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Oct 18Sun
  1. 机器人产业应用 · 微信公众号30

    Embodied AI Industry Weekly | Pi opens model API, Google Gemini 4 enters the physical world, Stardust Intelligence secures 1 billion yuan in funding

    Lianjie Embodied Intelligence Center releases its Embodied AI Industry Weekly: Physical Intelligence launches the beta version of the Pi API, providing external developers with model training and inference services; Google DeepMind launches the general physical reasoning model Gemini 4 Argon and releases a collaboration demo with the Apptronik Apollo humanoid robot, in which the model can guide the robot to complete actions such as beanbag throwing simply by watching video demonstrations.

  4. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence56

    Family-office VCs rise: entrepreneurs no longer hand money to VCs, but enter early-stage equity investing themselves

    The article notes that family-office VCs are emerging as a new force in China's primary market, with family offices appearing in the funding announcements of projects such as Qianxun Intelligence, Zenbot, Wujie Zhihang, and Digua Robotics. These institutions use their own capital, their own industry knowledge, and teams they build themselves to invest directly in early-stage equity, moving down from Series B and Series C to angel and Pre-A rounds, unlike traditional family offices that act as LPs, CVCs constrained by their main business, or former entrepreneurs who raise funds to become GPs.

  5. 奇点折射 · 微信公众号34

    GOSIM Shenzhen 2026 wraps up Day 2: DHH unveils Linux distribution Omarchy, 210+ open-source and AI speakers discuss agents, large models, and robotics

    Day 2 of GOSIM Shenzhen 2026 concluded on October 17, with more than 2,000 developers taking part in six technical forums, four workshops, four hackathons, and project showcases. DHH unveiled the Linux distribution Omarchy, which recently merged support for 50 languages, and Alibaba Cloud became a founding corporate sponsor of its foundation.

  7. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence58

    Embodied AI brain company Gewu Tongzhi completes nearly 100 million yuan angel round

    Embodied AI brain company Gewu Tongzhi has completed an angel funding round of nearly 100 million yuan. Investors include Peak Investment, Hongfu Assets, Hangzhou Capital, Hangzhou Talent Group, a provincial-level embodied AI industrial investment fund, and several leading listed companies. The funds will mainly be used for large-scale pretraining and technical iteration of its physical inversion world model, hardware and body construction, accelerating talent recruitment and team expansion, and advancing PoC validation and real-world data collection across multiple scenarios. Maple Pledge served as the exclusive private equity financing advisor for this round.

  8. 钛媒体74

    Local Governments Become Major Robot Customers: The Funding Loop and Data Price Collapse Behind the Boom of 70 Training Grounds

    The article examines how local governments have become the largest buyers of robots: by the end of June 2026, more than 70 embodied intelligence training grounds had been built nationwide, with 46 under construction or planned, covering 18 provincial-level administrative regions; from 2024 to June 2026, localities issued more than 40 related policies in total.

  9. 高工咨询 · 微信公众号36

    Zhuoyu Technology secures purchase order for 100,000 planetary joint modules, valued at over 100 million yuan; Aitu Technology's sewing robot manufacturing base goes into production | Market Watch

    Zhuoyu Technology announced on October 15 that it had won a bulk purchase order from a national-level client for 100,000 planetary joint modules, with a contract execution value exceeding 100 million yuan; by 2027, its joint module production capacity is expected to reach 2 million units. On October 10, Aitu Technology's sewing robot manufacturing base in Taizhou, Zhejiang, began production; it is the world's first specialized manufacturing plant for sewing robots, with planned annual capacity of up to 10,000 units.

  10. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence60

    Gewu Tongzhi Secures Nearly RMB 100 Million Angel Round, Betting on Physics-Inversion World Model

    Embodied-brain company Gewu Tongzhi has completed a nearly RMB 100 million angel funding round, with investors including Peak Investment, Hongfu Assets, and Hangzhou Capital. The funds will mainly be used for large-scale pretraining of its physics-inversion world model, hardware and body development, and scenario PoC validation.

  11. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence58

    Frost & Sullivan report: Top five global humanoid robot companies by revenue in H1 are all Chinese

    Frost & Sullivan released its "2026 Global Humanoid Robot Market Research Report." In the first half of this year, global humanoid robot sales reached 36,000 units, exceeding the 35,000 units sold in all of 2025, with market revenue reaching USD 540 million. By revenue, the top five were all Chinese companies, including two based in Shenzhen. Shenzhen Customs data show that in the first eight months of this year, Shenzhen's exports of robots listed separately by category totaled RMB 11.13 billion, up 12.2-fold year on year, with products sold to more than 120 countries and regions worldwide.

  12. 机器人全球资讯 · 微信公众号30

    Xinjiang's first robot 9S center goes into operation: gathering 25 categories and over 60 robots

    Xinjiang's first robot 9S center, invested in and built by Xinjiang Future Era Technology Co., Ltd., has gathered more than 60 robots across 25 categories, including humanoid robots, biomimetic robots, quadruped consumer robot dogs, and inspection robot dogs, and is carrying out scenario applications in fields such as cultural tourism, agriculture, industry, mining, and commercial delivery.

  13. 机器人全球资讯 · 微信公众号40

    US media article: China is leading the world's transition to the AI robotics era

    An article in the US bimonthly Foreign Affairs notes that China is listing embodied intelligence as a "future industry" and incorporating it into the 15th Five-Year Plan, promoting the integration of AI with robotics software and hardware. China already controls about 80% of global lidar production capacity; Unitree Robotics listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in August this year, raising nearly $1 billion in its IPO, and more than two-thirds of its quadruped robot sales go to consumer and industrial scenarios. The article argues that if embodied intelligence becomes a general-purpose technology, China's robotics supply chain will gain influence similar to that of critical minerals.

  14. 机器人全球资讯 · 微信公众号32

    Unitree Technology Exhibition Center completed and opened in Tianjin

    The Unitree Technology Exhibition Center was recently completed and opened in Building 3 of the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Science and Technology Development Center. Its first-floor exhibition hall covers 1,189.04 square meters and features a static display area and six functional experience zones. The static area displays complete humanoid robots and quadruped biomimetic robots as well as self-developed components such as servo joints and dexterous hands; the experience area demonstrates scenarios including quadruped robots climbing over obstacles, humanoid robot boxing matches, industrial material sorting, power equipment inspection, and robot crosstalk, covering consumer, industrial, power, and entertainment fields.

  18. New Strategy Robotics28

    Zowell appears at Canton Fair, narrow-aisle forklifts RRE15 and VDA favored by buyers from multiple countries

    Zowell Intelligent Forklift is exhibiting its narrow-aisle VDA man-down tridirectional forklift and RRE15 double-reach scissor forklift at Booth 9.0 C38 at the Canton Fair, drawing domestic and overseas buyers to stop and inquire about equipment performance, specifications, and overseas delivery lead times. The RRE15 has a fork forward reach of 1030mm and can complete storage and retrieval across four rows of racking depth within a single aisle; the VDA has a minimum operating aisle of only 1.5 meters and, with its 180° rotating fork head, can complete stacking and retrieval on racks on both sides without the vehicle body turning. The first phase of the Canton Fair runs until October 19.

  20. New Strategy Robotics12

    SENEO Daxi Industrial and Commercial Robots to Appear at Shanghai Cleaning and Logistics Exhibitions

    SENEO Daxi industrial and commercial robots will appear at the Amsterdam International Cleaning and Maintenance Exhibition Shanghai, held at Booth D01, Hall N5, Shanghai New International Expo Centre, from October 28 to October 30, 2026, and at the 2026 Asia International Logistics Technology and Transportation Systems Exhibition, held at Booth C1-1, Hall W5, from November 3 to November 6, 2026.

  21. New Strategy Robotics42

    SIASUN DUCO Robots Wins CIIF Robot Award and Signs Cooperation Agreement with Siemens

    At the 26th China International Industry Fair, SIASUN DUCO Robots won the CIIF Robot Award for its intelligent material handling system for the semiconductor final test process. The system uses an integrated air-ground collaborative transfer architecture and provides a material handling solution for the semiconductor final test process.

  22. New Strategy Robotics8

    MR Robot invites you to join us at CeMAT ASIA 2026

    Zhejiang MR Robot Co., Ltd. invites you to attend the CeMAT ASIA 2026 exhibition. Founded in 2017, the company is an AI technology-centered provider of mobile robot products and solutions, with products covering latent series, forklift series, and transfer series robots, as well as intelligent warehousing, intelligent handling, and intelligent sorting solutions. It has so far obtained hundreds of core technology patents.

  23. 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. 月泉仿生 · 微信公众号32

    Yuequan Bionics attends ICBE 2026 and joins International Bionic Enterprise Alliance

    Yuequan Bionics attended the 8th International Conference on Bionic Engineering (ICBE 2026) and formally joined the International Bionic Enterprise Alliance. Founder Professor Ren Lei delivered a keynote report, and Chairwoman Li Tianling was appointed deputy director of the Enterprise Committee of the International Society of Bionic Engineering. At the conference, the ISBE Beijing Exhibition Hall located at Yuequan Bionics was recognized as a science education base of the society. Professor Ren Lei said that Yuequan Bionics has achieved industrialization of a series of products including motors, artificial muscle modules, bionic dexterous hands, and humanoid robots.

  2. 未来机器人网 · 微信公众号73

    China Releases First Six National Standards for Humanoid Robots, Effective April 1, 2027

    The State Administration for Market Regulation approved and released China's first six national standards in the humanoid robotics field. They were issued on September 28, 2026, and publicly announced on October 15, and take effect on April 1, 2027. They comprise five standards in the Humanoid Robot Technical Requirements series and one Technical Specification for Humanoid Robot Simulation Testing Platforms.

  3. 古月居 · 微信公众号42

    ROSCon China 2026 Day One Recap: Whitepaper Released, Strategic Partnerships Secured, Packed Attendance

    ROSCon China 2026 opened in Shanghai on October 16, with over a thousand attendees, more than 300 companies, and nearly a hundred universities present on the first day. The Guyueju robot developer community, together with Avnet and the National and Local Co-built Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, jointly released the whitepaper "From Specialized to General: 2026 Embodied Intelligence Technology Evolution and Industrial Deployment," covering dimensions such as the software ecosystem, computing foundation, data systems, hardware bodies, and talent development, and analyzing the positioning of the ROS open-source framework in embodied intelligence.

  4. 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.

  5. 锐曼REEMAN42

    How the REEMAN Fly Boat AMR transports 200 kg of cargo via a 1.15 m elevator: a real electronics factory case study

    The REEMAN dual-laser Fly Boat factory delivery robot (Fly Boat AMR, ABOT11B) is deployed at an electronics factory in Zhuhai, transporting about 200 kg of PCB materials and bottled water per trip, with a rated payload of 300 kg, a loaded delivery route of about 600 m plus an empty return of about 100 m, and the customer reports about 70–90 trips per day.

  6. 移动机器人产业联盟 · 微信公众号62

    Youibot's Hong Kong IPO Filing Registered with CSRC, Plans Listing Under Chapter 18C

    On October 16, the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued a filing notice for Hefei Youibot Robotics Co., Ltd.'s overseas issuance and listing and the full circulation of its domestic unlisted shares. The company plans to issue no more than 49,477,800 ordinary shares for overseas listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and 243,804,260 domestic unlisted shares held by 37 shareholders will be converted into overseas listed shares. It is expected to become the first listed mobile manipulator robot company.

  7. 未来机器人网 · 微信公众号72

    CAICT and Tsinghua University release Embodied Intelligence Development Report (2026): 22,000 units shipped, RMB 93.5 billion in financing

    The AI Research Institute of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), together with Tsinghua University's Department of Electronic Engineering and the Embodied Intelligence Testing Laboratory, released the Embodied Intelligence Development Report (2026) on October 16. This is CAICT's third release of the report, which is divided into five parts: global trends, technology systems, application expansion, industrial ecosystem and business models, and future outlook.

  8. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence36

    SoftBank Group considers acquiring US security services provider Allied Universal

    SoftBank Group is considering acquiring US security services provider Allied Universal. If the deal is reached, the latter's valuation could reach about 18 billion USD. SoftBank plans to gradually introduce robots in the future through the acquisition to replace some human security positions, but the deployment of humanoid security robots may take longer.

  9. 高工人形机器人 · 微信公众号28

    Five highlights previewed for the 2026 Gaogong Humanoid Robot Annual Conference

    The 2026 Gaogong Humanoid Robot Annual Conference has received registrations from more than 100 companies and will be held in Shenzhen on November 3-4 under the theme "Reconstructing the Old Order · Breaking Through Boundaries," expected to bring together 400+ upstream and downstream companies and 1,000+ industry leaders. The conference features five special sessions, including mass-production breakthroughs and the evolution of embodied brains and cerebellums, plus six roundtable dialogues. GGII's "2026 Embodied Intelligence Progress Research Report" will be released on site, and the 2026 Gaogong Golden Globe Awards will be announced on the evening of November 4.

  10. 36氪 · 微信公众号41

    9:01 Kr: Tesla unveils "flying" sports car with 332,000 yuan deposit; China to restrict or ban export of 40 technologies in AI and other fields; ChangXin Technology expects net profit above 130 billion yuan for first three quarters

    On October 16, Tesla unveiled its second-generation Roadster sports car and demonstrated its "flying" capability. The Performance version is now open for reservation on Tesla's China website, with a refundable intent deposit of 332,000 yuan. China has opened public comment on a revision to the Catalog of Technologies Prohibited or Restricted from Export, proposing to add 40 technologies in AI, biomedicine, and photovoltaics, of which 14 would be prohibited and 26 restricted. ChangXin Technology expects net profit of 131.000 billion to 132.500 billion yuan for the first three quarters, turning profitable year on year, mainly due to sharp DRAM price increases driven by AI computing demand.

  11. 极客公园32

    iPhone Duo Sells Out in One Second, Shipping Slips to Next Year; Musk Weighs Building His Own E-Commerce Platform; Google Co-Founder: AI Is Starting to Build Itself

    The iPhone Duo opened for pre-order at 8 PM on October 16 and sold out on major e-commerce platforms in about one minute, with official website shipping dates pushed to January 22; after Grok Bot was banned by Amazon, Musk responded that "maybe we should create a company to compete with Amazon"; Google co-founder Sergey Brin said at a Gemini 4 Argon roundtable that AI has begun helping build its own next-generation models, and the company is stepping onto the RSI treadmill.

  12. 机器人全球资讯 · 微信公众号42

    Xinjiang's first embodied intelligent robot production line to be completed in April next year

    Xinjiang Dadao Industrial Investment Co., Ltd. has begun construction of an embodied intelligence live training center and application validation base, becoming the first enterprise in Xinjiang to integrate embodied intelligent robot R&D and testing. Its production and assembly line is expected to be completed in April next year, at which point it will be able to customize to customer scenario requirements and deliver embodied intelligent products in multiple varieties, small batches, and multiple batches.

  13. 机器人全球资讯 · 微信公众号64

    First batch of six national standards for humanoid robots released, to take effect on April 1 next year

    The State Administration for Market Regulation has approved the release of the first batch of six national standards for the humanoid robot field, which will officially take effect on April 1 next year. They include five technical requirements series standards and the "Technical Specification for Humanoid Robot Simulation Testing Platforms."

  14. 机器人全球资讯 · 微信公众号53

    Embodied AI Robot Training Ground at Nanjing Air-Ground Digital Intelligence Block Set to Open Soon

    The embodied AI robot training ground in the Air-Ground Digital Intelligence Block of Nanjing Jiangning Development Zone is in the final stages of construction and will be put into use soon. Multiple quadruped and wheel-legged robots are undergoing pre-launch testing. The training ground covers about 5,000 square meters and features standardized multi-terrain, combined real-scene, and interactive open areas, replicating real environments such as factories, urban operations and maintenance, and emergency operations. It is jointly built by Nanjing Communications Group and Nanjing Shengxun Information Technology Co., Ltd.

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. 低空产业纵横 · 微信公众号33

    Jifeng Technology Makes Another Move! Invests 20 Million to Register Low-Altitude Company

    Jifeng Low-Altitude Technology (Sichuan) Co., Ltd., wholly owned by Jifeng Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Technology Service Co., Ltd. (300022), completed its business registration in Chengdu on October 13, with registered capital of 20 million yuan. The company's business scope covers the sale of intelligent unmanned aerial vehicles, surveying and mapping services, and civil aircraft pilot training. It has previously established subsidiaries in Tianjin, Hubei, Nanjing and Suqian in Jiangsu, among which Jifeng Low-Altitude Technology (Hubei) Co., Ltd. serves as the Central China regional headquarters. Jifeng Technology has won bids for low-altitude infrastructure and operation projects in Zhijiang, Hubei and Suqian, Jiangsu, among other places, totaling more than 400 million yuan.