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- Dexterous Hand in Practice 10: Coordinate Transforms and Collisions—First Put Every Finger on the Same Map
The 10th installment of the Dexterous Hand in Practice series focuses on coordinate transforms and collision detection, with the goal of unifying each finger onto the same map. The content covers a unified representation of multi-finger coordinate frames and collision handling, and is one part of this hands-on tutorial series.
Guyuehome ·
- Dexterous Hand in Practice 08: Making a Single Joint Obedient — How to Implement Position PID Closed-Loop Control
Dexterous Hand in Practice 08 focuses on single-joint control, explaining how to implement position PID closed-loop control so that a single joint moves stably according to commands. It is part of a hands-on tutorial series aimed at the implementation process of joint-level control for dexterous hands.
Guyuehome ·
- Dexterous Hand in Practice 06: STM32, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi — How the Control Boards Divide the Work
Part 06 of the Dexterous Hand in Practice series discusses how STM32, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi divide responsibilities in dexterous hand control. The content centers on the roles each of these three types of control boards plays, and it is a tutorial-style article in this hands-on series.
Guyuehome ·
- HAMPER: Staged skill learning and whole-body coordinated control for Unitree G1 basket carrying
HAMPER reproduces Unitree G1 basket carrying in Isaac Lab, using a PPO whole-body policy and a five-stage state machine to chain together approach, squatting, threading the handle, and lifting and carrying, with pretrained weights provided for real replay on a local machine.
Guyuehome ·
- WAM: Training a world model with quadruped robot locomotion data for navigation planning
WAM trains a forward-dynamics world model on quadruped robot locomotion data collected under convex model predictive control, replaces hand-crafted steering laws with receding-horizon sampling planning, and combines A* global paths with dynamic obstacle extrapolation to achieve navigation and obstacle avoidance. The material states that all numerical values come from local reproduction experiments.
Guyuehome ·
- dex-retargeting: Vector retargeting optimization from human hands to dexterous hands
dex-retargeting analyzes motion retargeting from human hands to robotic dexterous hands, using a Huber loss on wrist-to-fingertip bone vectors as the objective for per-frame numerical optimization. DexPilot builds on this method by adding grasp detection, projected targets, and temporal low-pass filtering, with the Allegro and Shadow hands converging per frame at millisecond-level speed.
Guyuehome ·
- Zephyr Stepper Motor Control in Practice: Microstepping, Positioning, and Event Callbacks
This practical guide to Zephyr stepper motor control covers three features: microstepping, positioning, and event callbacks. It explains how to use microstep driving, position control, and the event callback mechanism for stepper motors.
Guyuehome ·
- 2026 Double 11 Smart Cleaning Buying Guide: How to Choose Between Robot Vacuums and Floor Washers
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.
雷科技 ·
- Meta partners with Fourier Intelligence to develop humanoid robot prototype Max in about three months
According to foreign media reports on October 31, Meta partnered with Chinese robotics company Fourier Intelligence to develop a humanoid robot prototype named Max in only about three months, and a second-generation product is already in development. Max is about 1.5 meters tall and weighs 48 kilograms, is equipped with an NVIDIA Jetson Thor chip, has five-fingered dexterous hands and a display that can simulate human facial expressions, and needs to recognize voices and gestures and maintain eye contact with people.
OFweek Robotics ·
- OlloNi Humanoid Robot Nap Protocol
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
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- Rockchip and SigmaStar Combined Q3 Net Profit of 1.174 Billion Yuan: Robot "Cerebellum" and "Eyes" Chips
Rockchip and SigmaStar reported a combined net profit of 1.174 billion yuan in Q3 2026, with Rockchip at 473 million yuan for the quarter, up 90.49% year on year, and SigmaStar at 701 million yuan, up 752.76% year on year. Rockchip's RK3588, RK3576 and other chips handle robot visual recognition, 3D mapping and path planning, and the company has launched a multi-sensor data acquisition solution; SigmaStar shipped more than 10 million robot vision chips in 2025 for a 23% global share, and its SSU9366 targets outdoor and companion robots.
OFweek Robotics ·
- Jianzhi Robotics completes $100 million Series A+ funding, positioning itself as embodied intelligence data and evaluation infrastructure
Jianzhi Xinchuang (Beijing) Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. announced the completion of a $100 million Series A+ funding round in Q3, with investors including SAIC Motor, Baidu Group, Shoucheng Holdings, and other industrial parties as well as multiple financial institutions. Founded on May 29, 2025, the company positions itself as a data and evaluation infrastructure service provider for embodied intelligence and world models. Founder and CEO Chen Jianxing previously served as a senior algorithm director at Momenta.
OFweek Robotics ·
- Peking University's Sun Zhong, with IBM and Silicon Valley team, publishes review defining modern analog computing
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.
量子位 ·
- SenseTime releases official version of SenseNova 6.8 Flash
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.
36Kr Embodied Intelligence ·
- 36Kr WISE2026 "Embodied Intelligence & Culture, Commerce and Tourism" Sub-forum to Be Held in Beijing Yizhuang on November 26
The 36Kr WISE2026 "Embodied Intelligence & Culture, Commerce and Tourism" sub-forum is scheduled to be held on November 26 at the National Information Technology Application Innovation Park Conference Center in Beijing Yizhuang, under the theme "The 'Cyber Scene' of Culture, Commerce and Tourism: Embodied Intelligence Activates New Consumer Tracks." Demand-side parties including Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management Group, Joy City Holdings (Joy Life), and Longfor Group have confirmed their attendance. A dedicated matchmaking session will be held on site, allowing scenario demand-side parties and technology companies to communicate face to face on adaptation solutions, costs, and pilot conditions. The sub-forum will also feature a roundtable discussion on implementation thresholds and long-term operations, and will release the "2026 China Embodied Intelligence Legal Services White Paper."
36Kr Embodied Intelligence ·
- Gaoqing Dynamics Debuts at China Education Equipment Exhibition with First Embodied Intelligence Education Solution
At the 88th China Education Equipment Exhibition, Gaoqing Dynamics unveiled its first comprehensive embodied intelligence education solution and presented the Mini Pi plus humanoid robot. The solution uses the Mini Pi plus as its carrier and includes tiered lesson plans for all grade levels, project task packages, a teaching platform, and instructor training; it is already running as a regular course at schools including Beijing Renmin University Affiliated High School and Dongzhimen High School. A graphical programming area was set up at the exhibition, where students can drag and drop modules to send commands and observe the robot's responses in real time.
高擎动力 ·
- REEMAN AMR Forklifts in Real Pallet-Handling Workflows: From Receiving and Production to Shipping
REEMAN published three verified AMR forklift pallet-handling deployments: in Huzhou, Ironhide 3.0 moves 1.5-ton pallets along a route of about 47 meters, with daily throughput of 160–200 trips; in Jingmen, Ironhide passes through two electric doors and interfaces with a stretch-wrapping machine, at about 75 cycles per day; in Shanxi, a Rhinoceros 1.5-ton stacker handles high-level handoffs in the packaging area.
锐曼REEMAN ·
- Stardust Intelligence's Lai Jie: Using AOS to Connect General Large Models with Embodied Models
Stardust Intelligence founder Lai Jie said the company does not compete with general large models; instead, through Stardust OS (AOS), it packages perception, mobility, manipulation, and interaction into callable Meta capability packages and Skills, enabling models such as GPT and DeepSeek to divide the work and collaborate with its self-developed Lumo embodied foundation model.
钛媒体 ·
- 2026 Suke Song Hackathon Recap: 200 Creators Produced 64 Projects in 48 Hours
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.
36Kr Embodied Intelligence ·
- How to Choose Capacitors for Robot Joint Motors? Yomin LKZ Liquid Aluminum Capacitor Solution for Space-Constrained, High Instantaneous Current Scenarios
The Yomin LKZ series of liquid aluminum electrolytic capacitors targets space-constrained, high instantaneous current scenarios in robot joint motor controllers, using a single high-capacitance unit to reduce the number of MLCCs in parallel. Taking the LKZ 100V 150μF 8×25 as an example, a single unit has a nominal 150μF, typical ripple of 900mA, and ESR of about 0.20Ω; four in parallel in the example reach 600μF. The solution can be used for board-level filtering and transient energy storage evaluation; whether it applies must be verified against the BOM, operating conditions, and full-system testing, and the manufacturer offers free samples and Demo board testing.
OFweek Robotics ·
- Geek+ announces "24/7 Autonomous Intelligent Warehouse Plan" to build self-evolving unmanned warehouses in the physical AI era
Geek+ announced the "24/7 Autonomous Intelligent Warehouse Plan," establishing embodied intelligence and full-warehouse intelligence as its next strategic direction, driving warehouses toward 7×24-hour unmanned autonomous operation and continuous evolution. The plan relies on end-to-end robotic solutions and a warehouse brain software platform comprising RMS, WES, and IOP, focusing on three areas: end-to-end process integration, strengthening intelligent closed loops, and large-scale deployment. Geek+ says it already has a global large-scale commercial deployment and localized operations system, but the autonomous capabilities in the plan remain development goals.
OFweek Robotics ·
- From Unitree's IPO to multiple companies pausing listings, is the robotics IPO feast coming to an end?
Leitech believes robotics IPOs have not cooled; the industry has simply become more rational. Unitree listed on August 19 at 150.8 yuan per share, with its market value briefly exceeding 440 billion yuan before falling below 170 billion yuan, then rebounding to 267.824 billion yuan on November 2. Since then, HuanDong Technology withdrew its STAR Market application, Leju Intelligence suspended its listing process, AgiBot delayed its listing, and Weiyi Zhizao postponed its global offering.
雷科技 ·
- Saigan Technology completes tens of millions of yuan Pre-A++ funding round
Flexible tactile sensor company Saigan Technology has completed a Pre-A++ funding round of tens of millions of yuan, with Guangzhou Industrial Investment Holdings as the sole investor. The funds will be used mainly for R&D in iontronic flexible technology and the iteration and rollout of a new generation of products, as well as to advance cross-industry customer validation and industrial market expansion.
36Kr Embodied Intelligence ·
- NDRC: Future industries must be developed according to local conditions, not "across the board"
At a press conference in the "Striving for the 15th Five-Year Plan" series, the National Development and Reform Commission said future industries cannot be pursued "across the board" and require development tailored to local conditions and cultivated in tiers. Ren Zhongbao noted that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the focus will be on quantum technology, biomanufacturing, hydrogen and nuclear fusion energy, brain-computer interfaces, embodied intelligence, and sixth-generation mobile communications, with support for localities to choose sub-sectors where they have foundations and comparative advantages.
36Kr Embodied Intelligence ·
- IEEE RAS WiE Luncheon at Humanoids 2026: The Importance of Men as Allies
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.
IEEE RAS ·
- Bilibili Hosts 2026 Super Science Night, Showcasing Frontier Tech Including Brain-Computer Interfaces and Artificial Sun
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.
量子位 ·
- Jianzhi and GenRobot each raise $100M Series A+ on the same day; RoboScience secures Series A2 in the hundreds of millions of yuan
On November 2, Jianzhi Robotics and GenRobot AI each completed a $100 million Series A+ round on the same day, and RoboScience secured a Series A2 round in the hundreds of millions of yuan. All three investments went to embodied data companies that do not build their own robot bodies. Jianzhi says it has raised over $300 million cumulatively, with effective data deliveries rising from 100,000 hours per quarter to one million hours; RoboScience says it has cut the cost per training data item to 0.05 yuan. The author argues that body, large-model, and data companies are being priced in separate tiers, but the conversion rate of one million hours of effective data and continued customer purchasing remain unclear.
OFweek Robotics ·
- Unitree G1 overheats and withdraws from Mount Tai climb: why humanoid robots can't handle mountain climbing
On November 2, at the first CMG World Robot Mount Tai Climbing Competition, the Unitree G1 developer edition withdrew due to overheating and was carried down the mountain by staff on a stretcher. The author argues the problem is not just cooling components, but a zero-sum contest inside the chassis among compute, battery, and heat dissipation for limited space and power. The G1 has a 9000mAh battery and a runtime on the order of about two hours; during continuous ascent, joint motors sustain high-torque output, accelerating thermal degradation. The article also cites CAICT report data: in the first half of the year, global humanoid robot shipments exceeded 22,000 units, with more than 60% going to entertainment performances and science education/data collection, while intelligent manufacturing scenarios accounted for about 13%.
OFweek Robotics ·
- Tesla's latest job postings revealed: Optimus robot races toward mass production, introduces "piece-rate quality inspection"
Tesla's latest Optimus hiring list adds 7 positions: Data Collection Supervisor, Quality Control Technician (night shift), Lead Engineering Technician (afternoon shift), Senior Mechanical Engineer (actuator hardware validation), Metrology Specialist, Battery Interconnect Manufacturing Engineer, and Production Assistant, located across Palo Alto, Fremont, and Austin. The focus of the roles shifts from data collection to production, quality control, and hardware validation, and is seen as engineering preparation ahead of Optimus mass production. The article argues that the bottleneck for mass production lies in actuator hardware validation and battery interconnect manufacturing yield, rather than algorithm demonstrations.
OFweek Robotics ·
- October humanoid robot funding halves: launch-event frenzy on one side, old shares sold at steep discounts on the other
Embodied intelligence funding in October totaled only 33 deals, nearly halving from September, but total amount did not drop significantly, with capital shifting to leading complete-machine makers and mid-to-late-stage projects. Old shares were offloaded at 65% to 80% of face value, while capital flowed to core components such as tactile sensing, power modules, and data engines, as well as infrastructure like robot assembly plants. On the industry side, full-year humanoid robot output is expected to reach 100,000 units, with first-half sales up 22% year on year.
OFweek Robotics ·
- Sage Intelligent completes hundreds-of-millions-yuan Pre-B round to advance six-arm robots and industrial world model
Shanghai Sage Intelligent Technology has completed a Pre-B funding round worth hundreds of millions of yuan, with investors including Jiantou Investment, Nantong Investment Management, and Yunqi Capital. The funds will be used for large-model R&D, iteration of multi-arm robot bodies, production line expansion, and overseas market development. The company has built a body matrix spanning single-arm to six-arm robots; its six-arm robot "Xuanjia" uses a spatially heterogeneous design, and the company has released an industrial world model, Xuanshu·SageNexus (WASM). Its customers cover four major industries—3C and semiconductors, automotive, energy, and food and pharmaceuticals—with more than 50 Global Fortune 500 or listed-company customers and overseas intended orders exceeding 500 million yuan.
36Kr Embodied Intelligence ·
- Meta and Fourier jointly develop humanoid robot Max, completing prototype in three months
According to The Information, Meta has partnered with Chinese manufacturer Fourier Intelligence to develop a humanoid robot prototype named Max, and development of a second-generation Max 2 has already begun. Max is about 1.5 meters tall and weighs about 48 kilograms, is equipped with the NVIDIA Jetson Thor computing platform, has a head that can simulate human facial expressions, and has five-fingered dexterous hands capable of grasping small objects such as bottles and toys.
OFweek Robotics ·
- Keda Intelligent files for Hong Kong listing: controlling shareholder cashed out 250 million before IPO, board secretary resigned, internationalization story yet to be tested
Keda Intelligent submitted a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 22, making another push for an "A+H" listing, with proceeds intended to consolidate its technological advantages in digital energy and robotics, expand its global footprint, and supplement working capital. The prospectus states that its cumulative revenue from industrial robotic arms ranked first in China from 2020 to 2025, and its cumulative revenue from SRM stacker cranes in the lithium battery industry ranked first in China's lithium battery industry, but robotics revenue accounts for only about 24%, and overseas revenue in the first half of 2026 was less than 20 million yuan.
OFweek Robotics ·
- Saigan Technology completes tens of millions of yuan Pre-A++ round, iontronic flexible tactile sensors to enter automotive manufacturing
Flexible tactile sensor company Saigan Technology has completed a Pre-A++ funding round of tens of millions of yuan, exclusively invested by Guangzhou Industrial Holdings Donggao Fund, with proceeds going toward iontronic flexible technology R&D and next-generation product iteration. The company has secured its first batch of orders, to be deployed in automotive manufacturing; its iontronic flexible tactile sensors have a detection limit of about 1 milligram and a response frequency of up to 1KHz, and are delivered as fingertip modules with factory calibration completed.
36Kr Embodied Intelligence ·
- IEEE RAS WiE Luncheon at Humanoids 2026: The Importance of Men as Allies
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.
IEEE RAS ·
- How does the REEMAN Fly Boat AMR handle material transport across multiple floors?
The REEMAN Fly Boat AMR achieves cross-floor material transport through an elevator integration module: the robot can autonomously call, enter, ride, and exit elevators without human assistance. The model has a rated payload of 300 kg and autonomous jacking of 10 cm, uses LiDAR SLAM navigation, has positioning accuracy of ±5 cm (±3 cm with reflectors, ±2 cm with QR codes), and a travel speed of 0.3–1 m/s.
锐曼REEMAN ·
- Forklift Automation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Integrating REEMAN AMRs into Existing Warehouse Management Systems
REEMAN autonomous forklifts use laser SLAM navigation and can connect to existing WMS, MES, and ERP systems without magnetic strips or QR codes; the integration focus is on location mapping and open API connectivity rather than rebuilding navigation infrastructure. The guide covers site surveys, map creation, task triggering, and multi-vehicle fleet scaling. Each model is rated for 6 hours of continuous operation (fully loaded)/8 hours (empty), supports automatic return to charging, and some models allow manual battery swapping.
锐曼REEMAN ·
- Yicheng Innovation closes RMB 200 million Series C, plans to raise unmanned transfer vehicle capacity to 10,000 units
36Kr has learned that Shenzhen Yicheng Autonomous Driving Technology Co., Ltd. (Yicheng Innovation) recently closed a RMB 200 million Series C round. Investors include Yueke Group, Shanda Investment, Anhui Guotou, and Foshan Venture Capital. The funds will be used for factory capacity upgrades, core technology iteration, and commercialization deployment.
36Kr Embodied Intelligence ·
- Churchill Capital XI shareholders approve $2.5 billion Agility Robotics SPAC merger
Shareholders of Churchill Capital Corp XI approved the SPAC merger with Agility Robotics with more than 84% of votes in favor. The deal is expected to close on November 4, and the combined company will trade on Nasdaq under the ticker AGLT starting November 5.
The Robot Report ·
- Musk responds to Grok Bot quota draining too fast: service costs too high to sustain; Altman says personal memory waste draws widespread criticism; Phantom Blade Zero sales exceed 4 million copies
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.
极客公园 ·