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Oct 18Sun
  1. Atom Robotic/阿童木机器人32

    Atom Robots Showcases MINI Parallel Robot at CCF Chinese Intelligent Robotics Academic Conference

    Atom Robots appeared as a sponsor at the 7th CCF Chinese Intelligent Robotics Academic Conference (CIRAC 2026), showcasing its MINI parallel robot. The model targets high-speed sorting of small precision parts, precision assembly, and flexible feeding in confined spaces, and has been validated over the long term on high-volume production lines. Atom's parallel robots have ranked first among domestic independent brands in market share for six consecutive years, surpassed foreign brands to become first across all brands starting in 2023, and in 2025 the company entered the embodied intelligence track, having completed the build-out of a five-product matrix.

Oct 17Sat
  1. 人形大讲堂 · 微信公众号62

    Sita Robotics completes angel round, with Huawei Hubble investing in its 1mm-thick electronic skin solution

    Shenzhen Sita Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. announced the completion of an angel funding round. Investors include Huawei's Hubble Investment, a fund under Shenzhen High-Tech Investment, and Gaoxuan Investment, among others. The funding amount is in the tens of millions of RMB and will be used for product R&D iteration and commercialization expansion.

  2. 机器之心 · 微信公众号64

    Hesai launches Kosmo 3D world data engine, spatial camera scans 100 square meters in about 15 minutes

    On October 14, Hesai launched the Kosmo 3D world data engine, comprising the Kosmo One spatial camera and the Kosmo World cloud platform. Kosmo One integrates lidar, an imaging system, and a high-precision IMU into a single device. Under ordinary indoor conditions, it can complete a scan of 100 square meters in about 15 minutes, and its custom lidar can render tennis racket string holes spaced about 5 millimeters apart.

  3. GitHub Embodied AI Topic58

    PhysiClaw hardware v0.50 released with bilingual assembly manual and custom STEP parts

    PhysiClaw has released hardware version v0.50, offering a bilingual assembly manual, sourcing guide, extrusion drawings, and custom STEP parts. The version is marked with source commit 7faada7c0fe39c155d568c16c1d8b862ab2ada66, and the artifact SHA-256 checksums and build provenance information are recorded in manifest.json.

  4. 高工咨询 · 微信公众号56

    Doke Robotics showcases full embodied intelligence product lineup at CIIF, with over 5,000 deployment scenarios delivered

    At the China International Industry Fair, Doke Robotics showcased its full product lineup, including a humanoid robot, a bionic force-controlled seven-axis robotic arm, a bionic lightweight six-axis robotic arm, and a bionic humanoid integrated joint module. Its intelligent material handling system for semiconductor Final Test processes won the CIIF Robot Award.

  6. 优宝特 · 微信公众号43

    Yobotics' "Xingzhe Taishan" E2 humanoid robot debuts at 2026 AI Industry Conference

    Yobotics released its new-generation humanoid robot "Xingzhe Taishan" E2 at the main forum of the 2026 AI Industry Conference. Chairman Fan Yong presented it, saying it has undergone a systematic reconstruction of its body structure, motion system, and intelligent architecture, achieving 6 core breakthroughs, including a one-brain-multi-form general motion control base, self-developed high-dynamic motion control algorithms, and a domestic-chip "large brain and small brain" integrated controller.

  7. 机器人全球资讯 · 微信公众号58

    Sichuan Embodied Technology completes over 100 million yuan Pre-A funding round to advance mass production of Aiqiu humanoid robot

    Sichuan Embodied Humanoid Robot Technology Co., Ltd. (EIR) recently completed a Pre-A funding round of over 100 million yuan, forming a three-tier state-owned capital support structure spanning Sichuan Province, city, and county levels. The funds will be used for iterative R&D of the Aiqiu humanoid robot, construction of a 10,000-unit-scale production base, and building out a sales system.

  8. 机器人全球资讯 · 微信公众号60

    Jilin University team's Y-Hand M2 bionic dexterous hand reveals its internal structure for the first time

    The internal precision bionic structure of the Y-Hand M2 bionic dexterous hand was publicly shown for the first time at Jilin University's educational achievements exhibition. The product is an industrialization outcome of Professor Ren Lei's bionic tension-compression body robot theory at Jilin University and has been mass-produced by Beijing Daqi Yuequan Bionic Technology.

  9. 低空产业纵横 · 微信公众号47

    Domestically Produced Ultra-Large Heavy-Lift Drone Enters Mass Production: Beijing Zhuoyi Intelligent's ZMD200 Begins Volume Delivery

    Beijing Zhuoyi Intelligent held a mass-production launch event for its ZMD200 heavy-lift drone, and this heavy-lift model—a quadcopter with eight propellers and a 130V high-voltage power platform—has officially entered the volume delivery phase. In dual-battery mode, maximum payload is 200kg with 7 minutes of hover at full load; in four-battery mode, maximum payload is 150kg with 18 minutes of hover at full load, and cumulative transfer weight per sortie can reach 1200kg and 2700kg respectively. The project started in September 2022; more than 100 prototype aircraft completed tens of thousands of sorties of testing in complex environments, and a flexible mass-production line has been built and put into operation.

Oct 16Fri
  2. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence62

    XHEART Completes Strategic Funding Round, Total Financing Around 5 Billion Yuan, ChangXin Technology Joins

    36Kr learned from multiple industry sources that physical AI computing chip company XHEART recently completed a strategic funding round, bringing in Renault Group as a first-time investor, with Chery Automobile increasing its investment and ChangXin Technology participating; cumulative historical financing totals about 5 billion yuan. Its core product, the X7 chip, targets the L2++ urban assisted driving and L3/L4 markets and has been deployed in SAIC Volkswagen's ID.ERA 9X, MG, Roewe, Cadillac, and Chery models; the article also analyzes the Momenta and QNX partnership ecosystem and the competitive pressure from automakers such as XPeng spinning off their chip businesses.

  3. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence52

    Hongfuhan plans to invest 1.007 billion yuan to build robot precision metal components production base project

    Hongfuhan announced that it plans to use the remaining excess funds raised from its initial public offering, along with interest, cash management returns, and its own and self-raised funds, to build the Hongjinhan robot precision metal components production base project, with a total planned investment of 1.007 billion yuan.

  5. 维科网机器人 · 微信公众号59

    Zhongwan Intelligence, parent of Zhongke Jingrui, raises over 100 million yuan in cumulative funding; Zhifeng and Yifeng series have signed over 5,000 unit orders

    Changzhou Zhongwan Intelligent Technology recently completed several consecutive funding rounds—an angel round, Pre-A round, Pre-A+ round, and A round—raising over 100 million yuan cumulatively, with shareholders including CAS Star, Yida Capital, and Fangguang Capital. Its subsidiary Zhongke Jingrui focuses on the development of micro intelligent drones. Zhongke Jingrui's Zhifeng micro unmanned helicopter has a 216mm fuselage and weighs 135g; the Yifeng weighs 65g; the Yeying quadrotor weighs about 270g and has a 25-minute endurance. Since 2026, the Zhifeng and Yifeng series have signed over 5,000 unit orders, with orders on hand in the hundreds of millions of yuan.

  6. 开普勒人形机器人 · 微信公众号57

    Kepler's full lineup of hybrid-architecture robots debuts at the 2026 CIIF

    Kepler brought its full lineup of hybrid-architecture robots to the 2026 China International Industry Fair, showcasing the world's first hybrid-architecture quadruped Qilin robot, the Bumblebee smart coffee cabin, and a live industrial demonstration of the K2 Bumblebee robot performing flexible loading and unloading tasks.

  7. 艾利特机器人 · 微信公众号34

    Elite Robots concludes 2026 CIIF: multi-form robots share Yuanqi Primo brain in micro production line demo

    At the 2026 China International Industry Fair, Elite Robots showcased wheeled humanoid, compound, dual-arm, and collaborative robots sharing the "Yuanqi Primo" brain, demonstrating on-site at its booth processes including optical module insertion and removal, loading and unloading, adhesive dispensing, tightening, and welding, forming a micro production line that was actively producing. During the exhibition, the company presented full-chain solutions such as intelligent handling, flexible boxing, intelligent inspection, and optical module insertion and removal to high-end manufacturing customers in optical communications, semiconductors, and aerospace. Elite Robots also jointly announced a industry-education integration strategy with Aifan Robotics and signed agreements with multiple universities and ecosystem partners.

  9. OFweek Robotics60

    Rokae Robotics Showcases at 2026 CIIF, Humanoid Force-Controlled Arms Deliveries Surpass 10,000 Units

    From October 12 to 16, 2026, Rokae Robotics showcased its full lineup of industrial robots, flexible collaborative robots, and embodied intelligent robots at the CIIF held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). The Zhuxing H-series wheeled humanoid robot has 23 degrees of freedom and integrates dual 7-axis AR humanoid force-controlled arms with the Xuanhe iNex control system; on-site demonstrations included intangible cultural heritage lacquer fan making and bin handling, the latter already deployed at a Schaeffler factory. In September 2026, Rokae's 10,000th humanoid force-controlled arm rolled off the line and was delivered, and the company has established cooperation with more than 80 industry partners.

  10. OFweek Robotics52

    Micron develops edge inference memory EIM for robots, mass production expected in second half of 2028

    Micron is preparing EIM (edge inference memory) for robots, stacking low-power DRAM on logic chips. The industry expects mass production in the second half of 2028, and the current research is on a solution applied to LPDDR6. Micron executive Lee Cheol said existing robot AI models have about 1 billion to 2 billion parameters, and future high-performance humanoid robots are expected to need about 200GB of DRAM and 4TB of storage, far above the 12GB and 256GB of current service robots. Robot makers, chipset makers, and cloud providers are already collaborating with Micron in the initial design phase.

  11. 高工咨询 · 微信公众号59

    LuoWei Technology launches DM-Mini 3D ToF camera for dexterous manipulation, supporting ultra-close-range sensing from 4 cm

    LuoWei Technology has officially launched the DM-Mini 3D ToF camera, designed for visual perception at the end of robotic dexterous hands and robotic arms. Sample applications and technical cooperation inquiries are now open. The camera body measures 60×29×30 mm and weighs about 80 g, with a depth sensing range of 0.04 m to 1 m. In the 0.5 m to 1 m working range, it can achieve 4 mm depth measurement accuracy, and it offers ultra-close-range detection starting from about 4 cm. It supports RGB images up to 1600×1200 pixels and real-time output up to 30 fps, with an optional IMU module.

  12. 高工咨询 · 微信公众号38

    After AUBO Robotics' collaborative robot deliveries exceed 50,000 units, it puts embodied intelligence to work in factories

    AUBO Robotics' cumulative collaborative robot deliveries have exceeded 50,000 units, and at the 2026 Industry Expo it showcased an automotive flexible intelligent manufacturing production line and an embodied intelligence matrix. The production line consists of the G series, iS series, and explosion-proof series, covering gluing, spraying, grinding, inspection, assembly, and welding processes; the G40, with a 40 kg payload, demonstrated active constant-force grinding. The embodied intelligence section displayed the S series dual-arm sorting robot, which integrates 3D vision and force feedback, as well as RS/RP joint modules and a debut embodied controller, paired with the self-developed ARCS operating system and ARAL algorithm library.

  13. Robotics & Automation News49

    Tesla touch-sensitive "skin" patent published: can be used for robot fingers and palms

    A Tesla US patent application (US 2026/0310299 A1, published October 8) describes a touch-sensitive "skin" that can be molded into the shape of robot fingers and palms, with sensors first printed on a flexible flat material and then thermoformed into a three-dimensional shape. The approach uses two layers of flexible substrate with conductive areas sandwiching a compressible layer, supports capacitive and piezoresistive types, and emphasizes scalable manufacturing processes such as screen printing, laser cutting, and thermoforming. The patent does not confirm use in the Optimus humanoid robot, nor does it provide sensitivity, resolution, or durability data.

  14. 高擎动力44

    High Torque Power Debuts at the 140th Canton Fair: Breaking Through with Miniaturization to Accelerate the Global Adoption of Humanoid Robots

    High Torque Power brought its Pai and Mini Pi plus humanoid robots and a new-generation integrated joint module to the 140th Canton Fair Phase 1 Advanced Manufacturing exhibition, with live demonstrations of gait and high-dynamic movements, autonomous ball-chasing and kicking, and robot dancing in real-world scenarios.

  15. Robotics & Automation News55

    Pudu Robotics showcases D7 semi-humanoid and D5-W quadruped at IFA 2026, expanding beyond service robots

    Pudu Robotics made its debut at IFA 2026 in Berlin, showcasing a product line expanding into semi-humanoid and quadruped robots. The D7 industrial semi-humanoid robot was shown in Europe for the first time, with 23 joints concentrated in the arms, waist, and head rather than the legs, and can carry a 20 kg payload; the D5-W quadruped robot combines wheels and legs, can carry 30 kg and climb stairs, switch between wheeled and legged locomotion, and recover autonomously after falling; the CC1 Pro cleaning robot adds the ability to self-check cleaning results and rework them.

  18. OFweek Robotics33

    From Performance Benchmarking to Defining Innovation: 2026 CIIF Reveals New Logic for Robot Joint Selection

    At the 2026 China International Industry Fair, Nations Technologies (booth 5.2H-A005) showcased chip solutions covering main joints, secondary servos, and dexterous-hand micro-joints: the main joints and motion cerebellum use the N32H785EC/N32H765EC dual-core heterogeneous main controllers, secondary servos use single-chip integration such as the N32H473 to reduce costs, and the dexterous hand adopts a distributed architecture of the N32H765EC plus the N32H473, N32MC471, and N32G430.

  19. 高工咨询 · 微信公众号55

    Jiexiang launches full forklift robot product family, FK-80 lifting height raised to 8 meters

    At its online launch event on October 15, Jiexiang debuted its full lineup of forklift robots across the E series, FK series, and RS series for the first time, and added the FK-80 model, whose maximum lifting height has been raised from 6.5 meters to 8 meters while maintaining a 1.2-ton full-stroke zero-load-loss capability; the products have entered the stage of actual project deployment.

  20. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence66

    Leadshine expects humanoid robot business revenue to gradually make a larger contribution next year and the year after

    Leadshine said during an institutional research survey that its full-year order backlog for frameless torque motors exceeds 1 million units, with annual deliveries expected at 800,000 to 900,000 units, monthly capacity reaching 150,000 units, and production lines being expanded toward an annual capacity of 3 million units. Order backlog for its three major categories of joint modules—harmonic, planetary, and integrated wheel—exceeds 60,000 units. This year's robot business order scale is expected at 200 million to 300 million yuan, about one-tenth of revenue, and it preliminarily expects humanoid robot business revenue to gradually make a larger contribution next year and the year after.

  21. 月泉仿生 · 微信公众号62

    Yingshou Y-Hand M2 dexterous hand's internal bionic structure revealed for the first time, with 38 degrees of freedom

    Yuequan Bionics has revealed the internal precision bionic structure of the Yingshou Y-Hand M2 bionic dexterous hand. The product is an industrialization outcome of the bionic tension-compression body robot theory of Professor Ren Lei of Jilin University, and with 38 degrees of freedom, it is currently the bionic dexterous hand with the highest number of degrees of freedom in the world.

  22. Leiphone Robotics53

    Damoda discloses 45-fold overseas growth over five years, plans to file for IPO in 2027 and expand into low-altitude swarm embodied intelligence

    Leiphone reports on a decade of development in Damoda's drone show business: equipment sales account for about 70% of revenue, overseas sales have grown 45-fold over five years and cover more than 50 countries and regions, and the hardware localization rate is 100%. The company is developing a second product line for GPS-denied enclosed spaces based on more than 66 million flight sorties of data; a demo is expected between the end of this year and early next year, and the company plans to file for an IPO next year.

  23. 中国机器人网 · 微信公众号66

    Yaskawa Electric debuts MOTOMAN NEXT robot series and YNX1000 controller at 2026 CIIF

    At the 26th China International Industry Fair, which opened on October 12, 2026, Yaskawa Electric debuted its autonomous robot series MOTOMAN NEXT and its next-generation controller YNX1000. MOTOMAN NEXT covers payloads from 4 kg to 35 kg and reaches from 550 mm to 2060 mm, and includes models such as NEX4, NEX7, NEX10, NEX20, NEX35, and NHC12, with vision, force sensing, AI, and path planning services included as standard.

  24. 中科慧灵 · 微信公众号60

    CASBOT PA perception-to-action model deployed on production line at Putian shoe factory

    CASBOT PA (Perception-to-Action), a perception-to-action model developed in-house by CASBOT, has been deployed at real workstations in the Putian shoe factory of Fujian Xinbai Sports, currently using robotic arms as the execution platform, with a pipeline of visual perception, motion generation, kinematic processing, and real-machine execution.

  26. OFweek Robotics67

    Boston Dynamics' Atlas dexterous hand uses a four-finger, 13-DOF configuration and drops the pinky

    Boston Dynamics has unveiled its next-generation Atlas dexterous hand design, featuring a four-finger configuration, 13 degrees of freedom, direct joint drive, and a single actuator for the whole hand, with dense pressure tactile sensors covering the fingertips and palm. The team once had members work a full day with their pinky and ring fingers bound as an experiment, concluding that in most cases the pinky provides only redundancy, and removing it reduces actuators, cabling, and failure points. During the same period, Atlas was training on part sequencing and material handling at Hyundai's Georgia robot metaplant application center, and the article also compares this with Tesla Optimus Gen 3's five-finger, 22-DOF humanlike approach.

  27. OFweek Robotics64

    Qiyuan Q1 and T1 Consumer Robots Deliver on First Day of National Day Holiday; Author Explains Ecosystem Logic Behind 20,000-Yuan Pricing

    Qiyuan Robotics, under Swancor Advanced Materials, delivered its Q1 and T1 personal robots in order sequence on October 1, with pricing starting at 19,999 yuan and the first batch going to authorized experience stores in seven cities including Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. CEO Tian Hua said the hardware itself is not profitable and that long-term commercial space lies in content subscriptions and IP applications; the article notes that Swancor Advanced Materials posted a net loss attributable to shareholders of 167 million yuan in the first half of the year, while robot advance payments rose from 4 million yuan to 210 million yuan, and that delivery fulfillment rates and activation and usage data warrant attention going forward.

  28. New Strategy Robotics23

    Aipula Lithium Battery Smart Charger: More Efficient, Safer, More Worry-Free, Empowering a New Era of Green Warehousing

    Aipula has launched a lithium battery smart charger built on LLC resonant topology and an active PFC architecture, with power ranging from 2.4kW to 80kW and compatibility with 16V to 1000V voltage platforms, suitable for lithium battery forklifts, tow tractors, and other industrial vehicles. The device features more than 10 safety protections, supports CAN, wireless, and Ethernet communication with BMS integration, operates across a wide temperature range of -25°C to 55°C, and has been supplied to companies including Heli, BYD, and XCMG and exported to Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

  29. New Strategy Robotics11

    Pangqi Technology invites you to CeMAT ASIA 2026 (Booth W3-A3)

    Pangqi Technology will exhibit at CeMAT ASIA 2026, held November 3–6 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, at Booth W3-A3. The exhibition will focus on the industrial deployment of embodied intelligent humanoid robots, with live demonstrations of humanoid robots and AMRs working collaboratively, recreating real production conditions in an unmanned factory and presenting a full-stack solution spanning warehouse logistics, production lines, and line-side logistics.

  30. 3D视觉工坊 · 微信公众号62

    Full Workflow for Camera Intrinsic and Camera-LiDAR Extrinsic Calibration on HandBot-S2

    This article details the practical workflow for completing camera intrinsic calibration and camera-LiDAR extrinsic calibration on the HandBot-S2. Intrinsic calibration uses Kalibr with an AprilGrid calibration board, and the article provides the capture requirements and the kalibr_calibrate_cameras run command.