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  1. 人形大讲堂 · 微信公众号57

    Zhejiang Sankai Electromechanical completes hundreds-of-millions-yuan Series B funding, enters humanoid robot joint reducer supply chain

    Zhejiang Sankai Electromechanical completed a Series B funding round of hundreds of millions of yuan, jointly led by the Industrial Machine Tool Industry Investment Fund and Wuchan Zhongda Investment, with Caitong Capital and Wenling Haihe Rongzhi participating. Sankai has spent 19 years making basic parts for machine tools and automated production lines; since 2022 it has launched harmonic reducers, and in 2024 it launched planetary joint reducers suited to humanoid robot joints, with output torque covering 17 to 100 Nm and backlash controlled within 1 arcminute, and it has become a core component strategic partner of the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center's Tiangong robot.

  2. OFweek Robotics38

    Embodied AI Hardware Cannot Be Sold "by the Pound"

    The article rebuts the judgment that embodied AI hardware will inevitably become cheap and that all value will accrue to the "brain," arguing that the value of complete-machine makers should not be reduced to a bill of materials. It cites moves including Unitree Technology directing about 2.022 billion yuan of its roughly 4.202 billion yuan in fundraising toward model R&D, Songyan Power launching Scalabot and releasing its first world model, and Boston Dynamics appointing Rohit Prasad as CEO, showing that complete-machine makers are catching up on AI capabilities. The author proposes reassessing hardware value on three levels: businesses already underway, capabilities accumulated through delivery, and future expansion.

  4. OFweek Robotics62

    Youibot Receives Filing Approval for Hong Kong Listing, Vying to Be the 'First Mobile Manipulation Robot Stock'

    The China Securities Regulatory Commission disclosed on October 16 Youibot's overseas listing filing notice. The company plans to issue no more than 49.4778 million overseas-listed ordinary shares for listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and 243.8 million domestic unlisted shares held by 37 shareholders in total will be converted into overseas-listed shares to achieve full circulation. It also plans to apply for listing as a specialist technology company under Chapter 18C of the HKEX Listing Rules, with CICC as the sole sponsor.

  5. 中国机器人网 · 微信公众号33

    Guest lineup announced for 2026 "China Chip" Embodied Intelligence Application Supply Chain Sharing Forum

    The Embodied Intelligence Application Supply Chain Sharing Forum of the 2026 "China Chip" Conference will be held on November 2 in Hengqin. Guests from companies including LimX Dynamics, Wujie Dynamics, Zibianliang, Goke Microelectronics, Yiwei Technology, and Puchang Information, as well as experts from the China Software Testing Center, will attend.

  6. 量子位46

    First Global Embodied Intelligence Application Innovation Challenge and 2026 China Robot Competition Conclude

    The First Global Embodied Intelligence Application Innovation Challenge and the 2026 China Robot Competition concluded on the afternoon of October 18 in Hangzhou. Over the three-day schedule, more than 2,000 teams and nearly 5,000 contestants from Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and other institutions competed through real-machine operation and real-scenario contests, with 59 champions, 57 runners-up, 52 third-place winners and 12 enterprise special competition award-winning teams decided.

  7. OFweek Robotics62

    OpenAI announces in-house humanoid robot; author interprets its motives and impact on the industry

    Altman said OpenAI will develop its own humanoid robot, with a demo in 2027. The near-term goal is to assist skilled workers in building infrastructure, while the long-term goal is a personal robot. The author reviews OpenAI's two previous retreats: the 2019 robotic hand that solved a Rubik's Cube, the disbanding of its robotics team in 2020, and Figure's announcement in February 2025 that the partnership was ending. The author believes OpenAI now has the necessary conditions, including Aditya Ramesh's world simulation project, Astra's virtual capabilities, simulation infrastructure, and a teleoperation team of more than 100 people in San Francisco.

  10. 中控技术38

    SUPCON Releases TPT Industrial AI Foundation Platform and AOP Autonomous Operations Factory System, Holds Industrial AI Results Conference in Ningbo

    SUPCON held an industrial AI results conference in Ningbo, launching an industrial AI foundation platform centered on the TPT time-series large model and integrating it with the universal control system UCS to build the AOP autonomous operations factory system, connecting the perception-analysis-decision-execution chain. TPT and AOP have been replicated across 29 sub-sectors, and SUPCON signed industrial chain cooperation agreements with Huawei, Alibaba Cloud and others, while the industrial AI data alliance has more than 300 members. Companies including Wanhua Chemical and Zhenhai Refining & Chemical disclosed the results of TPT in early warning and optimized operations at chlor-alkali and refining units.

  11. OFweek Robotics55

    Can the trillion-yuan robotics market become Midea's second growth curve?

    The article examines whether Midea's robotics business can become the group's second growth curve. It notes that revenue in its robotics and automation segment reached 16.621 billion yuan in the first half of the year, up 10.27% year on year, but gross margin fell 1.86 percentage points year on year to 20.9%, accounting for only 6.39% of the group's total revenue, putting it in a phase of revenue growth without profit growth.

  13. OFweek Robotics68

    Innoscience's 100V GaN enters ULink Intelligent cycloidal joint module, main power circuit reduced by 75%

    Innoscience announced a collaboration with ULink Intelligent to use its 100V GaN power device INN100EBD018EAD in the Dexa Cyclo cycloidal joint module. Power conversion losses are reduced by 50%, the main power conversion circuit size is reduced by 75%, and the overall joint module is 15% to 20% smaller. It covers humanoid robot shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees, and also targets collaborative robotic arms and special service robots.

  15. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence18

    A-share three major indices close mixed; Unitree Robotics rises over 16%

    The three major A-share indices closed mixed, with the Shanghai Composite up 0.39%, the Shenzhen Component up 0.13%, and the ChiNext Index down 0.94%. Robotics stocks led gains, with Unitree Robotics rising over 16%. Zhaowei Machinery & Electronics, Zhejiang Rongtai, and Wanfeng Auto Holding hit the daily limit up, while ICBC and China Construction Bank shares hit record highs. The semiconductor sector weakened, with Skyverse falling over 10% and ChangXin Memory Technologies and Hwatsing Technology falling over 7%.

  16. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence36

    36Kr Report Infographic | "2026 China AI Agent Industry Development Research Report"

    36Kr Research Institute released the "2026 China AI Agent Industry Development Research Report," noting that China's AI Agent industry is entering an early stage of productivity validation and commercialization ramp-up: general-purpose enterprise Agents are landing first, vertical industry Agents are accelerating toward scale, personal consumer Agents are being rapidly explored, and on-device and embodied Agents remain in ecosystem layout and early validation.

  17. 豪鹏科技34

    Highpower Technology's AI transformation: from AI edge devices to AIDC and robotics, and why it isn't starting from zero

    Vincent, Senior Vice President of Highpower Technology, explains the logic behind the company's transformation into an AI energy foundation, laying out three growth curves: AI-enabled consumer electronics, AIDC energy storage, and robotics. The company has already entered deep cooperation with AgiBot, rolling out robot dogs, companion robots, data collection, and embodied robots in stages. Technologically, it is pursuing solid-state, lithium, and sodium battery routes in parallel, with steel-shell stacked batteries raising energy density by 30%–50%. It is deeply tied to customers including HP, Dell, DJI, Sony, Meta, Google, Harman, and Amazon, upgrading from supplier to co-definer.

  20. OFweek Robotics47

    Six straight years of non-GAAP losses exceeding 1 billion yuan, Aishida bets on humanoid robots

    Aishida has moved into humanoid robots this year, signing a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement with Zhiyuan Innovation in July. Zhiyuan will open its quadruped robot supply chain support channel to Aishida and provide its embodied intelligence technology system; Zhiyuan's Lingxi X2 has already appeared in some of Aishida's offline stores for a three-day livestream shopping-guide run.

  21. OFweek Robotics57

    Silicon Valley VC Matter Venture Partners closes $450 million second fund, targeting embodied intelligence and robotics hardware

    In September 2026, Silicon Valley venture capital firm Matter Venture Partners announced the close of its second fund at $450 million, up from $300 million for its first fund. Investment areas include semiconductors, robotics, embodied intelligence, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, and energy. Limited partners include ASML, TSMC, Quanta Computer, Nitto Denko, Resonac, Sojitz Corporation, the Development Bank of Japan, and Kleiner Perkins.

  22. 钛媒体62

    Star robot project valued at 22 billion sees old shares unsellable even at 50% discount as valuation divergence widens in embodied AI sector

    The robot old-share market is seeing steep discounts: an investor entered an embodied AI company at the start of the year at a post-money valuation of 3 billion, and by October the company's external valuation had risen to 22 billion, yet the investor still found no buyers when reselling at a 12 billion valuation. Window guidance requires humanoid robot companies to demonstrate recurring revenue, narrowing losses, or genuinely important technological innovation before listing; 46 robot-related companies are queued for Hong Kong IPOs, and lengthening exit cycles have left early investors eager to cash out.

  24. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence38

    National Bureau of Statistics: "AI Plus" initiative strongly drives investment and exports in emerging fields

    The National Bureau of Statistics said the "AI Plus" initiative strongly drove investment and exports in emerging fields in the first three quarters. Investment in electronic circuit manufacturing, integrated circuit manufacturing, and information services grew 58.7%, 14.2%, and 20.2%, respectively, while equipment purchase investment rose 9.7%; exports of electronic components and wires and cables grew 70% and 25.3%, respectively, and terminal products such as AI glasses and intelligent bionic robots continued to enrich global application scenarios.

  25. OFweek Robotics57

    Robot combat births a new business

    The URKL Global Humanoid Robot Freestyle Combat League, initiated by EngineAI Robotics, has a total prize pool of 14 million yuan. The first city tour stop at Shanghai Baoshan Gymnasium on September 19 sold out all 5,000 tickets, priced from 68 yuan to 198 yuan. The article argues this proves humanoid robots can move from being displayed tech products to entertainment content consumers are willing to pay for, reaching a similar conclusion to the overseas REK event (nearly 3,400 tickets sold for its first San Francisco event in September 2025).

  27. OFweek Robotics62

    OpenAI expands to 27 hardware job openings; humanoid robots for demonstration only, not mass production

    A search for the keyword "robotics" on OpenAI's official website returns 27 open positions, up from 11 in May this year. The roles span algorithms, control, actuators, sensors, firmware, data collection, manufacturing, supply chain, and other areas. The recruitment description for supply chain positions states, "We're a growing hardware company."

  28. OFweek Robotics72

    Altman officially announces OpenAI's self-developed humanoid robot, full-stack hardware-software approach set to disrupt domestic embodied AI startups

    In a podcast interview, Altman confirmed that OpenAI is developing its own humanoid robot, choosing a full-stack closed-loop hardware-software approach rather than pure technology licensing. OpenAI has already begun recruiting for roles in motion control, state estimation, actuator control, and embodied AI training infrastructure, and plans to unveil a demo prototype in 2027, with commercialization still several years away. The author's analysis suggests that this statement sends a commercial signal to domestic embodied AI startups that follow the "brain" route and rely on externally sourced bodies: when the strongest model player also chooses to build its own body, the window for the third-party "selling brains" model is narrowing, and first-tier market valuation logic may face reassessment.

  30. OFweek Robotics62

    Selling 1.42 Billion Yuan but Only 12.5% of Shipments: The Truest Picture of Exoskeleton Robots

    The article analyzes the gap between the payment side and the product side of China's exoskeleton robot industry: after a hospital in Zhejiang was included in medical insurance, the utilization rate of rehabilitation exoskeletons rose from 15% to 66%, but most places reimburse training service fees rather than the equipment itself. IDC data shows that in 2025 China's overall exoskeleton market will exceed 1.6 billion yuan, with about 26,000 units shipped, of which medical rehabilitation sales are about 1.42 billion yuan, accounting for 88.3%, while shipments are only about 3,200 units, accounting for 12.5%; consumer assistance shipments are about 19,000 units but sales are only about 110 million yuan.

  31. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence55

    Commerce Ministry and 9 other departments issue document to accelerate market conversion of frontier tech achievements such as brain-computer interfaces and embodied intelligence

    The Ministry of Commerce and 9 other departments issued opinions on accelerating the advancement of commerce through science and technology, proposing to strengthen scientific and technological R&D and conversion application, focus on cultivating a batch of technology transfer and conversion institutions in the consumer goods sector, and accelerate the market conversion of frontier sci-tech achievements such as brain-computer interfaces and embodied intelligence. The opinions also mention cultivating and building commercial technology application innovation centers, and supporting commerce enterprises in fields such as smart warehousing and digital-intelligent supply chains to apply as specialized, refined, distinctive and innovative enterprises.

  32. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence50

    China's Industrial Robot Output Up 29.1% Year-on-Year in First Three Quarters

    In the first three quarters, China's industrial robot output grew 29.1% year-on-year, while output of 3D printing equipment and lithium-ion batteries rose 62.5% and 39.5% year-on-year, respectively. Mao Shengyong, deputy director of the National Bureau of Statistics, said at a State Council Information Office press conference that equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing provided notable support in the first three quarters.

  33. New Strategy Robotics22

    15th Construction Machinery and Vehicle Technology Quality Conference Held in Yanqing, Beijing

    The 15th Construction Machinery and Vehicle Technology Quality Conference was held in Yanqing, Beijing, under the theme "Intelligence Safeguards Safety, Green Revitalizes Equipment, Integration Opens a New Journey," hosted by China Machinery Testing (Beijing) Vehicle Inspection Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd. Su Zimeng, Chairman of the China Construction Machinery Association, disclosed that in January-August, revenue of key member enterprises grew 15.4% year on year, while sales of excavators and loaders rose 24.2% and 25.8% year on year, respectively. The conference discussed topics including emissions regulation upgrades, new energy equipment, and cybersecurity export compliance, and held a release ceremony for typical construction machinery indicator indices.

  34. New Strategy Robotics32

    Root Technology's logistics robot matrix debuts at the 140th Canton Fair

    The logistics robotics division of Root Technology presented its product matrix, including the high-voltage C series, medium-voltage F series, and transport robots, at the 140th Canton Fair, covering green material handling and intelligent logistics needs across factories, warehouses, industrial parks, ports, and other operating scenarios. Since launching its electric export strategy in 2024, its products and related business have covered more than 80 countries and regions worldwide. The company has full-chain robot hardware manufacturing capabilities, from vehicle R&D and core system integration to large-scale production, overseas delivery, and operations and maintenance support.

  37. New Strategy Robotics45

    AiTEN runs four transport robots for five days at the CIIF venue

    Suzhou Aiten Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (AiTEN) ran four transport robots for five days at the China International Industry Fair, turning its booth into a logistics-line test site; visitors could hand over a workshop floor plan for engineers to calculate on the spot, or have the vehicles drive directly into the aisle for a demonstration.

  38. New Strategy Robotics22

    China AGV Network Weekly Hotspot Review (October 11–17, 2026)

    AGV Network compiled the industry's top ten hotspot news items from October 11 to October 17, covering Hangcha's nearly 20-year cooperation with TÜV Rheinland, AiTEN (Dolphin Star) showcasing 4 new products at the 2026 Industrial Fair, Heli's release of the 2.5-5T G4 series new energy counterbalanced forklifts, Xunji Zhixing's outdoor handling robot seed industry application case, Zhuoyi Intelligent Forklift's repeat purchase by a foreign-invested auto parts customer, the mobile robot exhibition area at the 26th Industrial Fair Robot Show (RS2026), MiMA's narrow-aisle warehousing solution, Bolzoni reach forks, and more.

  39. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence32

    CITIC Securities: Recommend watching the Roadster and Optimus-related supply chains

    CITIC Securities noted that Tesla's next-generation Roadster completed difficult maneuvers including climbing upside down and mid-air flips at SpaceX's test site in Texas, integrating core technologies from multiple product lines such as SpaceX, Optimus, and FSD. CITIC Securities believes that products such as Optimus will likewise benefit from technology synergies between Tesla and SpaceX, including MegaFactory, end-to-end large models, Grok, and the AI5 chip, and is optimistic about their mass-production and application prospects; it recommends watching the Roadster and Optimus-related supply chains.

  40. LeadeRobot56

    Gewu Tongzhi Completes Nearly RMB 100 Million Angel Round to Develop a Robotic Brain That Understands Physical Changes

    Gewu Tongzhi, a company developing dexterous manipulation capabilities for robots, has completed an angel funding round of nearly RMB 100 million. Investors include Hongfu Assets, Peak Investment, Hangzhou Capital, Hangzhou Talent Group, as well as industrial investment institutions and listed companies. Founded in Hangzhou in 2026, the company combines world models with physical interaction learning to develop robotic brains for industrial scenarios. Founder and CEO Cai Jia previously worked at Huawei's 2012 Lab and the 2030 Lab of its Intelligent Automotive Solution BU, and participated in the R&D and mass-production delivery of Huawei's ADS assisted driving system.