The first CMG World Robot Mount Tai Climbing Race was held on November 2 in Tai'an, Shandong. Team Lingyi from Beijing used a Unitree A2 robot dog to complete the roughly 3.9-kilometer course with more than 3,100 steps in fully autonomous mode throughout, with an actual time of 41 minutes 41 seconds. After a 2-minute penalty was added, it won the legged robot speed championship with 43 minutes 41 seconds.
Dongcha Beating collected 17,079 seed-to-Series-A records from 46 institutions and identified 1,195 Chinese AI companies backed by 29 top VCs, of which 410 founding teams have verifiable backgrounds; only 4 had a No. 1 executive with an investment-firm background. In the first half of 2026, there were 1,203 AI funding rounds totaling 307.7 billion yuan; AI accounted for 55% of top VCs' early-stage investments, embodied AI accounted for 39% of early-stage AI deals, and autonomous driving had almost exited. Among founders from AI unicorns, 50% raised over 100 million yuan in their first round, versus 25% for other companies.
A competitor plans to design an Arduino autonomous robot for an upcoming sumo robot competition held on a non-magnetic dohyo, with rules limiting the robot to a weight of no more than 3 kg and length and width each no more than 20 cm, with no height limit. The robot will use a blade and sensors, and the competitor hopes to get advice on motor, battery, and blade selection to improve the chances of winning.
The content centers on the FAST tokenizer and action bins, discussing how action discretization affects performance. The original text provides no specific experimental data, robot model, or version information; it only identifies, at the title level, the FAST tokenizer and action bins as the two elements under analysis.
The article conducts a complete attribution analysis of a Sim2Real failure incident, asking which factors domain randomization actually randomizes. The original text does not provide a specific robot model, experimental platform, or quantitative metrics; the focus is on reviewing the causal chain behind the failure of simulation-to-reality transfer.
Jev is a decision model that does not generate text; the caller submits a state (text or JSON to be judged) and a set of predefined questions, and the model returns typed answers with probability distributions. The article explains its usage and applicable boundaries around this mechanism.
A free webinar will be held at noon Eastern Time on November 4, 2026, to discuss improvements in automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) in areas such as modularity, software and vision, and robotic shuttles. The session will cover flexible scaling use cases for modular ASRS, AI-driven slotting and real-time reconfiguration, strategies for retrofitting and integrating legacy systems, and workflows that combine ASRS with mobile robots or picking systems. Brian Quigley, Director of Sales and Consulting at Kardex North America, will take part in the Q&A. The webinar is sponsored by Novanta and Dorner.
The WAIC UP! Global Launch Event (proposed) will be held at Hong Kong Science Park on December 10-11, 2026. The main forum on the first day will be divided into two segments: "Insights · AI Trends" and "Hardcore · Technology Frontiers." In the afternoon, three roundtables will be held on compute, energy, and infrastructure; robots and mobile agents; and large models and Agentic AI. Representatives from companies such as MetaX, Tencent Cloud, Leju Robotics, AgiBot, and iFlytek are expected to be invited to discuss the scaling of embodied intelligence and the commercialization path for agents.
A user posted seeking a neurobiologist or engineer to learn about how muscles work and their actuation mechanisms, as well as the application of artificial muscles in robotics, and hopes to obtain contact information for neural network and programming developers for assistance.
The robotics IPO boom is cooling, and the industry's focus is shifting to how companies prove their own value. The article discusses the shift among robotics companies from narrative-driven approaches to economic accountability, but it does not provide specific companies, funding, or delivery data.
During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, China will implement major projects including Phase III of Jiaolong Sea Exploration and Phase III of Xuelong Polar Exploration. Ma Weichen, deputy director of the Regional Coordinated Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said China will advance the layout of marine industries toward the deep and distant seas, develop deep-sea aquaculture and modernized ocean fishing, and develop deep-sea wind power in a regulated and orderly manner, with cumulative grid-connected offshore wind capacity expected to reach more than 100 million kilowatts by 2030. At the same time, China will orderly advance key tasks such as deep-sea mineral development, natural gas hydrate extraction, and ultra-deepwater oil and gas development, using major tasks and project needs to drive technological breakthroughs, equipment upgrades, and the commercialization of results.
In the first half of 2026, domestic retail sales of robot vacuums reached 3.09 million units, down 4.6% year on year, while floor washer sales reached 4.49 million units, up 14.5% year on year; by sales volume, floor washers have now overtaken robot vacuums. Brands such as Roborock, Dreame, and Ecovacs are moving features including high-temperature steam, roller live-water washing, mechanical-arm edge cleaning, and active obstacle climbing down from flagships to mid-range products priced at two to three thousand yuan.
Humanoid robot: "Please advise on domestic household protocol." OlloNi: "Step one, lie down. Step two, take a nap." Peer review complete. ✅ #OlloNi #OlloBot #CyberPet #AICompanion #RobotHumor #NapProtocol
Sun Zhong of Peking University, together with authors from IBM Zurich Research Laboratory and Silicon Valley company Unconventional AI, published a review in a Nature journal that defines matrix-computing-oriented analog computing based on resistive memory as modern analog computing. The paper categorizes it into three core primitives: solving differential equations, solving matrix equations, and matrix-vector multiplication, and states that an analog matrix computing circuit based on a negative-feedback closed loop takes less than 100 nanoseconds per solve. The authors mention that Anna Zhixin plans to launch a measured demonstration for embodied intelligence motion control and planning within a year.
SenseTime has launched the official version of SenseNova 6.8 Flash, optimized for the key difficulties in task execution and result delivery in complex real-world tasks. The model supports cross-task and cross-session collaboration, and extends its generation capabilities to richer delivery formats.
The 2026 Suke Song was held in Suzhou from October 30 to November 1. 200 creators from 50 cities and more than 60 schools completed team formation, development, and presentations within 48 hours, producing 64 projects on site. The event featured puzzle-piece participant badges and smart wristbands for team matching, and held a Demo fair. The grand prize in the main track went to MR COACH. This was the first Suke Song, and the organizers said there is still room for improvement in process coordination and the judging mechanism.
IEEE RAS will hold a WiE Luncheon at Humanoids 2026 on the theme "The Importance of Men as Allies." The same Video Friday roundup also features a video of Spot demonstrating whole-body manipulation capabilities and a paper on Bayesian deep reinforcement learning information path planning for UAV crop monitoring.
The 2026 bilibili Super Science Night was held in Beijing on October 31, adding daytime sessions around topics such as flying cars, embodied intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, quantum technology, and controlled nuclear fusion, alongside 15 guest talks and speeches. Mech-Mind's Shao Tianlan expects embodied intelligence to be deployed in manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing within three to five years, while Songyan Power's Jiang Zheyuan discussed the role of world models in reducing the trial-and-error costs of embodied intelligence.
IEEE RAS will hold a WiE Luncheon at Humanoids 2026 on the theme "The Importance of Men as Allies." The same Video Friday roundup also features a video of Spot demonstrating whole-body manipulation capabilities and a paper on Bayesian deep reinforcement learning information path planning for UAV crop monitoring.
Musk responded to Grok Bot users' weekly quotas draining too quickly, saying the AI agent service's costs are too high relative to revenue to sustain. The product ranges from a free tier to a $200-per-month tier, all with weekly reset limits, and paid weekly active users have reached 800,000.
The first CMG World Robot Mount Tai Climbing Race was held on November 2 in Tai'an, Shandong. Beijing Lingyi Team's Unitree A2 robot dog completed the roughly 3.9-kilometer, more than 3,100-step section from Hongmen to Zhongtianmen in fully autonomous mode over the entire course, with an actual time of 41 minutes 41 seconds; after a 2-minute penalty, it won the legged robot speed championship with 43 minutes 41 seconds.
Tesla's production version of Optimus is for the first time fully equipped with an end-to-end vision large model sharing the same lineage as FSD, with a neural network directly generating full-body joint control commands from visual input; as of mid-2026, about 1,000 to 1,200 units have been deployed at the Fremont and Texas factories, learning on real production lines.
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The TMT Morning audio broadcast for November 3, 2026, from TMTPost rounds up several news items: the central bank and other departments held a symposium, with the securities, fund, and insurance company swap facility balance at 105 billion yuan, stock buyback and increased-holding loan agreements at about 440 billion yuan and cumulative disbursements exceeding 280 billion yuan, and announced a cut in the relending rate from 1.25% to 1%. Fourier responded to rumors of co-developing a humanoid robot prototype with Meta by saying it was not convenient to reply for now. Du Xiaoman, together with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and others, released the Xuanyuan 4.5 financial-enhanced large model.
Automated Warehouse rounds up the ten most-read warehouse automation stories of October 2026, covering acquisitions, deployments, and market research. Symbotic acquired cellumation, gaining the celluveyor software-driven sortation technology; Agility Robotics expanded its partnership with GXO Logistics to deploy Digit humanoid robots at sites in North and South Carolina and Tennessee.
Weekly Robotics issue #383 introduces LoongForge-VLDA, a vision-language-delta-action model built on LoongForge that extends π₀.₅, uses V-JEPA 2 visual representation learning to learn latent changes, and jointly trains action policies.
NASA has opened media accreditation for the Northrop Grumman CRS-25 space station resupply mission; the Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch no earlier than November 29 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral.
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has opened a new Robotics Innovation Center in Pittsburgh's Hazelwood neighborhood on the banks of the Monongahela River, with a floor area of 150,000 square feet. The center is positioned as a facility carrying CMU's robotics legacy and investment in innovation.
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A Rockwell Automation report dated October 1 shows that 90% of life sciences manufacturers consider digital transformation necessary, and nearly 58% already use smart manufacturing technology in all or part of their operations. The list selects five companies—DXC Technology, Rockwell Automation, Siemens, Cognizant, and Accenture—based on their relevance to pharmaceutical manufacturing, documented automation work, and activity over the past year.
A user is looking for a programmable small humanoid robot education project for children, referencing PLEN2 and PLEN:bit, but can no longer find related tutorials, and the PLEN official website is also inaccessible, so they are asking whether the product has been discontinued. They currently use Lego Spike Essential, Prime, and a new AI kit, and have already considered Makeblock and plan to buy a set to try; their ideal solution would support Scratch.
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The Arrow Electronics Technology Solutions Show 2026 Shanghai will open on November 4; advance online registration is required and on-site registration is not accepted. The show features three themed exhibition areas: AI data centers, intelligent robotics applications, and smart vehicles. Technical experts from onsemi, YAGEO, and NXP will share insights on AI power supply architecture, passive component selection, and full-stack implementation for complete robots.
Bilibili Super Science Night showcased a range of frontier technologies, including a brain-computer interface that let a patient with complete paraplegia of 8 years browse the internet, play games, and control smart home devices by thought, as well as a bionic artificial platelet technology that stops bleeding quickly within 30 seconds. CoulombFly, the world's smallest and lightest solar-powered electrostatic aerial vehicle, weighs 4.21 grams, lighter than a sheet of A4 paper, flies continuously on pure natural light, and appeared in Nature when it was released in 2024. The event also showed internal operating footage of the EAST controlled nuclear fusion device and said a key tokamak metric doubles every 1.8 years.
The original content is too short, containing only the title "Best of the Day: T-Rex" and a comment from Xiaohongshu user @Cat Meme: "There has to be a limit to joking around." It does not involve any robot model, model, project, or version information, so no effective summary can be extracted.
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Applications for the 2026 GG Golden Globe Awards are underway, seeking "leader" companies in the industrial embodied intelligence industry. The award is organized by GG Robotics; details on related business cooperation can be found through its official channels.
The 36Kr WISE2026 'Embodied AI & Culture, Commerce and Tourism' breakout session will be held on November 26 at the Conference Center of the National Information Technology Application Innovation Park in Yizhuang, Beijing, under the theme 'The "Cyber Scene" of Culture, Commerce and Tourism: Embodied AI Activates New Consumer Tracks.' Demand-side participants including Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management Group, Joy City Holdings (Joy Life) and Longfor Group have confirmed attendance to discuss scenario fit, costs and the thresholds for moving from pilots to regular operations. A dedicated matchmaking session will also be held on site for demand-side and technology companies to communicate face to face on tasks, budgets and pilot conditions.
From October 30 to November 1, 200 creators from 50 cities and more than 60 schools took part in the 2026 Suke Song in Suzhou, completing team formation, development, and presentations within 48 hours, with 64 projects created on site. The event featured a main track, a PandaAI track, and a carnival, among other awards, and the main track's grand prize went to MR COACH. The organizers said this was the first Suke Song and that they will continue to improve on-site execution, process coordination, and the judging mechanism.
Beni went to a Halloween dog meetup, and let's just say... he got mixed reviews 🎃🐕🤖 Do you think your dog would bark at Beni, or try to make friends with him?