza Holdings, recently concluded in Nanjing. A total of 120 projects presented their pitches across the four semifinals, and the qualifying projects will gather in Suzhou in October for the finals. Since its launch on June 8, the competition has collected more than 1,100 valid projects across four tracks: consumption plus artificial intelligence, specialty consumption, health consumption, and the integration of commerce, culture, tourism, and agriculture. Of these, 136 came from outside the province and 17 from overseas, and university youth entrepreneurship projects accounted for more than 40 percent. Oriza Holdings, guided by the concept of empowerment upon registration, provides services spanning scenarios, capital, platforms, talent, and incubation carriers to help projects move from the competition stage to the market.

  2. Atom Robotic/阿童木机器人39

    Xinhua: Chinese robots forge a new path for "smart manufacturing going global"

    Chinese robot exports are shifting from single hardware exports to technology output and solution empowerment. In the first half of this year, China's industrial robot exports reached 6.29 billion yuan, up 18.6% year on year; Tianjin Wangyuan Technology's AI-driven pool-cleaning robot WYBOT S3 covers more than 60 countries and regions, and Tianjin Tianxing Technology's new dual-arm robot is priced at about 27,000 yuan, with orders scheduled through the end of the year. Companies still face challenges in overseas compliance certification and building local service networks.

Sep 19Sat
  1. Atom Robotic/阿童木机器人28

    Atom Robots appears at 2026 Tianjin International Machine Tool Exhibition, showcasing three high-speed industrial robots

    Atom Robots is participating in the 2026 Tianjin International Machine Tool Exhibition, held September 16-19 at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Tianjin) Phase II, showcasing heavy-load collaborative robots, high-speed SCARA robots, and MINI delta robots, aimed respectively at heavy-load operations, continuous mass production, and sorting of small components. Building on its accumulated delta robot technology, the company provides self-developed controllers and vision process software, and is developing embodied intelligence software solutions that integrate large models, machine vision, and force-sensing perception, serving machine tool supporting applications as well as the new energy, 3C electronics, pharmaceutical, and food industries.

  2. Keenon Robotics/擎朗智能32

    KEENON XMAN-L1 humanoid robots appear at CCTV Finance event during the 2026 Bund Conference

    Four XMAN-L1 humanoid robots from KEENON Robotics joined dancers on September 10 to complete the Cyber Stage opening performance at the CCTV Finance event during the 2026 Bund Conference in Shanghai, demonstrating motion control and multi-robot synchronization capabilities. The performance combined the Shanghai Conservatory of Music's "Yin Chao" AI music generation model with BIRENTECH's Bili™ 166L computing platform. In a dialogue, CEO Li Tong said embodied intelligence needs patient capital and emphasized safety compliance and commercialization.

Sep 18Fri
  1. Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center34

    Tiangong Kaiwu · Smart Convergence Hangzhou: 2026 Global Embodied Intelligence Developers Conference Concludes Successfully

    The Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center and the Hangzhou Research Institute of Xidian University jointly hosted the "Tiangong Kaiwu · Smart Convergence Hangzhou" 2026 Global Embodied Intelligence Developers Conference (GEADC 2026) and the Embodied Intelligence Training Camp (Seventh Session) from September 16 to 17.

Sep 17Thu
  1. Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center66

    "Embodied Intelligent Robot Application Technician" enters national list of new professions, with Beijing Humanoid providing technical support for the application

    On September 9, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other departments released the eighth batch of 11 new professions, and "Embodied Intelligent Robot Application Technician" (occupation code 4-04-05-16) was officially added to the national occupational list. The Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center led the technical support work, including job research, argumentation on occupational boundaries, and drafting of application materials, with the Chinese Institute of Electronics as the proposing organization.

    Why it matters: The original article outlines the definition of the new profession, its boundaries with similar occupations, and its main tasks, so practitioners can use it to understand the job profile and the direction of future occupational standards.

  2. Wandercraft63

    Wandercraft's self-balancing personal exoskeleton Eve officially launches commercially in the US

    Wandercraft announced the official US commercial launch of its personal exoskeleton Eve, calling it the first FDA-cleared self-balancing personal exoskeleton that does not restrict the neurological level of spinal cord injury, allowing users to stand and perform daily activities hands-free without crutches. The access process includes clinical evaluation, a physician's prescription, individualized customization, and training; Medicare covers it under HCPCS code K1007, NSM supports delivery through more than 180 locations, and it is backed by a 16-participant training study published in JoVE.

    Why it matters: The original text is an official announcement of Eve's US commercial launch, explaining its crutch-free self-balancing capability and the access, reimbursement, and training process, so readers can understand the product's positioning and path to real-world adoption.

Sep 16Wed
  1. 云启资本57

    Yunqi Partner Q&A Excerpt: Four Guests Discuss Divergences on Data, Intelligence, and Scenarios in Embodied AI

    This article is excerpted from the roundtable "Physical Intelligence: Divergences and Choices" at the 2026 Inclusion·Bund Conference, moderated by Koji of Crossroads, with Han Zheng of Sudo Technology, Shen Yujun of Ant Lingbo, Wang Qian of X Square Robot, and Xu Huazhe of PoKe Robot participating. The discussion centered on three sets of divergences: data sources (simulation versus real machines), whether Astra will deliver a crushing blow to embodied AI, and what metrics can prove that embodied AI has moved past the bubble.

Sep 15Tue
  1. RoboForce46

    RoboForce Partners with Samsung SDS to Advance Deployment-First Physical AI

    RoboForce has entered a partnership with Samsung SDS to explore industrial robotics applications and potential deployments for Samsung-affiliated companies. As a founding member of Team REX, RoboForce participates in an ecosystem spanning robotics hardware, Physical AI, data, simulation, and manufacturing, and was mentioned in Samsung SDS's RX ART 2026 announcement and at REAL Summit 2026. The two sides are currently in the use-case evaluation stage and plan to move toward on-site testing and validation.

Sep 14Mon
  1. Pudu Robotics/普渡科技31

    Pudu Robotics Deepens European Presence After IFA 2026, PUDU D7 Makes European Debut

    Pudu Robotics is accelerating its expansion into the European market after IFA Berlin 2026, where it showcased its full product line spanning service delivery, commercial cleaning, industrial logistics and embodied AI, and PUDU D7 was also exhibited in Europe for the first time. Pudu's robots are already deployed in everyday settings including retail, hotels, food and beverage, healthcare, real estate and property management, industrial facilities and transportation, as the company advances a scaled and localized European growth strategy.

Sep 12Sat
  1. 华控基金29

    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.

Sep 11Fri
  1. Fudan Multimodal Embodied Intelligence32

    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.

Sep 10Thu
  1. 云启资本60

    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.

  2. TetraBOT/天创机器人52

    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.

  3. Robotphoenix/翼菲科技33

    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.

  4. Skild AI79

    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.

Sep 7Mon
  1. Pudu Robotics/普渡科技32

    Pudu Robotics Makes IFA Debut, Bringing Full Robot Lineup to Europe

    Pudu Robotics is exhibiting at IFA 2026 in Berlin for the first time, showcasing its full robot portfolio, which also marks the European debut of the PUDU D7 semi-humanoid robot. Visitors can see live demonstrations of the PUDU D7 alongside the PUDU D5, BellaBot Pro, PUDU CC1 Pro, PUDU MT1 Max, and PUDU T600, covering capabilities such as human-robot interaction, autonomous mobility, delivery, commercial cleaning, and industrial delivery.

Aug 28Fri
  1. Holiday Robotics28

    Korea-Japan Deep Tech Conference Held in Tokyo; DeepX and Holiday Robotics Present Physical AI Strategies

    Shinhan Investment & Securities and UMI Ventures held the "Korea-Japan Deep Tech Conference" in Tokyo on August 19, with 31 organizations in attendance, including Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, DBJ, KDDI, TEL, SMBC, and Mizuho Bank. The CEO of DeepX presented the company's AI semiconductor strategy, and the CEO of Holiday Robotics presented its physical AI and humanoid robot industry and commercialization strategy. Shinhan plans to leverage UMI's Japanese industry network to support Korean deep tech companies entering Japan and to identify investment and partnership opportunities.

Aug 26Wed
  1. Holiday Robotics36

    Korea Development Bank NextRound 10th Anniversary: Holiday Robotics CEO Song Ki-young Gives Keynote and Live Demo of Humanoid Robot FRIDAY

    At the 10th anniversary of KDB NextRound's Physical AI event, Holiday Robotics CEO Song Ki-young gave a keynote and live demo of the humanoid robot FRIDAY, showcasing finger joint movement and industrial actions such as operating a power drill. She emphasized that South Korea has 1,220 industrial robots per 10,000 workers, the world's leading robot density, allowing it to commercialize first and then expand to global markets. Four startups—Rideflux, Deaden Robotics, Mubin, and MediInTech—also gave IR pitches at the event.

Aug 24Mon
  1. 云启资本41

    WRC Recap: Yunqi's Embodied Partners' "Real-World" Report Card | Yunqi x WRC

    Yunqi Capital brought its embodied portfolio companies, including Zibianliang Robotics, Stardust Intelligence, Zhi Ping Fang, Realman, and Keenon Robotics, to the 2026 World Robot Conference. Zibianliang's WALL-B-driven logistics sorting solution reached 1,911 items per hour in testing and has been deployed on real production lines; Stardust's rope-driven body has completed batch deliveries at the thousand-unit level and plans to reach 10,000-unit annual capacity within the year; Zhi Ping Fang open-sourced its brain-inspired VLA model NeuroVLA; and Keenon released its service-industry VLA architecture KOM 3.0.

  3. Pudu Robotics/普渡科技25

    Pudu Robotics Showcases "One Brain, Multiple Embodiments" Scenario Intelligence and Applications at WRC 2026

    At the 2026 World Robot Conference (WRC 2026), Pudu Robotics presented its embodied intelligence concept of "One Brain, Multiple Embodiments." Its exhibits covered four categories of solutions: delivery, commercial cleaning, industrial delivery, and general embodied intelligence, demonstrating how different robot forms deliver intelligent capabilities across various scenarios.

  4. NEURA Robotics63

    NEURA Robotics fully acquires German cleaning robotics company ADLATUS Robotics

    NEURA Robotics announced that its NEURA Mobile Robots GmbH has acquired 100% of the shares of ADLATUS Robotics GmbH, an autonomous cleaning robotics company based in Ulm, Germany.

    Why it matters: The original article provides details on the acquired company's existing equipment, navigation software, and plans to integrate with Neuraverse, which helps explain NEURA's cleaning business strategy.

Aug 23Sun
  1. 北京市经信局72

    Second World Humanoid Robot Games opens in Beijing with 666 teams and 2,056 robots competing

    The Second World Humanoid Robot Games opened on the evening of August 22 at the National Speed Skating Oval, the Ice Ribbon. Over five days, 666 teams and 2,056 robots from 16 countries across six continents will compete in 51 events. The number of teams is up 138% from the previous edition, and the number of robots has quadrupled.

    Why it matters: By comparing results and scale with the first edition, readers can directly see how much humanoid robots have advanced in speed, jumping, and swarm operation over the past year.

Aug 19Wed
  2. X Square Robot/自变量机器人45

    X Square Robot debuts at WRC: dual-scenario demos in home services and logistics sorting, with hands-on QUANXTA Zero bodyless data collection

    At the Beijing World Robot Conference (WRC), held August 19–23, X Square Robot showcased three exhibition areas: home services, logistics sorting, and bodyless data collection. Its fully self-developed end-to-end unified world model WALL-B drives robots to complete dozens of household chores. Logistics sorting reaches an efficiency of 1,816 items per hour with 98% accuracy, at a cost 70% lower than the "humanoid robot + five-fingered dexterous hand" approach, and has already entered routine operation on real production lines. The QUANXTA Zero data collection solution achieves a data-ingestion validity rate above 85% and can reduce training-data costs by 90%.

Aug 18Tue