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  1. OFweek Robotics22

    On a pullback day, new robotics funds pick a 130,000-yuan-revenue speculative stock to push four straight limit-ups

    On October 27, 16 robotics-sector stocks hit their daily limit. Xiangyang Bearing pulled off four consecutive limit-ups after announcing that its precision bearings for robotics had first-half revenue of 131,400 yuan, or 0.018% of revenue; Saifutian and Duolun Technology also hit four straight limit-ups the same day. New incoming funds avoided core T-chain names already in the Optimus supply chain, such as Tuopu, Sanhua, and Siling, and rotated into low-market-cap, clean-float peripheral plays. The day's failed-limit-up rate was 42% and the promotion rate was 27%, making the move sentiment arbitrage during an earnings vacuum.

  2. OFweek Robotics58

    Do humanoid robots entering factories really need legs? LimX Dynamics mounts the TRON 2 upper body on a six-axis industrial arm

    LimX Dynamics and ZINOVA mounted the torso module of the TRON 2 dual-arm embodied robot on the end of a large six-axis industrial robotic arm, completing formwork frame assembly and rebar tying tasks at a heavy-industry construction site. The article notes that bipedal robots have a single-charge battery life of only one to two hours, with most of the power used to maintain balance, and that their small contact area makes it difficult to withstand the recoil of tools such as nail guns. In this approach, the industrial arm bears the load and absorbs impact, while the TRON 2 dual arms use vision to recognize an off-the-shelf industrial nail gun and plan gripping and trigger actions; force sensors perceive contact vibration and resistance, and two robots can work together to align lumber and fire.

  3. OFweek Robotics58

    Jinkong Technology completes tens of millions of yuan angel round, plans to validate core components for space robots by year-end

    Shanghai Jinkong Technology announced on October 26 that it has completed an angel round of tens of millions of yuan, led by CDH VGC, with Shanghai Jiao Tong University Hanyuan Assets, Guoke Green Fund, and Lingqiao Intelligent participating. The funds will be used for R&D of core components for space robots, in-orbit validation, and product engineering.

  4. OFweek Robotics58

    Chen Mingxiu, former head of Alibaba DAMO Academy's Leyun embodied platform, leaves to found Muling Technology in Hangzhou

    Chen Mingxiu, former head of Alibaba DAMO Academy's Leyun embodied intelligence platform, has left the company and founded Muling Technology in Yuhang District, Hangzhou, with registered capital of about 1.5625 million yuan, focused on Physical RSI (embodied recursive self-improvement). This is the second core technical leader lost from Alibaba's embodied AI ranks in just over a month, following reports on September 14 that Zhao Deli, head of DAMO Academy's embodied intelligence lab, had departed.

  7. 雷科技42

    Interview with SparkLink Alliance's Zeng Guosong: SparkLink 3.0 Sees AI as an Opportunity to Overtake, Replacing Wired Robot Joints with Wireless

    Zeng Guosong, Secretary-General of the International SparkLink Alliance, said after the release of the SparkLink 3.0 standard that SparkLink 3.0 will develop around AI, with the goal of becoming the technical infrastructure of the AI intelligence era. The alliance has established an embodied intelligence working group and plans to use SparkLink modules to reduce cabling in robot joints. Its standard specifies 99.999% reliability and is divided into four communication modes: SLE, SLB, SLP, and SLZ. The alliance currently has nearly 1,260 member units, more than 100 of which are international members, and in April next year it will add an industry promotion group for the smart energy sector.

  8. New Strategy Robotics22

    Bolzoni Group appears at AGV Expo 2026 in Italy, showcasing AGV-specific electric mast and electric rotating carton clamp

    Bolzoni Group last week at AGV Expo 2026 in Piacenza, Italy, highlighted two electric attachments for AGV automation applications: an AGV-specific electric mast equipped with an electric side-shift fork positioner, and an AGV-specific electric rotating carton clamp for handling cartons and packaged goods.

  9. New Strategy Robotics38

    On-site report: Vision + AMR dual-engine drive, HuaRay Technology appears at Shenzhen Electronic Semiconductor Exhibition & Machine Vision Exhibition

    HuaRay Technology exhibited new machine vision and AMR products and solutions at the Electronic Semiconductor Exhibition and Machine Vision Exhibition at Shenzhen Bao'an International Convention and Exhibition Center from October 27 to 29. On the vision side, these included the 65MP CXP large-area-array camera, RayDes camera, 5MP short-wave infrared camera, 16K 256-level TDI line-scan camera, and the R5000Pro and RS3000 code readers, among others; on the AMR side, live demonstrations included the M060C modular chassis, the FCX100B omnidirectional latent fork-lift AMR, and a latent lift AMR for the PCB industry, among others.

  10. New Strategy Robotics12

    Hefei Banyitong (MiMA) to Bring Smart Warehousing Solutions to CeMAT ASIA 2026

    Hefei Banyitong (MiMA) will exhibit its smart warehousing solutions at CeMAT ASIA 2026, with surprises planned at the booth. Founded in 1994, the company is the sole nationwide designer and manufacturer of MIMA-brand forklifts, offering application solutions from 500 kg to 100,000 kg, with products spanning 12 major categories and more than 50 varieties, including AGVs and unmanned aisle stackers.

  11. New Strategy Robotics15

    IMS Gear to showcase modular standard planetary gearboxes at CeMAT Asia 2026

    IMS Gear (Taicang) Co., Ltd. will present its modular standard planetary gearbox technology solution at the 2026 Asia International Logistics Technology and Transport Systems Exhibition (CeMAT Asia 2026), held from November 3 to November 6 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The planetary gearbox has been in production since 1970 and is used in automotive and industrial applications such as AGV drive wheels, forklift power steering systems, and logistics conveying. Visitors can scan a QR code to register for free admission.

  12. New Strategy Robotics25

    Liandong Attachments Company holds 2026 smart attachment series product launch, unveiling 8 new products

    Liandong Attachments Company held its 2026 smart attachment series product launch on October 23, releasing and displaying 8 smart attachment products on site, with more than 70 representatives of smart logistics customers, OEMs, and partners in attendance. The event introduced the company's hydraulic attachment heritage and new electric-drive smart products, and guests also toured the sales showroom and the full production process.

  13. New Strategy Robotics58

    Hikrobot launches "Mingzhi" series of standalone intelligent products, debuting Z1-300 and Z2-1500

    Hikrobot has officially launched its "Mingzhi" series of standalone intelligent products, integrating perception, decision-making, and execution into the robot body itself, eliminating reliance on a scheduling architecture so that a single unit can complete the entire material-handling workflow. The series debuts with two products: the Z1-300 underride transport robot and the Z2-1500 forklift transport robot. The company says unboxing, mapping, and task dispatch can be completed in as little as 30 minutes, and a single map can cover up to 200,000 square meters.

  14. New Strategy Robotics40

    Damon Technology GPC 2026 Global Partner Conference preview: AI and embodied intelligence logistics solutions deployed

    Damon Technology will hold the GPC 2026 Global Partner Conference on November 6-7 at its Damon Science and Innovation headquarters in Huzhou. Live on-site demonstrations will show four warehouse workstation solutions validated through internal POC, including intelligent parcel feeding for cross-belt sorters, feeding for the Flying Shuttle intelligent sorting robot, production line-side handling, and warehouse depalletizing and palletizing handling, with humanoid robots working in coordination with sorting hosts, conveyors, and shelf pallets.

  16. 钛媒体12

    Edge AI Daily Morning Brief (October 28): Anthropic Files IPO Prospectus, OpenAI Releases GPT-6.1 Terra, Google Launches Genie 4

    On October 26, Anthropic publicly filed its S-1 with the SEC, planning to list on Nasdaq under the ticker "ANT"; the prospectus discloses second-quarter 2026 revenue of 11.6 billion USD and operating profit of 974 million USD. On October 27, OpenAI released Terra, a mid-tier model in the GPT-6.1 family, focused on visual reasoning and desktop software operation, with standard API input priced at 1 USD per million tokens.

  17. 36Kr Embodied Intelligence18

    Physical AI Reaches an Inflection Point for Deployment as Supply-Chain Companies Seize Opportunities

    Physical AI has become a new hot spot in the AI industry and has driven related A-share concept stocks higher, with Unitree Robotics shares rebounding more than 65% over 7 trading days since mid-October. Accelerating industry evolution and the entry of tech giants are seen as the underlying logic of the rally, while the "training + simulation + edge" computing narrative for physical AI follows the earlier computing narrative and eases market concerns that AI capital expenditure has peaked. The central government and local governments have successively issued policies on developing physical AI, and listed companies are positioning themselves across various links of the supply chain to seize opportunities.

  19. 荭杏科技18

    Hongxing Technology's Dazhuang-Z6 and Two Other Robots Explore Real-World Embodied Intelligence Applications

    Hongxing Technology's industrial robot Dazhuang-Z6 can perform tasks such as box handling and item picking, exploring the practical application of embodied intelligence in industrial operations. Its guide service robot Xiaomei-M9 provides conversation, guidance, and route directions, while the desktop robot Lumi offers daily companionship through conversation and movement interaction. The three products target industrial operations, commercial services, and daily interaction scenarios, respectively.

  20. 钛媒体18

    TMTPost Audio Morning Briefing, October 28, 2026

    The TMTPost October 28 audio morning briefing rounds up several industry developments: China is advancing the development of international standards for EV charging adapters and smart headlights under the ISO and IEC frameworks; IEC has published IEC TS 62196-7:2026, and ISO has published ISO 10604:2026, which was revised under China's leadership. Shanghai proposes that by 2028 the industrial robot density reach 600 units per 10,000 people, promote 8,000 humanoid robots entering factories, and grow the intelligent manufacturing system integration industry to 100 billion yuan.

  22. Reddit r/robotics30

    Training Franka Panda to complete pick-and-place with PPO in PyBullet

    A simulated Franka Panda learns in PyBullet to pick up blocks and place them on a target pad using PPO from Stable-Baselines3; the project aims to understand PyBullet and the full reinforcement-learning robot training pipeline. Future plans include adding text or voice prompts so users can choose which block to pick up and where to place it; the code has been released on GitHub.

  23. Reddit r/robotics10

    How to keep operating a Meccanoid robot after its server shutdown

    A user's 4-foot-tall Meccanoid robot can no longer be operated because the manufacturer has completely shut down its software servers and discontinued the companion app; the user is seeking software solutions that can still program it or control its movement.

  26. Reddit r/robotics10

    Commercial service robot deployers: What happens when a mission needs human intervention?

    A robotics software engineer is seeking real-world cases from deployers of commercial mobile robots in cleaning, delivery, security, and hospital logistics, to understand how tasks are handled when they require human intervention or are not completed as expected. The questions cover how problems are detected, whether on-site staff, the engineering team, or the vendor handles them, the human time and rework involved, how often this happens, and how final task completion is confirmed. Experiences from initial deployment commissioning are also welcome, as are reasons why some deployments run well with little intervention. Application scenarios, roles, and approximate fleet sizes can be shared anonymously.

  27. Reddit r/robotics22

    Cubic Doggo update: Wouf walks while carrying a 1 kg payload

    Wouf, the quadruped robot in the Cubic Doggo project, managed to stagger a few steps while carrying a 1 kg load (about half its own weight), even though the steering gait code had not been fixed. Its ST-3215-C018 servos are not fast, and the author is excited about the result of this payload test and is considering having it carry the SO-ARM101, which also uses 12 servos. The build code has been released on GitHub.

  28. Reddit r/robotics27

    Arduino UNO R4 WiFi 4WD 2D SLAM Radar Robot

    A four-wheel-drive autonomous exploration robot based on the Arduino UNO R4 WiFi that can navigate paths and mazes and detect surrounding obstacles. It uses a servo-mounted ultrasonic sensor to perform 180° radar scanning and transmits real-time telemetry over Wi-Fi to an interactive web dashboard, which reconstructs a 2D vector map of the surrounding walls.

  29. The Humanoid Hub75

    Google DeepMind releases Genie 4 world model, capable of generating robot training environments

    Google DeepMind has released Genie 4, a real-time photorealistic world model that can be controlled with natural language, adding native audio and improved physics such as collisions and aerodynamics. The model can generate infinitely variable, controllable training environments for robots and agents, and has been paired with Gemini 4 Argon and Gemini Robotics to have Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot complete a checkers task step by step in simulation.

  30. Magna · X18

    Magna on using SiL testing to resolve unknown issues earlier

    The goal is not more simulation, but resolving unknown issues earlier. Learn how software-in-the-loop (SiL) testing helps teams uncover integration challenges earlier and build confidence along the way: https://bit.ly/4exHawe #MagnaTechTalk

  31. Reddit r/humanoidrobotics24

    Building an expressive robot head prototype, Ecko, with a Galaxy S10 and a RealMan robotic arm

    A developer built an expressive head prototype, Ecko, using a Galaxy S10 paired with a RealMan robotic arm; it is not a complete humanoid robot. The phone provides animated eyes, a camera, a microphone, and a speaker, with ARCore facial landmarks drawn inside the eyes. A Mac backend handles arm movement and Gemini-driven conversation, and displays real-time joint telemetry in a digital twin. Face tracking works within a limited range; the first motion stopped after about seven seconds due to a sign error, and that failure was kept in the build video.

  32. Ken Goldberg8

    Ken Goldberg on Art and Robotics Writing

    Looking forward to sharing writing in progress on art and robots today at noon at @UCBerkeley and getting input from the audience: https://writing.berkeley.edu/events/berkeley-writers-work

  34. Robotphoenix/翼菲科技18

    RoboCT appears at the 23rd China (Yuhuan) Machine Tool Exhibition, showcasing the Python series SCARA and Hogene humanoid robot

    At the 23rd China (Yuhuan) Machine Tool Exhibition, which opened on October 23, RoboCT exhibited its Python series SCARA robots, the Hogene humanoid robot, a wheeled humanoid robot chassis, and its mobile robot product line. At the booth, the Python series SCARA robots gave a high-speed, high-precision operation demonstration, and the Hogene humanoid robot demonstrated meter installation on site. The team spoke with attending customers about scenarios such as machine tool loading and unloading and in-plant logistics handling.

  35. Robotphoenix/翼菲科技18

    RoboTechnik and Three-Body Universe announce collaboration, debut co-branded video worldwide

    RoboTechnik and Three-Body Universe, the exclusive global copyright holder and operator of the Three-Body IP, have officially announced a partnership, with their co-branded video completing its global premiere on October 24 at the "2026 Three-Body Day · Dehydration and Soaking Carnival" at Beijing's 798 Art District. Set in the year 2224 AD at a Mars base within the Three-Body timeline, the video features RoboTechnik's delta robots, SCARA robots, mobile robots, wafer-handling robots, and humanoid robots taking part in spacesuit production, vegetable cultivation, structural assembly, and equipment transport. The two parties will continue to advance cooperation in joint robot product development, offline experience spaces, and co-branded products.

  36. 达纳灵动 · X10

    The Dyna Robotics team and the origin of the name Taku

    Taku's name comes from Takumi, meaning master craftsman. Behind it is a team brought together by a love for what they do and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Meet the people and craftsmanship behind these durable robots. Build with us: https://dyna.co/careers

  37. The Verge – Robot34

    Matic launches Serene quiet robot vacuum, 52 dB at max suction, priced at $1,695

    Matic has released the Matic Serene, its first new model since its debut product in 2023. Noise at the highest suction level drops to 52 dB, and the price is $1,695, $200 more than the current Matic's $1,495; it is now on sale. The noise reduction is achieved through a new hardware stack, and everything else is identical to the Matic. Existing Matic users can apply for a hardware upgrade in early 2027, paying the difference between their original purchase price and $1,695.

  38. Reddit r/robotics42

    Teardown of Zmotor humanoid robot linear actuator: stator, rotor, and inverted planetary roller screw in a 32 mm body

    Someone tore down a linear actuator that Zmotor built for humanoid robots in the Chinese market, integrating a stator, rotor, and inverted planetary roller screw (IPRS) within a 32 mm body. The teardown author is seeking opinions on whether humanoid robot joints should use IPRS or ball screws.

  39. Y Combinator · X15

    YC focuses on the bottlenecks of bringing AI into the physical economy

    The bottlenecks in AI are moving beyond the models themselves. We are excited about startups building hardware, infrastructure, financial systems, and specialized software that bring AI into the physical economy—from factories and data centers to government and space. https://ycombinator.com/rfs