RoboTechnik announced that actual controller, chairman and CEO Dai Jun has proposed a share buyback of RMB 50 million–100 million. All repurchased shares are intended to be cancelled to reduce the company's registered capital.
Kexiang shares announced revenue of RMB 3.979 billion for the first three quarters of 2026, up 45.92% year on year, with net profit attributable to shareholders of RMB 244 million, turning profitable year on year. Third-quarter revenue was RMB 1.85 billion, up 100.9% year on year, and net profit was RMB 311 million, also turning profitable year on year.
The 2026 Safety Emergency Rescue Robot Competition Guangzhou Finals will kick off in Guangzhou on October 23. The Shenzhen Robotics Association, as a supporting organization, is opening spectator registration to all member units. October 23 will be a full day of live-scenario finals competition at Lingnan Impression Park, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center; the awards ceremony and results release conference will be held at 09:00 on October 24 at the Qihang Hall of the Guangzhou Haixinsha All-Space Intelligent Experience Center. Tan Weijia, the association's full-time secretary-general, will serve as a judge for the competition.
The Shenzhen Robotics Association, together with Cainiao Group, will hold the "Cainiao AI Computing Power and Embodied Intelligent Robotics Industry Cooperation Launch Event" on November 5, 13:30-17:00, at Cainiao Hong Kong Smart Port in Hong Kong, focusing on the implementation and global application of "Robotics+". The event opens Cainiao Hong Kong Smart Port for visits, highlighting application scenarios such as the climbing robot warehouse and the automated sorting area, and providing AI and embodied intelligence companies with support from technical validation to scaled application. Attendance is limited to department heads and above.
Recodeal announced that Chairman Wu Shijun has proposed repurchasing part of the company's shares through centralized bidding, with total buyback funds of no less than RMB 50 million and no more than RMB 100 million. The repurchased shares will be used at an appropriate future time for an employee stock ownership plan, equity incentives, or conversion of the company's issued convertible corporate bonds.
The International Cooperation Department of the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued a filing notice: Hefei Youibot Robotics Co., Ltd. plans to issue no more than 49,477,800 ordinary shares overseas and list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company's 37 shareholders plan to convert a total of 243,804,260 domestic unlisted shares into overseas-listed shares for trading on the HKEX.
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.
A collaboration case between Agibot and Ant Afu has been deployed at Peking University People's Hospital, where the half-size humanoid robot Lingxi X2 serves at a patient guidance desk, providing on-site inquiries for patients. Lingxi X2 connects to the AI medical assistant in the Ant Afu app, is based on Ant's medical large model, and is linked to the hospital's private knowledge base; it can provide services such as department guidance, consultation on medical visit procedures, answers to medical insurance policy questions, and in-hospital location navigation. According to the hospital's operational data, as of September 30, Lingxi X2 had worked 66 working days at the outpatient navigation desk, completing a cumulative 46,686 interactions, averaging about 707 per day, with a single-day maximum of 1,420 interactions.
On October 16, the 2026 AI Cloud 100 China list was released in Shanghai, and Yimu Technology was selected as a representative company in the Physical AI track. Its core product, a bionic visual-tactile sensor, uses a three-layer architecture: at the bottom, it accumulates high-quality tactile datasets; in the middle, it enables universal encoding of signals across multiple hardware devices; and at the top, it integrates touch, vision, and language. The company positions itself as the tactile perception entry point for physical AI. In July this year, it completed an E-round financing of over 1 billion yuan, with a post-investment valuation exceeding 10 billion yuan.
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.
Recently, Beijing Diansuan, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shenhao Technology, became the second selected candidate for a certain central state-owned enterprise's intelligent computing small-cluster project, corresponding to a 40% share, or 468 PFlops of dense computing power, with a total winning bid amount of approximately 336 million yuan; another subsidiary, Shenhao Zhisuan, received a cooperation intention confirmation email from Company A and will become its computing power service provider, with a service period of 5 years and estimated service fees of approximately 333 million yuan, bringing the two orders to a combined total of nearly 670 million yuan.
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.
According to 36Kr, as of October 2026, Fa'ao Robotics completed consecutive C+ and D funding rounds totaling nearly 1 billion RMB. The rounds were led by Meituan Dragon Ball and Meituan, respectively, with participation from Yongxin Capital, Shishan Phase II, Suzhou Venture Capital, and others, while existing shareholders including Guolian Minsheng Capital, Suzhou Industrial Investment, and Qingliu Capital increased their investments. The funds will mainly be used for fixed-asset investment in core component production capacity and for expansion and R&D in industrial embodied intelligence, covering the ART series industrial humanoid force-controlled arms and the AIRLab embodied intelligence tool platform.
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.
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.
At the 22nd Asia Pacific Retailers Conference, Zhenghang Innovation released a Physical AI service solution for open retail scenarios, showcasing the H1 bipedal humanoid robot and the C1 wheeled-arm robot. The company plans to provide commercial services in 2027 and outlined a RaaS subscription model but did not disclose pricing.
During the 2026 National Day holiday, robot convenience stores opened at multiple scenic spots across the country: Galaxy General's "Galaxy Space Capsule" has covered about 200 locations in about 50 cities, and Dexmal operates more than 30 robot commercial service kiosks; during the holiday they received over 110,000 customer visits, and the flagship store's total revenue reached 150,000 yuan, nearly 5 times the per-store revenue of traditional convenience stores in the same period.
On the afternoon of October 16, Guo Yuehua, Vice Director and Deputy Party Secretary of the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, and his delegation visited Boshi Co., Ltd. for research; General Manager Wang Jinfu received them. During the visit, they toured the company's exhibition hall and pilot workshop, observed inspection robots on site, learned about the implementation and application of the digital twin visualization platform, and heard a report on the company's development. Guo Yuehua recognized Boshi Co., Ltd.'s achievements in intelligent equipment R&D and digital transformation, affirmed its effectiveness in deeply cultivating the petrochemical intelligent equipment field, and offered guidance on industrial quality improvement and upgrading and project construction.
At the first phase of the 140th Canton Fair, DEEP Robotics presented its full matrix of robots—humanoid, wheeled-legged, and quadruped, described as "one person, one cat, one dog"—along with six standardized industry solutions. The humanoid robot DR02 made its debut at the exhibition. The DR02 is equipped with 275 TOPS of computing power and IP66 protection, and supports wide-temperature operation from -20°C to 55°C; the Lynx M20S can climb over obstacles half a person's height, while the Lynx S10 is easy for a single person to deploy and can enter narrow passages. DEEP Robotics' business now covers 46 countries and regions worldwide.
In the third quarter of 2026, Yunqi welcomed 10 new partners, and 15 portfolio companies completed new funding rounds, covering areas such as embodied intelligence, nuclear fusion, quantum computing, and brain-computer interfaces. In embodied intelligence, Pokebot received an additional USD 100 million-scale Pre-A round, Stardust Intelligence completed a new RMB 1 billion funding round, its new-generation humanoid robot T1 has begun shipping with pricing entering the RMB 90,000 range, and Zhigu Tianchu's cooking robots have achieved revenue exceeding RMB 100 million and continued profitability. In addition, Nuova Fusion completed a RMB 1.2 billion Pre-A series of funding, and Manycore Tech and MiniMax successively disclosed post-listing performance.
AlphaBot 2, the general-purpose intelligent robot from AI² Robotics, has entered Hong Kong's first Embodied AI International Application Training Ground, joining Unitree Robotics, AgiBot Innovation and others as one of the first seven technology partners to take part in training, validation and optimization of embodied intelligence technologies in real-world scenarios. The training ground was established by the Hong Kong Industrial Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Centre (FLAIR) under the Hong Kong Productivity Council and officially opened on October 15. The AlphaBot robot had previously been deployed at a bar in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong, providing cocktail-making and interactive services.
The Mobile Robot Industry Alliance roundup of recent industry news: Hai Robotics deployed 291 FlashPick robots, 78 charging stations, and 5 inbound and 32 outbound workstations at Anta's Langfang regional warehouse; after going live, storage height rose to 8.7 meters, storage density increased 3x, and 120,000 storage locations were provided, with inbound efficiency of 1,063 cases/hour, outbound efficiency of 4,417 cases/hour, and daily capacity exceeding 210,000 items; Geek+ plans to subscribe RMB 50 million for a 20% post-capital-increase equity stake in Beijing Shenyi, a company focused on physical AI and general embodied brains, at a post-investment valuation of possibly RMB 250 million.
AgiBot Lingxi X2 has been integrated with the AI medical assistant in the Ant Afu app and serves as a patient guidance robot at the outpatient navigation desk of Peking University People's Hospital, providing department directions, consultation on the medical visit process, answers on medical insurance policies, and in-hospital location navigation, while delivering standardized medical responses based on the hospital's private knowledge base. As of September 30, it had worked 66 working days and completed 46,686 interactions, averaging 707 per day, with a single-day peak of 1,420 receptions. AgiBot said it will gradually expand deployment and build a replicable model for smart hospital services.
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.
The Liangjie Innovation Embodied Intelligence Center will hold the Embodied Data "Iron Triangle"—Models, Scenarios, and Infrastructure seminar on October 23 in Suzhou, guided by Suzhou International Science and Technology Park (SISAPRK), focusing on three major topics: "Models and Data," "Scenario Implementation," and "Infra Infrastructure." At a point when the industry is moving from pilots to scale, the seminar aims to foster pragmatic dialogue between technology suppliers and scenario demand-side parties.
Jiazzi Guangnian announced that the 2026 Jiazzi Gravity Annual Gala will open on December 1 under the theme of AI's "Second Prologue," bringing together leading scientists, technology entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and investors. Zhang Yijia, founder and CEO of Jiazzi Guangnian, will release the annual report "Opening the 'Second Prologue': 30 Judgments on AI in 2026." The conference will feature five sub-venues. The event will also reveal the "Jiazzi 100 List" and the "2026 China Technology Industry Investment List," covering 7 major fields and including 15 sub-lists for investment institutions and investors.
ROBROS has released behind-the-scenes footage from Between Steps, the series featuring the robot IGRIS-C, covering its on-camera performance and exclusive footage from the set. The series is available to watch on DisneyPlusKR and enadrama, and the video's background music was generated by AI.
Amazon has restricted the Grok bot from placing orders on its platform. Musk responded on October 16, saying he might launch a shopping platform to compete with Amazon.
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.
FFR has signed a definitive agreement with Faraday Future (FFAI) to acquire FFAI's robotics assets and business at an estimated valuation of about $200 million, with closing expected before the end of this month; after closing, FFAI will hold approximately 65.7%. FFR simultaneously completed a first-round PIPE financing of no more than $10 million. As of the end of September, cumulative shipments of FFAI's robotics hardware reached 817 units while maintaining positive-margin deliveries, and management forecasts cumulative revenue of about $1.98 billion from 2026 to 2030.
The HKU-KAI SMASH team appeared in the second part of RTHK's Vibrant Hong Kong program, sharing the cutting-edge AI technologies and R&D journey behind its AI table tennis robot. The content is mainly an introduction to the program interview; the original text did not disclose the robot's model, performance metrics, or experimental data.
TIME magazine has announced its 2026 Best Inventions list, featuring 300 official inventions and 100 special mentions. Unitree's GD01 manned mech and founder Wang Xingxing appear on the cover. The Unitree GD01 is the world's first mass-produced transformable manned mech, standing about 2.7 meters tall, weighing about 500 kilograms with a rider, and starting at 3.9 million yuan. Honor's Robot Phone is the only Chinese phone on the list, Ant Afu is the only Chinese AI app, and Alipay AI payment is the only payment service worldwide to make the list.
The article analyzes how, with the releases of GPT-6 Astra, Gemini 4 Argon, and the Pi API stacking up, the semantic, simulation, and fine-tuning layers of embodied intelligence are being taken over by general foundation model companies, and the world model is being demoted from overall commander to physical verifier.
China's first six national standards for humanoid robots have been approved and released, all taking effect on April 1, 2027. They include GB/T 48316—2026, Technical specification for humanoid robot simulation test platforms, and GB/T 48317.1 to 48317.5, Technical requirements for humanoid robots, in five parts (general provisions, environmental perception, decision planning, motion control, and task operation). The standards are administered by the National Technical Committee 591 on Robots of Standardization Administration of China (TC591).
Why it matters: The article breaks down the six national standards item by item to identify the metrics that are actually quantified, and, comparing them with conditions on production lines and in shopping malls, explains what they govern and what they do not.
CASBOT PA (Perception-to-Action), a perception-to-action model independently developed by CASBOT, has been deployed at real workstations in Fujian Xinbai Sports' Putian shoe factory. At the current stage, a robotic arm serves as the execution platform, with the pipeline running from visual perception to motion generation, kinematic processing, and real-machine execution.
AI² Robotics is one of the first seven technology partners, and its general-purpose intelligent robot AlphaBot 2 has joined Hong Kong's first Embodied AI International Application Training Ground, established by FLAIR under the Hong Kong Productivity Council, to take part in training, validation, and optimization of embodied AI technology in real application scenarios. The same batch of partners includes Unitree Robotics and AgiBot, among others.
On October 15, the 140th Canton Fair (Autumn session) opened. The first phase centers on advanced manufacturing, with an exhibition area exceeding 500,000 square meters; on the first day, nearly 90,000 overseas buyers attended.
Shanghai Ant Lingbo Technology Co., Ltd.'s registered capital increased from 120 million RMB to 200 million RMB, an increase of about 67%. The company was founded in December 2024 and is jointly held by three enterprises including Ant Intelligent (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. Its business scope includes artificial intelligence basic software and application software development.
Tianyancha App shows that Shanghai Ant Lingbo Technology Co., Ltd.'s registered capital increased from 120 million yuan to 200 million yuan, an increase of about 67%. The company was founded in December 2024, with Zhu Xing as legal representative. It is jointly held by Ant Intelligence (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Lingyi Gongchuang Enterprise Management Partnership (Limited Partnership), and Shanghai Lingqi Gongchuang Enterprise Management Partnership (Limited Partnership). Its business scope covers software development, internet data services, and AI application software development.
Chuguang Yueqian announced the completion of a seed round of several hundred million yuan, with Chentao Capital, Xiaomi Strategic Investment, BV Baidu Ventures, and Xinhe Capital participating. The company was founded less than 5 months ago, and its founder is Zhang Ying, former core technical lead of Horizon Robotics' HSD.