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Jul 28Tue
  1. 线性资本58

    Tashi Intelligence's Ding Wenchao: Embodied AI May Reach a True Emergence Moment in 24 Months

    Ding Wenchao, co-founder and chief scientist of Tashi Intelligence, judges that embodied AI is currently close to the level of autonomous driving in 2021-2022, and may enter the 3.0 era with in-context learning capability in about 24 months. At WAIC, Tashi Intelligence released its new-generation embodied AI native foundation model AWE 3.5, which greatly increases data volume compared with 3.0, moves toward a native model architecture, and collects data in a human-centric way with tactile gloves, working with a 21-DOF dexterous hand to complete manipulation.

  2. 荭杏科技20

    Hongxing Technology wins many overseas customers at IME 2026; self-developed robots' "10 hours offline" solves an industry pain point

    Hongxing Technology showcased self-developed robots including Dazhuang Z6 and Xiaomei M9 at IME 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand, winning intent for cooperation from many overseas customers. The Dazhuang Z6 industrial humanoid robot is equipped with an edge computing engine; when offline, it processes 100% of data locally and can continue working for 10 hours, with repeat positioning accuracy of ±0.05mm. Xiaomei M9 is equipped with the self-developed local R1 large model and features multimodal human-like interaction and scenario-adaptive capabilities.

  3. 北京智在无界科技有限公司64

    BeingBeyond releases Being-H0.8, the first implicit world action model to introduce touch in pretraining

    BeingBeyond has released Being-H0.8, which it calls the world's first implicit tactile world action model, unifying vision, touch, action, and future state changes into a single latent space, with pretraining on more than 500,000 hours of first-person human video.

    Why it matters: The model brings touch into large-scale pretraining along with a self-developed pseudo-labeling system, letting readers understand the path by which tactile data goes from a lab signal to a scalable pretraining resource.

Jul 27Mon
  1. Westwood Robotics · YouTube30

    Mastering BEAR Actuators 03: Westwood Robotics Wireless E-STOP Setup and BEAR Actuator Logic

    Westwood Robotics' tutorial walks through the wireless E-STOP setup and actuator logic for BEAR actuators. It covers the 4 health states of BEAR actuators, how Hardware Damping Mode prevents runaway damage, and step-by-step setup of the E-STOP Kit (Receiver, Adapter, Remote) along with the correct use of the two power options, USB-C and EXT_3V3.

  2. ROBROS · YouTube32

    ROBROS demonstrates IGRIS-C Dynamic Whole Body Motion

    ROBROS successfully demonstrated Dynamic Whole Body Motion with its humanoid robot IGRIS-C, including sit-to-stand, windmills, backflips, and kicks. The demonstration showcased dynamic balance and real-time whole-body coordination control amid rapidly shifting centers of mass. ROBROS calls it a step toward humanoid robots that can move, adapt, and work in real industrial environments.

  3. 线性资本43

    Zhengqi Future Completes Several Hundred Million Yuan Angel Series Financing, Linear Capital Invests in Two Consecutive Rounds

    Physical AI company Zhengqi Future completed several hundred million yuan in angel series financing within 8 months, with Linear Capital investing in two consecutive rounds; core investors also include CDH VGC Investment, SAIC Group Hengxu Capital, and Chow Tai Fook Investment. Its self-developed QUORRA DoorMind world model and QUORRA FLAT motion execution platform have entered testing in multiple scenarios, and its first short-distance mobility robot, QUORRA X5, has secured commercial orders in more than ten overseas countries and regions. The funds will be used for model and platform R&D, QUORRA mass-production manufacturing, and global online and offline channel deployment.

  4. 拓斯达38

    Topstar and Wuwen Zhike Build Industrial AI Capability Foundation, Completing a Key Piece of the Embodied Intelligence Data Loop

    Topstar and Wuwen Zhike have built a physical AI data loop platform for industrial handling scenarios, covering the full chain from virtual simulation, data annotation, and data organization to model training and real-machine evaluation. The platform uses Scan2Sim and Gen2Sim to generate training scenarios for multiple operating conditions and long-tail edge cases in batches, compressing the on-site commissioning cycle from "months" to "weeks"; real data uses automatic pre-annotation plus manual review, increasing annotation efficiency 10-fold. Topstar says it has connected the full process of data collection, simulation expansion, model training, and real-machine deployment, and that all its embodied intelligence robots can rely on the platform to complete standardized iteration.

  5. JAKA Robotics/节卡机器人26

    JAKA π humanoid robot appears in formation performance at Suzhou Super League Changzhou home match

    On July 25, JAKA Robotics' self-developed JAKA π (π Zai) lightweight legged humanoid robot appeared at the Changzhou home match of the Suzhou Super League, where multiple robots danced in coordinated formation, hitting precise beats to the music. The robot is 1.2 meters tall, weighs 42 kg, and has 27 degrees-of-freedom joints. It uses a fused "brain + cerebellum" architecture, combining 1 ms EtherCAT high-speed servo communication with kilohertz-level joint feedback to achieve stable motion output. The JAKA Kargo wheeled humanoid robot project, built on the same underlying technology, was selected as a typical case among Jiangsu Province's top ten application scenarios for embodied intelligent robots.

  6. 上纬启元27

    Qiyuan Xinchuang Settles in Shanghai's Pudong, Helping Build the World's Largest Consumer Robot Corporate Headquarters Base

    Qiyuan Xinchuang (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of SWANCOR, recently settled in Zhangjiang Robot Valley in Pudong, signing as a key Shanghai AI project during the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC). Qiyuan Xinchuang has launched the Qiyuan Q1 and the transformable personal robot Qiyuan T1, and is steadily advancing mass production; offline experience stores have successively opened in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Xiamen, Guangzhou, and other cities. The project plans to continue investing substantial R&D spending over the next three years to build the Primemind foundation model and launch no fewer than 2 new consumer robot products each year.

  7. Wandercraft49

    Wandercraft's self-balancing rehabilitation exoskeleton Atalante X receives ARCSA approval in Ecuador, advancing Latin American expansion

    Wandercraft's self-balancing rehabilitation exoskeleton Atalante X has received approval from Ecuador's health regulator ARCSA for rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injury (C4 to L5), post-stroke hemiplegia, and multiple sclerosis. The device balances autonomously without crutches and is already in use at more than 150 clinical and research institutions worldwide; La Clínica de Lesiones Deportivas in Quito will be the first center in Ecuador to introduce the device, and the company is also evaluating markets such as Costa Rica and Chile.

Jul 25Sat
  1. 柯力股份25

    From Sensors to a Robotics Industry Ecosystem | Keli Appears at the 5th Embodied Intelligence and Humanoid Robotics Industry Connection Conference

    Keli Sensing co-organized the 5th Embodied Intelligence and Humanoid Robotics Industry Connection Conference held in Ningbo, and showcased its multi-dimensional force product series, with Chairman and President Ke Jiandong delivering a keynote speech. The company proposed a strategy of building from a "sensor forest" foundation toward a robotics industry ecosystem, and is developing robot sensors for force perception, touch, vision, inertial navigation, vibration, and temperature and humidity. It is also advancing the construction of a 40,000-square-meter robotics industry building and plans to open Zhejiang's first robot 4S store, gathering more than 100 robot-related enterprises and integrating 8 core functions.

Jul 24Fri
  2. Agile Robots/思灵机器人61

    Agile Robots and Idealworks detail edge AI inference stack, running VLMs on Jetson AGX Xavier with custom TensorRT plugins

    Agile Robots and its subsidiary Idealworks describe their edge AI deployment stack since 2018, covering five layers: hardware, BSP, inference pipeline, inference framework, and quantization.

    Why it matters: Using their own Xavier deployment experience as an example, the authors present a reusable TensorRT plugin method for running VLMs on older hardware that peers can directly draw on.

  3. ROBROS · YouTube19

    IGRIS-C Makes First Public Outing in Seongsu-dong, Seoul

    The robot IGRIS-C completed its first public outing in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, performing dynamic moves such as backflips and windmills on site, then walked back to the office on its own after interacting and taking photos with the crowd. This is the first day out for IGRIS-C as documented by ROBROS, and the full version will be released next week.

  4. 云启资本42

    Yunqi Quarterly Q2 | Midsummer, the future takes on more concrete forms

    Yunqi Capital released its Q2 quarterly report, disclosing progress by its portfolio companies in three areas: financing, products, and deployment: the post-investment valuations of X Square Robot and Zhineng Pingfang Technology both exceed 20 billion yuan, Stardust Intelligence completed a Series B round of over 1 billion yuan, and Nova Fusion has raised a cumulative 1.2 billion yuan.

  5. X Square Robot/自变量机器人32

    X Square Robot Appears at APEC Digital and AI Ministerial Meeting, Founder Wang Qian Delivers Speech

    Wang Qian, founder of Shenzhen-based X Square Robot, was one of eight invited guests from across the country and delivered a keynote speech on July 24 at the "APEC High-Level Dialogue on Digital and Intelligent Empowerment" hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. He was the only invited representative of an embodied intelligence company at the event. His "robots entering the home" project was listed by the conference as a typical case, and Wang Qian also put forward three proposals on opening up livelihood scenarios, strengthening open-source collaboration, and cultivating talent.

  6. 卧安机器人35

    OneRobotics' Acemate Becomes the Exclusive Designated Tennis Training Robot Supplier for the 2026 China Open

    Acemate, OneRobotics' AI tennis training robot, has signed with the 2026 China Open to become the tournament's exclusive designated tennis training robot supplier. Acemate previously served as an official supplier of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, providing two-way interactive training by understanding the court environment, players, and incoming ball trajectories in real time, combined with autonomous movement, hitting practice, and feedback analysis. Its shared-cabinet "Hundred Cities, Ten Thousand Courts" plan has been initially deployed in Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.

  7. Skydio61

    Skydio X10, Dock for X10, and R10 added to US Blue UAS Cleared List

    Skydio announced that the X10, Dock for X10, and R10 drone solutions have been added to the US federal government's Blue UAS Cleared List, joining the X10D, which received the same designation in 2024.

    Why it matters: It explains that the certification brings procurement eligibility for federal grant programs, allowing readers to judge the availability of these models in public safety and emergency scenarios.

  8. Maxtronics Robotics SAS21

    Maxtronics Supports the Global RoboCup Community at RoboCup 2026

    In July, Maxtronics attended RoboCup 2026 in Incheon, South Korea with its technical team, providing on-site diagnostics, maintenance, and repair services for the NAO humanoid robots used by competing teams. The event brought together more than 3,000 researchers, students, and robotics teams from around the world. The Maxtronics team also spoke with universities, laboratories, and competing teams to gather feedback on NAO user needs, providing reference for future technical services and product improvements.

  9. 具微科技52

    Juwei Technology releases industrial embodied brain MicVLC

    Juwei Technology has released MicVLC, an industrial embodied brain, and proposed for the first time the VLC (Vision-Language-Calling) architecture paradigm, which decouples the cognitive layer from the execution layer, in contrast to traditional VLA models that deeply couple Action with the low-level control of specific terminal actuators.

  10. Fudan Multimodal Embodied Intelligence30

    Fudan Institute of Intelligent Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Innovation showcases multiple achievements at 2026 World AI Conference

    During the 2026 World AI Conference, Fudan University's Institute of Intelligent Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Innovation presented achievements in embodied intelligence, physical intelligence, and related areas. Professor Su Hao delivered a keynote speech on physical intelligence at the main forum; Sudo Technology made its first public appearance in China and demonstrated a four-robot collaborative battery module assembly production line; and Zhang Lihua's team's intelligent inspection robot dog appeared on a CCTV program.

Jul 23Thu
  1. Enabot30

    EBO Max vs. EBO X: A Complete Comparison Guide

    Enabot has released a comparison guide for the EBO Max and EBO X: the EBO Max uses embodied AI multimodal intelligence, with environmental perception, long-term adaptive memory, and two-way video calling, but requires manual guidance for mapping; the EBO X is powered by ChatGPT-driven conversation, supports Alexa integration and V-SLAM automatic mapping, and offers fall detection, cry detection, and help-call alerts (effective detection range 10–15 feet). The two differ in privacy approach: one focuses on software management, the other on a hardware physical button.

  4. Skydio42

    Skydio responds to SFPD ReadyLink livestream link leak: no breach, but much can be improved

    Skydio responded to the SFPD ReadyLink livestream link leak reported by Wired, stating it was not a data breach and the software was not compromised; the link was obtained and accessed without authorization. Such links normally expire in 24 hours and can be protected with a security PIN, but the link in question was set to last one year with no PIN, and was shared with the media after being found by security researchers. Skydio said it is strengthening link security and access visibility, and apologized to SFPD and the San Francisco community.

  5. Keenon Robotics/擎朗智能37

    KEENON Showcases "General-Purpose + Specialized" Robot Ecosystem at LEAP East 2026

    KEENON showcased its "general-purpose humanoid robot + specialized robots" strategy at LEAP East 2026, held in Hong Kong from July 8 to 10. In a robot café run in partnership with NOWWA Coffee, the humanoid robot XMAN-R1 completed the full process of cup pickup, espresso extraction, and delivery without human intervention; the retail area also demonstrated recognition and grasping. The system is powered by the self-developed KOM 2.0 (a VLA model for the service industry) and the KEENON ProS vertical model.

Jul 22Wed
  1. 云启资本58

    Yunqi Attention WAIC World Model Special Recap: Three Talks and a Roundtable Discussion

    Yunqi Capital, together with NICE Academic, held a World Model BBQ event during WAIC, receiving over 500 registrations and drawing more than 100 attendees. Chen Siheng of Shanghai Jiao Tong University introduced the paths of EmboMatrix, an embodied decision-making training ground, and EmboCoach, a tool for batch training of VLAs.

  3. Holiday Robotics62

    Holiday Robotics's FlashSAC Paper Wins RSS 2026 Best Paper Award, a First for a Korean Team

    A paper by Holiday Robotics researchers won the Best Paper Award at RSS 2026, a first for a Korean team. Its FlashSAC is a reinforcement learning algorithm that shortens humanoid robot walking training from several hours to a few minutes, overcoming the trade-off between learning speed and stability.

    Why it matters: The original text provides verifiable details such as FlashSAC's training speed and validation scope, letting readers understand how reinforcement learning algorithms can shorten the humanoid robot policy development cycle.

Jul 21Tue
  1. Union Square Ventures53

    USV invests in infrastructure robotics company Gritt

    USV announced an investment in robotics company Gritt, which is taking on the infrastructure robotics challenge starting with the construction of utility-scale solar arrays. Gritt's robots are already at work on tens of megawatts of solar array construction, and the company has signed contracts for another 2.8 gigawatts with major US contractors; co-founders Puneet Puri and Vishal Dugar's vision is to build the world's infrastructure.

  2. HUMANOID68

    Humanoid closes $152 million Series A, reaching a $1.35 billion post-money valuation as Europe's first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn

    Humanoid announced the close of a $152 million Series A at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation, bringing its total funding since founding to $270 million. The round was led by Prime Movers Lab, with participation from Schaeffler, Bosch, Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital, and Aglaé Ventures.

    Why it matters: The use of funds corroborates the Schaeffler order and the Bosch manufacturing arrangement, which together can be used to gauge the pace of its mass production and factory deployment.

  3. 侨银股份37

    Qiaoyin Co., Ltd. appears at WAIC 2026, partnering with the National and Local Joint Humanoid Robot Innovation Center to build a complete embodied intelligence technology implementation chain

    On July 19, during the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Qiaoyin Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the National and Local Joint Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (National-Local Center) to jointly expand the deployment of humanoid robots in urban service scenarios, and became the only urban service industry strategic partner selected from the National-Local Center's humanoid robot "national team" among this round of signed projects. The two parties focus on dirty, dangerous, and dull (3D) special operation needs, launching an embodied intelligence solution for urban service 3D scenarios and creating customized intelligent solutions for the urban and rural service industry.

  4. Elite Robots/艾利特机器人23

    Elite Robots × WAIC 2026 booth concludes successfully

    During the four-day WAIC 2026 exhibition, Elite Robots showcased collaborative robots, mobile manipulators, wheeled humanoid robots, and a coffee robot, and ran a live full-process optical module production line on site. Over the course of the exhibition, the booth received nearly 10,000 visitors, held signing ceremonies with multiple batches of strategic partners, announced the industry-education integration strategy of its sub-brand "Aifan Robotics" and the new commercial layout of "Qianbi Intelligent Robot," welcomed visiting government leaders at multiple levels from Jiangsu, Shanghai, Anhui, and other regions, and hosted five themed presentations.

  5. YOUIBOT/优艾智合40

    WAIC 2026: Youibot's Edge humanoid robot showcases multi-robot collaborative industrial embodied intelligence with FabriX

    At WAIC 2026, Youibot publicly unveiled its industrial humanoid robot Edge offline for the first time; five Edge robots and one mobile transport robot collaborated in a simulated line-side warehouse to complete material picking and delivery. The demonstration is based on its industrial embodied intelligence foundation model FabriX and a "one brain, multiple embodiments" architecture, in which a unified control framework dynamically decomposes workflows and assigns tasks. After leaving the factory, Edge requires only 50 training demonstrations to reach a success rate of up to 90% on applicable tasks, and it iterates training on a 24-hour cycle.

  6. JAKA Robotics/节卡机器人36

    JAKA × WAIC: Full-stack in-house development, JAKA embodied intelligence really enters factories and gets work done

    At 2026 WAIC, JAKA Robotics' full-stack, in-house developed embodied intelligence products were showcased together. The JAKA K1-25 humanoid robot weighs under 25 kg, has a maximum payload of up to 30 kg, and features 1 kHz force-control response and ±0.1 mm repeat positioning accuracy; the new energy motor collaborative assembly system jointly built by JAKA Kargo and Hasco Automotive has a recognition accuracy of 99% and can complete 0.5 mm fine-thread screw fastening in 10 seconds.

  7. 具微科技44

    Juwei Technology Showcases at WAIC 2026: Full-Stack In-House New Products Debut, "Body-Data-Brain" Ecosystem Loop Takes Shape

    At WAIC 2026, Juwei Technology unveiled the Curious S01 industrial high-speed wheeled quadruped robot and JW106P, the world's first embodied-intelligence flat-wire joint. The JW106P joint module achieves 90% efficiency, 600 N·m peak torque, and 276 N·m/kg torque density; the MOVENEW P series "four-proof" models carry 200-400 kg loads with 8-12 hours of battery life. The exhibition also presented a closed loop of "four-proof body + real industrial machine data + embodied industrial brain." The company obtained the world's first composite explosion-proof certification for wheeled-legged robots in April this year.