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Oct 16Fri
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  5. Agility Robotics Social55

    Agility Robotics announces Digit 5 battery life and fast-charging specs

    Agility Robotics officially announced the battery specs for Digit 5: it uses Nyobolt's ultra-fast charging technology, with a design target of a 10:1 run-to-charge ratio, enabling more than 20 hours of work within a 24-hour day, i.e., 90 minutes of work and 9 minutes of charging. The official post includes a link to detailed information.

  6. The Robot Report24

    How ADI helps robotics startups achieve scale

    ADI (Analog Devices) is building an Emerging Tech Hub within its Analog Garage to support robotics startups and established companies from prototype to mass production. The program offers technical expertise in robotics, control, edge AI, power, and system integration, along with labs, prototyping tools, reference designs, and testing and validation resources, supplemented by procurement guidance and industry connections, using a collaboration model in which startups retain their intellectual property. Applications are expected to open before the end of 2026.

Oct 15Thu
  2. Reddit r/robotics9

    Request for feedback on integrated wheel-propeller hub mechanical design for a transforming drone project (referencing ATMO paper)

    A developer without a mechanical background is seeking mechanical design advice on Reddit r/robotics for an integrated wheel-propeller assembly in a transforming drone project: the outer wheel is driven by a timing belt and pulley, the central BLDC flight motor remains stationary, and the motor's three thick phase wires must route from the center of the wheel assembly back to the chassis without tangling during ground travel. The attached image shows a structure from the ATMO research paper, and the post asks how to implement this "fixed inner core, rotating outer ring" mechanical stack in CAD.

  3. Reddit r/humanoidrobotics26

    Mapping a robot's motors like a motor homunculus: Unitree G1's 43 motors closely resemble the distribution of the cerebral cortex

    An author mapped the distribution of motor counts across a robot's body parts in the manner of a motor homunculus, finding that the proportions for each body part are similar to those in the human motor cortex. The Unitree G1, equipped with dexterous hands, has 43 motors in total, with the fingers alone accounting for 14 (about one-third), comparable to the roughly one-quarter to one-third share the hands occupy in the human motor cortex.

  4. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence60

    Yuehongyuan A plans to acquire 100% equity of Jinwangda Electromechanical for no more than 550 million yuan in cash

    Yuehongyuan A announced that it plans to acquire 100% equity of Shenzhen Jinwangda Electromechanical Co., Ltd. in cash, with a transaction price of no more than 550 million yuan. The target company's production base is located in Dongguan, and it focuses on the manufacturing of precision transmission functional components. Its core products include precision linear guides, precision ball screws, precision planetary roller screws, precision reducers, and KKR steel-based modules, GTHA embedded aluminum-based modules, aluminum-based screw modules, etc., which are widely used in high-end automation fields such as new energy, 3C electronics, LCD/LED panels, automotive manufacturing equipment, and medical care.

  5. Agility Robotics59

    Agility Robotics selects Nyobolt to provide ultra-fast charging battery technology for Digit 5

    Agility Robotics announced that it has selected Nyobolt as its ultra-fast charging battery technology partner for the Digit 5 humanoid robot. The new battery system for Digit 5 supports 90 minutes of runtime and 9 minutes of charging, raising the run-to-charge ratio from 2:1 on Digit 4 to 10:1, with the goal of more than 20 hours of work within 24 hours.

  6. The Robot Report60

    Agility Robotics selects Nyobolt to provide ultra-fast charging battery system for Digit 5 humanoid robot

    Agility Robotics announced a partnership with Nyobolt to equip the Digit 5 humanoid robot with a fast-charging battery system, enabling it to work more than 20 hours within 24 hours. The battery provides 90 minutes of runtime per charge and can fully charge in 9 minutes, achieving a runtime-to-charge ratio of 10:1, a marked improvement over Digit 4's 2:1.

  7. OFweek Robotics59

    Humanoid robot daily rental prices fall to a few hundred yuan, as the rental market shifts from performances to real work

    Daily rental prices for humanoid robots have fallen from several thousand to tens of thousands of yuan down to a few hundred yuan. Around the 2026 National Day holiday, nearly 30 companies will deploy thousands of devices in cultural tourism, retail, and other scenarios. The article compares deployment scale, depth of functions, and pricing logic between 2025 and 2026, citing cases such as AgiBot Lingxi X2 generating about 2.23 million yuan in cumulative sales over 3 days across a hundred stores, and robots at Shenzhen's Huaqiangbei averaging more than 400 pickups per day. It also notes that normalized operations and profitability after the Golden Week holiday remain unresolved challenges.

  8. 维科网机器人 · 微信公众号60

    Horn Auto Electronics subsidiary wins exclusive designation from leading robotics customer, estimated revenue over 30 million yuan

    Recently, Horn Robotics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Horn Auto Electronics, received a product designation letter from a leading customer in the robotics industry, securing exclusive supplier designation for two projects: a 3M fisheye camera perception system and an ultrasonic radar perception system, with estimated revenue exceeding 30 million yuan.

  9. 维科网机器人 · 微信公众号57

    Suzhou Zhuoyu Technology Secures 100,000-Unit Planetary Joint Module Order Worth Over 100 Million Yuan

    Suzhou Zhuoyu Electrical Technology Co., Ltd. (Zhuoyu Technology) announced that it has won a bulk purchase order for 100,000 planetary joint modules from a national-level customer, with a contract value exceeding 100 million yuan, and plans to reach an annual joint module production capacity of 2 million units by 2027. The company develops its full stack in-house, including frameless torque motors, joint modules, linear actuators, and drivers. Its explosion-proof joint obtained three-joint Ex db IIb T4 Gb explosion-proof certification in September this year, with a maximum single-joint peak torque of 500 N·m, and has achieved large-scale mass production.

  10. OFweek Robotics73

    Stardust Intelligence completes new funding round of about 1 billion yuan, post-money valuation reaches 15 billion yuan

    Stardust Intelligence announced on October 13 that it has completed a new funding round of about 1 billion yuan, led by Toukong Donghai (Shenzhen Investment Holdings), with a post-money valuation of 15 billion yuan, about three months after its June Series B financing. The funds will be used for model iteration, talent expansion, commercialization, and production capacity building. The company uses a rope-driven technology approach instead of mainstream harmonic reducers, and its customers span retail, culture and tourism, and industrial sectors, but the article notes that whether rope drive can support large-scale delivery and whether orders can translate into sustained revenue remain to be verified.

  11. 移动机器人产业联盟 · 微信公众号47

    Jiexiang Forklift Robot Family Officially Launched: E Series, FK Series, and RS Series Debut Together

    On October 15, Jiexiang held the "Natively Defining the Future" online launch event for its forklift robot product family, where the E Series, FK Series, and RS Series made their first joint appearance, with the FK Series adding the FK-80 model. The FK-80's maximum lifting height has been raised from 6.5 meters to 8 meters, maintaining zero load loss at 1.2 tons across the full stroke, and it has entered the stage of implementation in actual projects. The entire lineup is based on a native robot chassis; the E Series targets pallet-level horizontal transport, while the RS Series targets high-bay dense storage in narrow aisles. Standalone autonomous operation combined with the self-developed JMS fleet management system enables multi-robot coordination.

  12. GitHub Embodied AI Topic50

    PhysiClaw Hardware v0.45 Released: Assembly Manual, Sourcing Guide, and 3D-Printed Parts (STEP)

    Build artifacts for PhysiClaw hardware v0.45 have been released for assembling the PhysiClaw rig. Contents include a bilingual English-Chinese assembly manual (HTML+PDF with step-by-step SVG figures), a sourcing guide with technical drawings for the 7 frame extrusions, and STEP files for the 9 custom parts (recommended to print in black PA12 via SLS/MJF) along with a matching print guide.

  13. Harbin Institute of Technology Robotics58

    HIT's Liu Yingxiang team publishes review on high-performance piezoelectric actuators for extreme manufacturing

    Professor Liu Yingxiang's team at the State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) published a review on high-performance piezoelectric actuators in Extreme Manufacturing, proposing a five-dimension performance evaluation strategy covering scale, speed, force, degrees of freedom, and precision. The article explains the performance regulation mechanisms of each dimension, analyzes the performance bottlenecks of different working modes, and proposes a new approach of multi-mode fusion piezoelectric actuation to achieve high precision, large stroke, large output force, and high speed simultaneously.

  14. 车东西75

    Hesai launches 8K AI spatial camera Kosmo One and 3D world data engine Kosmo

    Hesai Technology has launched the 3D world data engine Kosmo, comprising the 8K ultra-high-definition AI spatial camera Kosmo One and the 3D content creation and management platform Kosmo World. The system can scan and reconstruct scenes such as rooms and buildings into editable 3D data for robot training and world model development.

  16. 高工咨询 · 微信公众号44

    Kunwei Technology Appears at the Industrial Fair: Force Control Technology Leads, Four Scenarios Define the Embodied Intelligence "Perception Foundation"

    Kunwei Technology showcased its dual-stack force control solution for humanoid robots and four flexible force control scenario demonstrations for collaborative robots at the 26th China International Industry Fair (Booth 7.1H-E268). The HRS humanoid series six-axis force sensors are as thin as 10mm and withstand 300%FS overload, while the KWR precision six-axis force sensor has a repeatability accuracy of 0.1%FS and an accuracy better than 0.3%FS. GGII data shows that Kunwei holds a market share of over 70% in the collaborative robot end-effector application market.

  17. 未来机器人网 · 微信公众号56

    Musk X Takeover remarks summary: Optimus hand engineering and supply chain challenges

    Musk spoke remotely to more than 2,000 owners and investors at the third X Takeover event at Tesla's Gigafactory in Austin, Texas; the remarks summary focused on Optimus mass production and supply chain difficulties. He said Optimus hand engineering accounts for about half the difficulty of the whole machine, and that the robot's core components lack a ready-made supply chain; last year China's restrictions on electric motor magnet exports stalled the Optimus project for two to three months, so core parts must be ensured to be manufacturable domestically in the US. The remarks also touched on chip manufacturing, the Cybercab fleet, AI, and Starship.

  18. OFweek Robotics68

    Hesai launches Kosmo data engine and discloses progress on robot motion modules, positioning itself as physical AI infrastructure

    Hesai held its Kosmo global launch event in Shanghai on October 14, unveiling Kosmo, a new three-dimensional world data engine, and disclosing that its robot motion modules have begun commercial delivery, with cumulative deliveries exceeding 10,000 units. The next-generation motion module offers roughly 3x the torque density and power density of benchmark products, is 37% smaller in volume, and achieves transmission efficiency above 95%; the company expects motion module shipments to reach the hundred-thousand level by 2027, with a revenue guidance of 200 million to 300 million yuan for its strategic growth business in 2026.

  19. OFweek Robotics47

    Dexterous hands move past the DOF race: Boston Dynamics' new Atlas hand has four fingers and 13 degrees of freedom, with the VLA "brain" and cost emerging as bottlenecks

    Boston Dynamics has introduced a four-fingered dexterous hand for Atlas with 13 degrees of freedom in total, nearly double the previous generation's 7; Unitree's Dex5-S, released in September, also has only 22 degrees of freedom, as the industry shifts from a specs race toward pragmatism. Xinor Future says marginal returns diminish beyond 25 degrees of freedom, and existing VLA models can output only about 10 motion control vectors at the same timestamp, so many precise movements still require teleoperation. In the near term, low-DOF options such as three- and four-fingered hands remain mainstream, and products with 7-15 degrees of freedom are seen as the best market fit at this stage.

  20. OFweek Robotics64

    Benmo Technology shares up over 50% since listing; profitability pressure and price-cut concerns remain unresolved

    Benmo Technology listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Main Board on September 29, rising 7.41% to HK$23.2 that day and closing at HK$32.5 on October 14, up more than 50% from its HK$21.6 IPO price. The article reviews the technical advantages of its two direct-drive motor series, M6 and M15, and prospectus data: 2025 revenue of 282 million yuan, 97.4% from power modules. It also notes four pressures, including widening losses and the average selling price of direct-drive power modules falling from 77 yuan to 32 yuan, and argues that the second half, in which the company must prove it can turn a profit, has only just begun.

  21. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence43

    Yueqian Innovation Launches Force-Balanced Camera Robotic Arm Cilin X, Backed by Li Zexiang and Mingshi Venture Capital

    Founded in 2023, Yueqian Innovation has completed an angel funding round with participation from Mingshi Venture Capital, Nanshan Zhanxin Investment, and Chuxin Capital; it previously received seed funding from Li Zexiang. Its first product, the force-balanced camera robotic arm Cilin X, uses a "3+3" configuration and a mechanically pre-balanced design, reducing joints that originally required 100 N·m of drive to under 10 N·m, while retaining six-degree-of-freedom camera movement and achieving lightweight design, targeting independent creators and small shooting teams. The company plans to accumulate data from professional users to build a visual expression model, and is planning smaller products for general users.

  22. KONDO · X32

    Multiple KHR-3HV Products Back in Stock

    Thank you for your patience! We are pleased to announce that the following products, including the KHR-3HV, are back in stock! KHR-3HV Ver.3.1 with Lithium-Ion Battery Set https://kondo-robot.com/product/03234 KHR-3HV Expansion Servo 5-Piece Set Ver.3.1 https://kondo-robot.com/product/03233 KHR-3HV Ver.3.1 (22-axis version) https://kondo-robot.com/product/03243

  23. 中国机器人网 · 微信公众号53

    North Carolina State University develops motorless, batteryless micro soft robot Ring Leaper that can bounce hundreds of times continuously, driven by infrared light

    A team at North Carolina State University in the US has developed a motorless, batteryless micro soft hopping robot called Ring Leaper, which under continuous infrared light can autonomously complete more than hundreds of cycles of energy storage, hopping, and self-resetting.

  24. OFweek Robotics54

    Tesla Roadster event preview: Author says Optimus progress is the key highlight

    Tesla has announced that the Roadster event will be livestreamed at 8:55 a.m. Beijing time on October 16 at SpaceX's McGregor, Texas facility, and Musk commented that timing is crucial. The author argues that what is more worth watching at the event is not the sports car but possible Optimus information, including progress on the Texas Optimus factory, finalization of V3 hardware, and the mass-production schedule, and notes the risk that the event may not mention Optimus at all.

  25. OFweek Robotics72

    Tesla Optimus V3 Dexterous Hand with 22 Degrees of Freedom Revealed; Manual Assembly Remains a Production Bottleneck

    Tesla released a Halloween teaser short film on October 3 showing the Optimus V3 dexterous hand, which has 22 degrees of freedom, is tendon-driven, and has all actuators moved to the forearm. The article cites The Information as saying that the hand and forearm contain more than 100 screws and more than 100 small components, and that they still require manual assembly by workers. Weekly output has risen from a few dozen units in the second quarter to several hundred units, putting pressure on the year-end target of 1,000 units. Under high-frequency operation, the fingers have a service life of about six weeks, and the material cost of one hand is about $6,000.

  26. OFweek Robotics47

    Figure AI Melts Down F.02 Humanoid Robot: The Arnold Schwarzenegger-Ignited "Retirement" Marketing Campaign

    On September 30, Figure AI released the "F.02 Decommission" video, in which the second-generation robot F.02 was melted down in roughly 1500°C molten steel at a foundry in Imatra, Finland, with Schwarzenegger personally involved in the creative. The robot had run for over 1250 hours at BMW's Spartanburg plant, loaded more than 90,000 sheet metal parts, and taken part in producing over 30,000 X3 vehicles. The article argues that Figure's move both prevents reverse engineering of core hardware and protects data assets already embedded in F.03 and the Helix model, while using a Hollywood IP to turn industrial validation into a consumer-facing communications event.

  27. New Strategy Robotics19

    Hefei Banyi Tong (MiMA) Showcases Narrow-Aisle High-Bay Storage Solutions at 2026 Shanghai Industrial Fair

    Hefei Banyi Tong (MiMA) presented its full suite of narrow-aisle high-bay storage solutions at booth D136 in Hall 7.1 during the China International Industry Fair held in Shanghai from October 12 to 16, 2026. On display were the MCC16 man-up turret truck, MQC30 wide-body sit-down omnidirectional forklift, MJ20 articulated forklift, MFE14 pantograph reach truck, and two AGV forklift bodies, the MKV40 and MBV14 (slim14). The company also offered live product demonstrations and one-on-one technical consultations.

  28. New Strategy Robotics37

    From "Can Move" to "Can Work": Embodied Intelligence for Material Handling at the CIIF RS2026 Mobile Robot Zone

    The 26th China International Industry Fair Robotics Show (RS2026) opened on October 12 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). The mobile robot section features 56 exhibitors presenting AGV/AMR, forklift robots, and smart warehousing solutions, with the focus shifting from demonstrations to production-line processes such as palletizing and sorting.

  29. New Strategy Robotics13

    Exhibition | IMS Gear participates in the 26th China International Industry Fair, showcasing IMS.Eco, IMS.Pro, and IMS.Drive gearbox products

    IMS Gear is exhibiting some gearbox products from its IMS.Eco, IMS.Pro, and IMS.Drive product lines and its automotive product line at Booth 6.1H-B120 in the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) during the China International Industry Fair, which runs from October 12 to 16. Its modular standard planetary gearboxes are used in smart home, medical device, smart logistics, construction and agricultural equipment scenarios, and support rapid selection and custom development. The planetary gearbox has been in production since 1970 and is widely used in power tailgates, forklift power steering, AGV drive wheels, and medical equipment, among other fields.

  30. New Strategy Robotics35

    Mair Microvision's 3D vision solution deployed in intelligent loading and unloading, serving Lingzhi Technology and Lanjian Intelligent

    Mair Microvision offers an integrated "3D vision + AI algorithm" solution for intelligent loading and unloading, covering depalletizing, palletizing, and loading/unloading. It has been deployed at leading customers such as Lingzhi Technology and Lanjian Intelligent. Its soft-bag depalletizing solution uses deep fusion of RGB and point cloud and supports zero-shot recognition, with recognition accuracy reaching 99.9%; it has been applied in batch to Lingzhi Technology's depalletizing robots and exported to Ethiopia. The M4 3D camera, based on iToF technology, outputs high-resolution depth data and is used in Lanjian Intelligent's loading/unloading robots for continuous corrugated box loading and unloading.

  31. New Strategy Robotics20

    Standard Robots launches indoor delivery robot EasyGo

    Standard Robots has launched EasyGo, a new indoor delivery robot. Based in Shenzhen, the company focuses on industrial-grade mobile robots and has developed core elements such as underlying positioning algorithms, operating systems, and controllers in-house. Its main products are laser-navigation AGVs and their scheduling systems, which have been applied in industrial logistics scenarios at Huawei, ZTE, Foxconn, and others.

  32. New Strategy Robotics23

    Langyu Robotics debuts at Shanghai Industrial Fair, showcasing 1,000-ton-class heavy-load transport solution

    Langyu Robotics is presenting multiple unmanned heavy-load transport vehicles and a full-scenario intelligent handling solution at the Industrial Fair at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), Booth C201 in Hall 8.1H, from October 12 to 16. Its exhibits include multi-vehicle coordinated heavy-load transport and all-weather indoor/outdoor heavy-load mobile robots. Backed by self-developed control systems, multi-sensor fusion navigation, and AI-based intelligent scheduling, the solution can handle heavy-load transport of up to 1,000-ton class, covering industry scenarios such as wind power, energy storage, and ports.