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  1. OFweek Robotics58

    Zhuge Robotics completes Pre-A funding round, focusing on travel assistant robots for the visually impaired

    Shandong Zhuge Robotics completed a Pre-A funding round on October 16, jointly invested by Pudong Venture Capital, Bawei Tong Spatial Intelligence, and Shijiazhuang Quchuang Technology. Its core product, the AI LOOK blind assistant robot, relies on multi-sensor fusion and a pedestrian-pathway vision large model to perform environmental perception, path decision-making, and real-time guidance in unfamiliar public environments, without the need for pre-scanned maps or manual remote control. After the funding, the company plans to continue iterating its self-developed models and expand into scenarios assisting people with disabilities and the elderly.

  2. OFweek Robotics51

    Former Zhijing Robotics CDO Mao Weimin joins AgiBot to lead delivery and deployment

    Mao Weimin, former CDO of Zhijing Robotics, has joined AgiBot's Genie business unit, taking over delivery and deployment operations. The unit is led by Yao Maoqing, and the Genie series robots have already seen over 10,000 units roll off the production line and enter production-line operations. The author analyzes that large-scale delivery experience from the autonomous driving industry is migrating to embodied intelligence, and that industry competition is shifting from prototype validation to a contest of engineering implementation and delivery capability.

  3. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence26

    UBTech Establishes New Technology Company in Shaoxing with 50 Million Yuan Registered Capital

    Shaoxing UBTech Technology Co., Ltd. was recently established with a registered capital of 50 million yuan. Its legal representative is Hao Baoyu, and its business scope covers software development, AI application software development, and intelligent robot R&D and sales. Tianyancha shows the company is wholly owned by Shenzhen UBTech Technology Co., Ltd.

  5. 高工咨询 · 微信公众号55

    Jiexiang launches full forklift robot product family, FK-80 lifting height raised to 8 meters

    At its online launch event on October 15, Jiexiang debuted its full lineup of forklift robots across the E series, FK series, and RS series for the first time, and added the FK-80 model, whose maximum lifting height has been raised from 6.5 meters to 8 meters while maintaining a 1.2-ton full-stroke zero-load-loss capability; the products have entered the stage of actual project deployment.

  6. 自变量机器人 · 微信公众号46

    XiaZhi Robotics receives two-star PIA mark for personal information protection impact assessment

    XiaZhi Robotics received a two-star PIA mark in the tenth batch of "Personal Information Protection Impact Assessments," covering its home-entry app's business scenario of processing user interaction and visual data. It is the first two-star PIA mark in China's embodied intelligence application field and the only one for home-entry scenarios. The assessment was carried out by the China Electronics Standardization Institute under the Personal Information Protection Law and GB/T 39335-2020, and targets real business scenarios in the process of robots entering real homes to provide services, rather than laboratory demonstrations.

  7. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence66

    Leadshine expects humanoid robot business revenue to gradually make a larger contribution next year and the year after

    Leadshine said during an institutional research survey that its full-year order backlog for frameless torque motors exceeds 1 million units, with annual deliveries expected at 800,000 to 900,000 units, monthly capacity reaching 150,000 units, and production lines being expanded toward an annual capacity of 3 million units. Order backlog for its three major categories of joint modules—harmonic, planetary, and integrated wheel—exceeds 60,000 units. This year's robot business order scale is expected at 200 million to 300 million yuan, about one-tenth of revenue, and it preliminarily expects humanoid robot business revenue to gradually make a larger contribution next year and the year after.

  8. OFweek Robotics83

    Unitree Robotics launches STAR Market IPO subscription: issue price 150.80 yuan, post-issue market cap about 61 billion yuan

    Unitree Robotics launched its STAR Market IPO subscription on August 10, with subscription code 787836, an issue price of 150.80 yuan per share, a corresponding issue price-to-earnings ratio of 219.23 times, a post-issue total market capitalization of about 60.993 billion yuan, and expected fundraising of about 6.099 billion yuan, an oversubscription of about 45%. Unitree's 2025 revenue was about 1.699 billion yuan, net profit attributable to parent was about 278 million yuan, and actual shipments exceeded 5,500 units; the article, citing precedents such as UBTech, Geek+, and Estun, notes that robot themes and first-day gains show no general pattern.

    Why it matters: The original article uses the listing data of UBTech, Geek+, and Estun as comparisons to help readers understand the logic and risks behind Unitree's high-multiple subscription and high pricing.

  9. OFweek Robotics69

    Robotics industry enters its second half: bankruptcy liquidations such as Yinghe coexist with IPO queue

    A media article analyzes the divergence in the robotics industry: Yinghe Robotics will hold its first creditors' meeting on October 19 as it enters bankruptcy liquidation; Shenlan Robotics has been ruled into bankruptcy liquidation with over 23 million yuan in unpaid wages; and multiple cases against Zhicheng Dynamics have been terminated. On the other side, in the first 8 months of 2026 the robotics sector raised 124.51 billion yuan in financing, about 40 to 50 companies are queuing for listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and of the 46 billion yuan in financing in the first half of the year, the top 20 companies took over 70 percent. The article argues that the companies being eliminated are those lacking delivery capability.

  11. Leiphone Robotics53

    Damoda discloses 45-fold overseas growth over five years, plans to file for IPO in 2027 and expand into low-altitude swarm embodied intelligence

    Leiphone reports on a decade of development in Damoda's drone show business: equipment sales account for about 70% of revenue, overseas sales have grown 45-fold over five years and cover more than 50 countries and regions, and the hardware localization rate is 100%. The company is developing a second product line for GPS-denied enclosed spaces based on more than 66 million flight sorties of data; a demo is expected between the end of this year and early next year, and the company plans to file for an IPO next year.

  13. 中科慧灵 · 微信公众号60

    CASBOT PA perception-to-action model deployed on production line at Putian shoe factory

    CASBOT PA (Perception-to-Action), a perception-to-action model developed in-house by CASBOT, has been deployed at real workstations in the Putian shoe factory of Fujian Xinbai Sports, currently using robotic arms as the execution platform, with a pipeline of visual perception, motion generation, kinematic processing, and real-machine execution.

  14. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence25

    Record number of debut exhibits at ninth CIIE

    At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on the 16th, it was announced that the ninth CIIE features more than 480 representative exhibits making their global debut, Asian premiere, or China premiere, a record high. This year's CIIE shows stronger innovation momentum.

  15. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence61

    Zhongwan Intelligence's Zhongke Jingrui completes over 100 million yuan in cumulative funding, signs hundreds of millions of yuan in micro-drone orders within the year

    Zhongke Jingrui, under Changzhou Zhongwan Intelligence, announced that it has completed multiple consecutive funding rounds from angel to Series A, raising over 100 million yuan cumulatively, with shareholders including CAS Star and Everbright Capital. The company uses 200-gram-class micro aerial vehicles as its core platform and has developed micro unmanned helicopters, coaxial twin-rotor, and biomimetic aircraft configurations, with products in three series: Zhifeng, Yifeng, and Yingfeng; the Yifeng weighs about 65 grams per unit, and the Yingfeng supports flight in level-six wind conditions and swarm coordination.

  17. OFweek Robotics64

    Qiyuan Q1 and T1 Consumer Robots Deliver on First Day of National Day Holiday; Author Explains Ecosystem Logic Behind 20,000-Yuan Pricing

    Qiyuan Robotics, under Swancor Advanced Materials, delivered its Q1 and T1 personal robots in order sequence on October 1, with pricing starting at 19,999 yuan and the first batch going to authorized experience stores in seven cities including Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. CEO Tian Hua said the hardware itself is not profitable and that long-term commercial space lies in content subscriptions and IP applications; the article notes that Swancor Advanced Materials posted a net loss attributable to shareholders of 167 million yuan in the first half of the year, while robot advance payments rose from 4 million yuan to 210 million yuan, and that delivery fulfillment rates and activation and usage data warrant attention going forward.

  18. Boshi/博实股份24

    Wanhua Chemical President Kou Guangwu and delegation visit Boshi to inspect and exchange, award "Excellent Supplier" plaque

    On October 15, Wanhua Chemical President Kou Guangwu and his delegation visited Boshi Co., Ltd., touring the exhibition hall and pilot workshop and observing inspection robots, industrial service operations, and the digital twin visualization platform. As a core equipment supplier to Wanhua Chemical for complete packaging lines and automatic loading equipment, Boshi's related equipment has been put into production and application at multiple Wanhua bases in China. During the discussion, the two sides reviewed more than 20 years of cooperation, and Kou Guangwu, on behalf of Wanhua Chemical, awarded Boshi the "Excellent Supplier" plaque; the two sides will continue joint research and intelligent optimization and upgrading of equipment.

  19. New Strategy Robotics30

    Ganchi Technology and Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center showcase multi-robot collaboration at CIIF: AMR and NAVIAI WA2 humanoid robot work together

    Ganchi Technology, together with the Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, appeared at the 26th China International Industry Fair, which opened on October 12. An AMR intelligent mobile robot and the NAVIAI WA2 wheeled-arm humanoid robot collaborated to complete a fully autonomous material-handling loop in a live setting—picking up material, transferring it, returning, and resetting—with no human intervention throughout. Ganchi also displayed an embodied intelligence product matrix comprising the NERA-C embodied robot controller, the NERA-A embodied mobile manipulator, and the NERA-P series mobile chassis. The exhibition runs until October 16.

  20. New Strategy Robotics50

    AgiBot's Yuan Sheng Ecosystem Development Plan invests over 200 million yuan with more than 20 universities to build embodied intelligence practice platform

    AgiBot's "Yuan Sheng Ecosystem Development Plan" is partnering with more than 20 universities, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Zhejiang University, to build an industry-education integration innovation practice platform for embodied intelligence. It will deploy over 1,000 units across its full lineup of robot bodies, including Jingling, Lingxi, Expedition, and Kutu quadruped models, with robot bodies and software membership benefits totaling 200 million yuan.

  21. New Strategy Robotics29

    Mech-Mind Wins CIIF Robot Award, Showcases 20 Major Intelligent Applications at CIIF

    On October 13, Mech-Mind won the "CIIF Robot Award" at the 26th China International Industry Fair (CIIF) awards, which this year granted no more than 10 awards. At the fair's core robotics exhibition area, the company showcased 20 intelligent applications closely mirroring real-world scenarios across a 300 m² booth, covering tasks such as transparent object handling, high-volume SKU sorting, and high-precision assembly. Its general-purpose robot "eye-brain-hand" products have been deployed in over 30,000 units cumulatively. The exhibition is at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), Booth 7.1H-A225.

  22. 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.

  23. New Strategy Robotics23

    Fujian Kesheng Intelligent Logistics Equipment Selected as a 2026 Provincial Manufacturing Single Champion Enterprise

    Fujian Kesheng Intelligent Logistics Equipment Co., Ltd. was selected for Fujian Province's 2026 provincial manufacturing single champion enterprise proposed list on the strength of its "full-specification flexible intelligent sorting and packaging system." A total of 83 enterprises across the province made the list, including 16 in Quanzhou. Founded in 1991, Kesheng develops and produces stereoscopic warehousing, AGV robots, intelligent logistics systems and other equipment, serving thousands of users in the food, pharmaceutical, tobacco and other industries.

  24. New Strategy Robotics22

    Hefei Banyi Tong (MiMA) opens Shenyang marketing service center, its 21st site nationwide, and exhibits at 2026 CIIF

    Hefei Banyi Tong (MiMA) Electric Forklift's Shenyang marketing service center opened on October 11 in Hunnan District, Shenyang. It is the 21st site in the company's national and global marketing service network, covering the Northeast region and providing logistics and warehousing end customers, integrators, and dealers with one-stop, full-lifecycle services including model selection, purchase, leasing, and parts. The company also launched "Plan C" membership benefits for ultra-narrow-aisle models and high-density warehousing solutions, and exhibited at the 2026 China International Industry Fair from October 12 to 16 at Booth D136, Hall 7.1, National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai).

  25. 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.

  26. 移动机器人产业联盟 · 微信公众号28

    Ingo Intelligence to Appear at Embodied Picking and Loading/Unloading Robotics Forum

    Guo Peng, General Manager of Ingo Intelligence's Overseas Business Division, will give a keynote presentation titled "No Box-Type Limits, No Palletizing Limits — How Messol-S Achieves Truly Unmanned Mixed-Case Loading and Unloading" at the 2026 Embodied Picking and Loading/Unloading Robotics Industry Forum on November 04 (Wednesday).

  27. 乐聚机器人 · 微信公众号62

    Leju and Zhaofeng Electromechanical Release Embodied Intelligence Loading Solution, with 15 "Kuafu" Robots in Regular Operation

    On October 15, Leju Robotics and Zhaofeng Electromechanical jointly released an "embodied intelligence + auto parts loading solution" in Zhejiang. Fifteen "Kuafu" robots have been put into regular operation on Zhaofeng Electromechanical's production line, completing the full process of "preparation - material retrieval - transfer - loading."

  28. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence59

    Embodied AI startups rush into external investment, with more than ten companies including AgiBot already involved

    Securities Times reports that some embodied AI startups founded two or three years ago and not yet profitable are sitting on billions of yuan in financing, raising funds while also investing externally. Recently, Juxie Intelligence and Moxian Technology simultaneously announced the completion of financing, and a hundred-billion-yuan embodied AI unicorn appeared among the investors in both. This phenomenon is concentrated in fields such as embodied AI, large models, and AI chips, and is especially pronounced in the robotics track. Since the start of this year, more than ten companies including AgiBot, Songyan Power, and Galbot have successively entered the investment arena.

  29. 中国机器人网 · 微信公众号54

    US Army announces five winning projects in xTechHumanoid competition to explore battlefield uses of humanoid robots

    The US Army announced five winning projects in the xTechHumanoid competition, exploring how humanoid robots could be used in future military operations; the competition received 103 proposals. The winning projects involve two different power systems, fingertip tactile sensors, software, and the humanoid robot Alex developed by the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, which uses custom high-backdrivability quasi-direct-drive actuators and has 29 joints; the US Army specifically noted its ballistic protection capability and its hybrid autonomous system combining AI with human control.

  30. 中国机器人网 · 微信公众号46

    FAIRINO Robotics and Schmalz Form Global Ecosystem Strategic Partnership to Enable Scaled Physical Execution for Intelligent Agents

    FAIRINO Robotics and Schmalz signed a global ecosystem strategic partnership agreement at the Schmalz booth at the Shanghai Industrial Fair, covering product adaptation and global market collaboration for palletizing and CNC loading/unloading scenarios. Schmalz's robot gripper series products have completed adaptation with FAIRINO's collaborative robot series products, and a handling kit suitable for FAIRINO robots has been launched. FAIRINO Robotics states that its 2025 global sales rank first in the industry, that its 2026 overseas shipment volume is expected to approach 6,000 units, and that the two parties have already established a foundation for cooperation in Europe, North America, South Korea, and other regions.

  31. 低空产业纵横 · 微信公众号33

    599,000 yuan! Low-altitude police drone airport project: China Tower wins bid

    China Tower Corporation Limited Weihai Branch won the bid for the Weihai Public Security Bureau's low-altitude police drone airport service project (second tender) at 599,000 yuan, with a total evaluation score of 91.90 points. The project is intended to enhance public security organs' patrol and prevention, emergency response, and investigative evidence-gathering capabilities. The agency service fee of 9,000 yuan is to be paid by the winning bidder. Shandong Nanxin Lihe Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou Zixi Technology Co., Ltd. participated in the bidding but did not win.

  32. 低空产业纵横 · 微信公众号30

    Youyang Pomelo Base drone green pest control project opens tender with 3.45 million yuan budget

    The People's Government of Qingquan Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, has issued a public tender for the "Pomelo Base Drone Application Green Pest Control Project" (project number: YOY26A00116), with a budget of 3.45 million yuan and a maximum price of 3.3 million yuan. The procurement covers one batch of drone-based green pest control services for the pomelo base. Tender documents can be obtained online via the Chongqing Municipal Government Procurement Network from October 15 to October 22. The deadline for submitting bids is November 6 at 9:30. Joint bids are not accepted.

  33. LeadeRobot62

    Chuguang Yueqian Completes Hundreds of Millions of Yuan Seed Round with Xiaomi and Baidu Participation; Zhang Ying, Former Horizon HSD Lead, Founds Robotics Startup

    Chuguang Yueqian announced the completion of a seed round worth hundreds of millions of yuan, with participation from Chentao Capital, Xiaomi Strategic Investment, BV Baidu Ventures, and Xinhe Capital. The company was founded less than 5 months ago by Zhang Ying, former core technical lead of Horizon's HSD. Zhang Ying says the end-to-end methodology validated in autonomous driving can generalize to robotic manipulation scenarios. The company's core product, Simate-beta, topped the RoboDojo evaluation leaderboard on September 23 with an average Score of 33.95 and a success rate of 27.96%, and completed a multi-step tea-brewing task on a real robot.

  34. 量子位39

    DeepMotion Badminton Robot Sets Guinness World Record with 1,452 Consecutive Shots

    A DeepMotion badminton robot rallied 1,452 consecutive shots with a human player, earning Guinness World Record certification. According to public reports, the robot can recognize an incoming shuttlecock in about 0.5 milliseconds, swing at 30 meters per second, and smash at over 250 kilometers per hour; its ICRA 2025 paper reports a 94.5% return success rate against a shuttle-launching machine and a 90.7% success rate in consecutive rallies with real people. The system is built on a reusable general-purpose physical motion platform, consisting of a multi-degree-of-freedom racket arm, a mobile chassis, and a self-developed robot brain.

  35. 数字华夏23

    Digital Huaxia Showcases Xialan R03 and Xingxingxia P2 at 2026 Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition)

    At the invitation of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Digital Huaxia showcased its new-generation bionic robot Xialan R03 and Xingxingxia P2 at the RoboPark zone of the 2026 Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition). During the same event, the "2026 Future Industry Sci-Tech Pioneer Top 100 Release" was held, and Xialan R03 received the "Top 100 Products" honor for its bionic intelligent technology and scenario value. Xingxingxia P2 took the RoboPark Stage for a dance performance and interacted with visitors for photos in the photo check-in area.

  36. 量子位55

    Sichuan Embodied Technology completes over 100 million yuan Pre-A funding round; Aiqiu humanoid robot starts at 98,000 yuan

    Sichuan Embodied Humanoid Robot Technology Co., Ltd. (EIR) recently completed a Pre-A funding round of over 100 million yuan. The funds will mainly be used for iterative R&D of the humanoid robot "Aiqiu," construction of a 10,000-unit-scale production base, and building out a sales system. This funding round is coordinated with support for a humanoid robot pilot-scale maturation project, forming a three-tier state-owned capital linkage across Sichuan Province, city, and county levels. The company has also launched a new funding round.

  37. LeadeRobot60

    Ruoyu Technology Completes Approximately 100 Million Yuan Pre-A Funding Round, Led by Sunway Communication

    Recently, Shenzhen Ruoyu Technology, an embodied intelligence robot brain company, completed a Pre-A funding round in the hundreds of millions of yuan, led by Sunway Communication, with Jinmu Capital, Qindao Capital, Huanghai Financial Holdings, and Zhongchuang Capital participating. The funds will be used for iterating its self-developed Ruoyu Jiutian robot brain, expanding ecosystem partnerships, and R&D of full-stack capabilities.

  38. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence54

    Germany plans large-scale cooperation with Nvidia to advance industrial AI, with about 12 companies including Siemens and Audi participating

    According to people familiar with the matter, the German federal government plans large-scale cooperation with Nvidia to advance the deployment of AI in industry. The goals include laying the foundation for physical AI (which can be used to train robots and autonomous vehicles) and training high-performance industrial large models with international competitiveness; about 12 German companies plan to participate, including Siemens, Audi, and Black Forest Labs.

  40. 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.