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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 11Tue
  1. Keenon Robotics/擎朗智能47

    Keenon Robotics launches C55 cleaning robot for medium and large spaces

    Keenon Robotics unveiled the C55, a combined sweeping and washing robot for medium and large spaces, at the ISSA North America show, marking the product's first in-person debut in North America. The C55 targets indoor environments of over 3000㎡, offers a cleaning capacity of 2376㎡/hour, and features a 110L water tank, 21,000Pa suction, and fused perception combining 360° lidar and stereo vision. It supports automatic return-to-dock charging, wastewater discharge, and water refill, and its dual-battery system supports 24/7 continuous operation. The company also showed products including the C40, C30, W3, T10, and S300 at the same event.

Nov 6Thu
  1. WIRobotics45

    WIRobotics' WIM KIDS Children's Walking-Assist Wearable Robot Wins CES 2026 Innovation Award (Digital Health)

    WIRobotics' WIM KIDS children's walking-assist wearable robot won the CES 2026 Innovation Award in the Digital Health category, marking the company's third consecutive year of winning since 2024. WIM KIDS weighs under 1 kg, more than 37% lighter than the adult model WIM S (1.6 kg); its adjustable modular "grow-with-me frame" is replaced in three stages, fitting children aged 4 to 15, and it uses an AI-based personalized algorithm to provide gait assistance.

Nov 4Tue
  1. Holiday Robotics50

    Holiday Robotics' industrial humanoid robot Friday uses self-made tactile sensors costing about 30,000 won, with mass production next year

    Holiday Robotics has unveiled Friday, an industrial humanoid robot whose hands use a 500-gram, 20-DOF hydraulic ultralight design, with about 80% of their surface covered by self-made tactile sensors that can sense a force of 0.01N (about 1g), as well as direction and torque.

Nov 3Mon
Oct 23Thu
Oct 12Sun
  1. HOSON/新益昌42

    Xinyichang Releases First-Generation HOSON-Robot Embodied Intelligent Robot

    Xinyichang has officially released the first-generation HOSON-Robot embodied intelligent humanoid robot and will proceed with subsequent small-batch mass production. The robot features the self-developed RMC100 "cerebellum" motion controller, supporting synchronized drive of 64 joint motors with synchronization error below 100ns and a control frequency of 4kHz; its model adopts a hybrid intelligence architecture that integrates a VLA end-to-end model with a fast-slow dual-system hierarchical model, and its self-developed dexterous hand and lightweight joint modules have completed preliminary adaptation for industrial scenarios.

Oct 9Thu
  1. Figure AI67

    Figure AI releases third-generation humanoid robot Figure 03

    Figure AI has released its third-generation humanoid robot, Figure 03, redesigned from the ground up for the Helix VLA model, the home, and large-scale mass production, covering both software and hardware.

    Why it matters: The official announcement fully explains the new-generation humanoid robot's perception, touch sensing, home-safety design, and mass-production plans, so readers can understand its hardware changes and production capacity targets.

Sep 25Thu
  1. Estun Coolbot/埃斯顿酷卓35

    Estun Codroid 02 humanoid robot and new robotic arms debut at Shanghai CIIF

    Estun Codroid showcased its second-generation humanoid robot Codroid 02 embodied-intelligence industrial application solution and three new robotic arms with payloads of 7KG, 12KG, and 16KG at the 2025 Shanghai CIIF. Codroid 02 stands 170cm tall and weighs 70kg, has 31 degrees of freedom (excluding dexterous hands), and has a single-arm payload of up to 5 kilograms. On site it demonstrated a full-process industrial scenario from workpiece loading, code scanning, and assembly to intelligent handling. High-precision 3D scanning, automatic machine tool monitoring, and intelligent welding technology requiring no manual teaching were also shown.

Sep 17Wed
  1. Hcfa/禾川科技23

    HCFA Technology Northern Region Roadshow Concludes: PLC, Servo, and VFD Products Showcased in Chengdu, Shijiazhuang, Jinan, and Qingdao

    HCFA Technology held a relay of product roadshows in four cities—Chengdu, Shijiazhuang, Jinan, and Qingdao—attracting a total of 200 distributors and industry customers. The events showcased M-series and Q-series controllers, the SV730W multi-axis integrated servo system, the D5 series micro low-voltage servo, and the E630 vector VFD. The company's drive product sales exceeded 432 million yuan in the first half of 2025. The events also displayed linear guides, linear motors, vision cameras, and the "HCFA Vision" software platform, while deepening cooperation with channel partners.

Sep 1Mon
  1. Hcfa/禾川科技28

    HCFA Technology drive product sales reached 432 million yuan in the first half of 2025, firmly in the top tier of domestic servo brands

    In the first half of 2025, sales revenue of HCFA Technology's drive products reached 432 million yuan, keeping it firmly in the top tier of domestic servo brands. Its SV730W multi-axis integrated servo system won the CIIF Intelligent Manufacturing Award at the 24th Shanghai Industrial Fair; it uses single-chip multi-axis control and a single-node EtherCAT bus, saves over 60% of installation space compared with conventional servos, features a 3.5kHz speed loop bandwidth, and supports 23-bit encoders, 4000RPM motors, and a 36-month warranty. The company said it will continue to deepen its work in servo drives and expand research in areas such as industrial control and humanoid robots.

Aug 21Thu
  1. 线性资本66

    White Rhino completes B+ funding round with SF Express and others participating; total B-round funding nears 500 million yuan

    White Rhino, an L4 autonomous driving company, announced the completion of a B+ funding round. Existing shareholders SF Express and Linear Capital invested in three consecutive rounds within a year, while Jun Capital, 360 Fund, and Huatai Zijin joined as new shareholders. Total B-round funding has reached nearly 500 million yuan. The funds will go toward R&D of automotive-grade unmanned vehicle products, AI technology iteration, and expansion of commercial scenarios.

    Why it matters: The original article disclosed specific cost-reduction figures and changes in operational scale for unmanned vehicles in last-mile delivery scenarios, which can be used to assess the actual progress of commercialization in this sector.

Aug 19Tue
  1. Wandercraft51

    Wandercraft's Atalante X exoskeleton receives expanded CE certification, with indications adding tetraplegia and other neurological conditions

    Wandercraft announced that its self-balancing Atalante X exoskeleton has received expanded CE certification, with indications extended to a broader range of neurological conditions including paraplegia, tetraplegia, hemiplegia and their paresis types, and it is already in use at more than 100 rehabilitation centers. The new version supports independent adjustment of assistance force at the hip and knee joints, allows step length to be finely adjusted in 5% increments, and improves reporting data, training processes and safety processes; the new version will ship to European customers starting in October 2025, and FDA clearance is expected by the end of the year.

Aug 17Sun
  1. MirrorMe Technology/镜识科技25

    Macao Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai visits Zhejiang University Hangzhou International Science and Technology Innovation Center, praises Mirror Recognition Technology's "Apollo"

    Sam Hou Fai, Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, led a delegation to visit the Zhejiang University Hangzhou International Science and Technology Innovation Center, where he personally operated and experienced Mirror Recognition Technology's quadruped robot "Apollo" and gave it high praise. The exhibition area also displayed "Panther II," which broke Boston Dynamics' WildCat record of 8.89 m/s held for ten years with a measured speed of 10.3 m/s; "Apollo" set a Guinness World Record by completing the 100-meter sprint in 16.33 s, and features endurance in extreme environments from -22°C to 55°C and a 40 kg payload capacity, targeting power inspection and emergency rescue scenarios.

Aug 13Wed
  1. LimX Dynamics64

    LimX Dynamics showcases LimX Oli's human-like walking and TRON 1's extreme terrain capabilities at WRC

    Robot Lecture Hall reported on-site from the LimX Dynamics booth at the 2025 World Robot Conference. The full-size humanoid robot LimX Oli, 165 cm tall with 31 active degrees of freedom, made its first WRC appearance and went on sale, demonstrating outdoor live dancing and switching among multiple gaits such as a light quick step, model walk, and goose step, powered by a whole-body motion control algorithm combining traditional control, reinforcement learning, and imitation learning, with prices starting at 158,000 yuan.

    Why it matters: The author attended WRC in person and breaks down the gait switching, disturbance-rejection recovery, and teleoperation details at the LimX Dynamics booth item by item, so readers can understand its full-chain technology roadmap.

Aug 12Tue
  1. Estun Coolbot/埃斯顿酷卓45

    2025 World Robot Conference concludes; Estun Cuzhuo showcases CODROID02 and Co-Palletizer 20

    The 2025 World Robot Conference concluded on August 12. Estun Cuzhuo exhibited the CODROID02 humanoid robot and the Co-Palletizer 20 lifting palletizing system. CODROID02 stands 170 cm tall, weighs 70 kg, has a single-arm payload of 5 kg, and has 31 degrees of freedom across its body (excluding dexterous hands). Its joint modules are fully self-developed, and it uses a fast-slow system architecture combining a vision-language large model with a flow matching strategy. On site, it demonstrated part grasping and barcode scanning.

Aug 1Fri
  1. Hcfa/禾川科技58

    Qinglong Lite humanoid robot debuts at WAIC as Hechuan, Shanghai Humanoid, and ZJUT Ecological Research Institute release open-source platform

    At the main forum of the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, a joint laboratory of Zhejiang Hechuan Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot (Shanghai), and Quzhou ZJUT Ecological Industry Innovation Research Institute released Qinglong Lite, a low-cost, high-performance open-source humanoid robot.

Jul 30Wed
  1. LimX Dynamics68

    LimX Dynamics Releases Full-Size Humanoid Robot LimX Oli, Open for Pre-Order from 158,000 Yuan

    LimX Dynamics has released LimX Oli, a full-size general-purpose humanoid robot, priced from 158,000 yuan and open for pre-order starting today. The robot stands 165 cm tall and has 31 body degrees of freedom (excluding end effectors). It is offered in three versions: Lite, EDU, and Super. Its hardware supports modular disassembly and assembly and is compatible with multiple types of end effectors and external devices. The SDK interfaces are fully open, and it supports cloud APIs, OTA updates, and local deployment of large models.

    Why it matters: The manufacturer has released its own humanoid robot body and provided the price, degree-of-freedom configuration, and scope of SDK openness, which can be used to assess its suitability as a research and development platform.

Jul 23Wed
  1. LimX Dynamics51

    SAIC Beijing and LimX Dynamics Sign Strategic Cooperation Memorandum to Build Joint Embodied Intelligence Laboratory

    SAIC Beijing and LimX Dynamics signed a strategic cooperation memorandum in Beijing, announcing the establishment of a joint embodied intelligence laboratory to conduct embodied robot algorithm R&D, system development, and toolchain deployment around automotive scenarios. LimX Dynamics will provide underlying technologies including robot bodies, whole-body motion control algorithms, VLA model frameworks, data engines, and toolchain platforms. The two parties will carry out humanoid robot data collection, training, and evaluation in automotive manufacturing scenarios, and gradually form a complete R&D process from data collection and model training to system testing.

Jul 17Thu
Jul 14Mon
  1. 线性资本59

    WEFLY W280 passenger eVTOL completes first flight in Suzhou

    The W280, a 2-tonne-class full-scale five-seat passenger eVTOL independently developed by Qifei Aviation Technology (WEFLY), completed its first flight at Shengze Lake in Suzhou, officially entering the flight-test verification phase. The aircraft uses a compound-wing configuration and an all-composite fuselage, with a domestic content rate of 95%, a maximum takeoff weight of 2.8 tonnes, a maximum range of 280 km, a maximum speed of 280 km/h, and noise below 50 decibels.

Jul 9Wed
Jun 30Mon
  1. Estun Coolbot/埃斯顿酷卓33

    Jiangsu Governor Inspects Estun Cobot's Humanoid Robot Codroid 02; Company Elected First Vice-Chair Unit of Provincial Embodied Intelligent Robot Industry Alliance

    The Jiangsu Embodied Intelligent Robot Industry Alliance was established in Nanjing, and Estun Cobot was elected as its first vice-chair unit. During a tour of the exhibition, Governor Xu Kunlin and other officials interacted with the humanoid robot Codroid 02. Codroid 02 stands 170 cm tall, is equipped with self-developed integrated joint modules, has 31 degrees of freedom (excluding dexterous hands), and a single-arm payload of 5 kg. It uses a dual-system architecture combining a vision-language large model with a flow matching strategy, and demonstrated dynamic walking and fine manipulation on site. It is planned for future use in automotive final assembly, electronics assembly, logistics, and other industries.

Jun 27Fri
  1. Estun Coolbot/埃斯顿酷卓37

    Estun Codroid Debuts CODROID 02 Humanoid Robot at AUTOMATICA 2025 Munich

    On June 24, Estun Codroid showcased three product categories at AUTOMATICA 2025 in Munich: humanoid robots, collaborative robots, and intelligent workstations. The second-generation humanoid robot CODROID 02 stands 170 cm tall, features self-developed integrated joint modules, has 31 degrees of freedom (excluding dexterous hands), and supports a 5 kg payload per arm; it demonstrated dynamic walking and fine manipulation on site. The Co-Palletizer 20 palletizing workstation has a 20 kg payload and a 1777 mm reach, can be unpacked and used within 30 minutes, and supports a maximum stacking height of 2.4 meters.

Jun 11Wed
  1. Estun Coolbot/埃斯顿酷卓44

    Estun Cobot launches next-generation humanoid robot Codroid 02

    On June 11, Estun Cobot officially launched its second-generation humanoid robot, Codroid 02, at the 2025 Intelligent Robot Development Conference. It stands 170 cm tall, weighs 70 kg, has a single-arm payload of 5 kg, and has 31 degrees of freedom across its body (excluding dexterous hands), with all core components independently developed in-house.

May 30Fri
  1. Estun Coolbot/埃斯顿酷卓38

    Estun Cobot receives TÜV Rheinland CE Machinery Directive and functional safety compliance certificate

    On May 23, 2025, a collaborative robot independently developed by Nanjing Estun Cobot received a CE-MD Machinery Directive and functional safety compliance certificate from TÜV Rheinland Greater China, with the certificate presentation ceremony held in Nanjing. The certification proves that the product meets relevant functional safety standard requirements in terms of safety and compliance, laying the foundation for the company to enter high-standard international markets such as Europe and the United States. CEO Li Yuanping said this is an important breakthrough for the company in product safety and will help expand overseas markets.

May 22Thu
  1. Wandercraft48

    Wandercraft Opens "Walk in New York" Rehabilitation Center in New York, Using Exoskeleton Robots to Restore Upright Walking Ability for People with Mobility Impairments

    The "Walk in New York" private rehabilitation center, opened by Wandercraft in partnership with local physical therapists, is now officially open; patients can undergo rehabilitation training with its FDA-cleared Atalante X exoskeleton robot under the guidance of licensed physical therapists.

May 14Wed
  1. Wandercraft41

    Wandercraft personal exoskeleton achieves 100% success rate on key usability tasks in new study

    Wandercraft released results from a human-factors validation study of its Personal Exoskeleton: after 5 training sessions (each about 1–2 hours), users with T6 or higher-level or incomplete spinal cord injury achieved a median success rate of 100% on 16 key tasks in simulated home and community environments, an 80% success rate on the emergency egress task, and average user confidence above 93%; donning took 9.9±5.9 minutes and transfers took 1.2±0.9 minutes.

Apr 28Mon
Apr 23Wed
  1. Standard Bots67

    Standard Bots raises $63 million to advance AI robotics and RO3 robotic arm product line

    Standard Bots announced it has secured $63 million in funding; the latest Series B round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Samsung Next.

    Why it matters: The original text provides the funding amount, lead investor, and use of funds, and discloses the payload and reach specifications of two robotic arms, allowing readers to understand its product direction.

Mar 25Tue
  1. Wandercraft36

    Wandercraft personal exoskeleton debuts at NVIDIA GTC 2025

    Wandercraft showcased its prototype Personal Exoskeleton, a self-balancing exoskeleton robot for people with walking disabilities, at NVIDIA GTC 2025; it is currently in clinical trials. Test wearer Caroline Laubach walked independently with the device for two hours at the venue, the first time in three years since her injury that she has walked freely in a public space. The company worked with NVIDIA and AWS to complete billions of steps of training in simulation to improve walking safety and stability.

Mar 21Fri
  1. Livox55

    Livox has delivered a cumulative 100,000 Mid-360 LiDAR units to Dreame, with a three-year target of one million units

    As of February 2025, Livox has delivered a cumulative 100,000 Mid-360 LiDAR units to Dreame. Under a three-year strategic partnership, the plan is to deliver more than one million units over the next three years. The sensors will be installed in Dreame's full lineup of robotic lawn mowers, covering more than 100 countries and regions, including high-end markets in Europe and North America.

Mar 11Tue
Mar 4Tue
  1. Hcfa/禾川科技21

    Renewing Innovation, Fighting Together, Winning the Future with Hechuan | 2025 Hechuan Technology National Distributor Conference Successfully Held

    On March 1, 2025, Hechuan Technology's National Distributor Conference was held at its headquarters. Chairman Wang Xiangbin reviewed the business of the previous strategic cycle, and Executive President Yan Pengfei emphasized that channel partners are the core force in the company's strategic layout. Liu Shibo, Director of the Channel Ecosystem Development Department, interpreted the 2025 channel policy and announced 6 core initiatives. The conference also showcased M-series control products, high-performance multi-axis servo series, and multiple inverter products, and presented 5 categories of channel awards, including the Outstanding SI Channel Award.

Feb 22Sat
  1. Lens Technology51

    Lens Technology and Rokid reach strategic cooperation on AI glasses complete units

    On February 22, Lens Technology and Hangzhou Rokid reached a deep strategic partnership. Lens Technology becomes the complete-unit assembly partner for all Rokid AI glasses products, covering frames, lenses, functional modules, and fully automated assembly lines. Lens Technology has worked for years in optical waveguides and optical engines, and its nano-microcrystalline glass technology can improve lens drop resistance and light transmittance. The two sides will also cooperate at the capital level through equity investment and a joint fund, providing production capacity support for the projected global AI glasses shipments of 4 million to 12 million units in 2025.

Feb 14Fri
  1. Estun Coolbot/埃斯顿酷卓49

    CCTV report: Industrial fund helps Estun Cubot complete 130 million yuan financing

    CCTV's Xinwen Lianbo reported on Estun Cubot on February 13 that the company completed a 130 million yuan financing target through direct investment from industrial funds. In November 2024, the National Advanced Manufacturing Industry Investment Fund Phase II invested 100 million yuan, and the Jiangsu Nanjing Software and Information Service Industry Special Mother Fund invested 30 million yuan. After work resumed, a new batch of collaborative robots has rolled off the production line, development of next-generation humanoid robot algorithms continues, and the company plans to accelerate humanoid robot iteration and expand its collaborative robot product line.

Feb 13Thu
  1. Wandercraft42

    New Wandercraft Atalante X exoskeleton case study shows significant gait improvement after stroke

    A Kessler Foundation case study shows that Wandercraft's self-balancing Atalante X exoskeleton helped a 64-year-old patient with chronic left-sided hemiplegia from stroke complete four weeks of robot-assisted walking training, with gait speed rising from 0.09 m/s to 0.19 m/s, cadence increasing 27.8%, and no adverse events. Its powered dynamic ankle joint can replicate physiological gait mechanics, improving weight-bearing symmetry and propulsion. The authors stress that more research is still needed to verify the results, which were presented at the American Physical Therapy Association annual conference.