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北京市经信局 ·
Second World Humanoid Robot Games opens in Beijing with 666 teams and 2,056 robots competing
The Second World Humanoid Robot Games opened on the evening of August 22 at the National Speed Skating Oval, the Ice Ribbon. Over five days, 666 teams and 2,056 robots from 16 countries across six continents will compete in 51 events. The number of teams is up 138% from the previous edition, and the number of robots has quadrupled.
普华资本 ·
Puhua Capital leads Xinjie Energy's over $100 million Series B financing for lithium-metal solid-state battery mass production
Xinjie Energy announced the completion of over $100 million in Series B financing, led by Puhua Capital. The funds will be used for mass production and delivery of lithium-metal solid-state batteries, expansion of the R&D team, and a new 3GWh high-energy, high-safety solid-state battery mass production line. The new line is expected to gradually begin production between late 2026 and early 2027.
Elite Robots/艾利特机器人 ·
Elite Embodied Dual-Arm Robots Enter Apple Supply Chain Drilling Workshop for Mass-Production Loading and Unloading
The embodied dual-arm loading and unloading robot jointly developed by Elite and Maixing Robotics has achieved 24/7 unmanned mass production in the drilling workshop of a leading Apple supply chain factory, with a single-cycle takt time of 52 seconds, a loading and unloading yield of 99.9%, and 5 units stably online. The solution uses hybrid force-position control and dynamic trajectory planning to achieve dual-arm coordination, is equipped with the self-developed Yuanqi Primo embodied large model, achieves loading accuracy within ±0.2 mm, and uses a wireless IO four-step handshake scheme to eliminate the need for modifications by the original machine tool manufacturer, shortening the deployment period from 10 days for the first unit to 7 days for the fifth unit.
NEURA Robotics ·
NEURA Robotics acquires Bosch Rexroth's ACTIVE Shuttle automated guided vehicle platform
NEURA Robotics announced that, effective October 1, 2026, it will acquire the ACTIVE Shuttle automated guided vehicle (AGV) from Bosch Rexroth, incorporating it into NEURA Mobile Robots GmbH along with its hardware, software, and customer service.
艾利特机器人 · 微信公众号 ·
Elite embodied dual-arm robots enter Apple supply chain drilling workshops for mass-production loading and unloading
An embodied dual-arm composite loading and unloading robot jointly developed by Elite and Maixing Robotics has been running in mass production in the drilling workshop of a leading Apple supply chain factory, with a single-cycle takt time of 52 seconds and a loading/unloading yield of 99.9%; the first unit has run continuously for more than a year, and 5 units are online simultaneously.
Wandercraft ·
Wandercraft's self-balancing personal exoskeleton Eve wins FDA clearance, US launch planned for September 17, 2026
Wandercraft announced that its personal self-balancing exoskeleton Eve has received FDA clearance for eligible wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries at any level, enabling them to stand, walk, and perform daily activities with both hands free, for indoor use and on adjacent open flat surfaces.
五八智能 ·
58 Intelligence leads drafting of two national standards for quadruped robots, including Technical Specifications for Quadruped Robots
The Technical Specifications for Quadruped Robots (plan number: 20263912-T-604), led by 58 Intelligence Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., and the Energy Consumption Test Methods for Quadruped Robots (plan number: 20263262-T-604), in whose drafting the company is a core participant, have both passed the project approval public notice stage. The standards are administered by the National Technical Committee 591 on Robotics of Standardization Administration of China (TC591) and supervised by the China Machinery Industry Federation.
Dexterity ·
FedEx and Dexterity expand deployment of Foresight and Mech automated trailer-loading systems at Hagerstown hub
FedEx and Dexterity announced an expansion of their partnership to deploy Dexterity's Foresight world model and Mech dual-arm trailer-loading system at scale at the Hagerstown hub in Maryland, after the technology completed years of joint development, testing, and operational validation at pilot sites.
Skydio ·
Skydio X10, Dock for X10, and R10 added to US Blue UAS Cleared List
Skydio announced that the X10, Dock for X10, and R10 drone solutions have been added to the US federal government's Blue UAS Cleared List, joining the X10D, which received the same designation in 2024.
Holiday Robotics ·
Holiday Robotics's FlashSAC Paper Wins RSS 2026 Best Paper Award, a First for a Korean Team
A paper by Holiday Robotics researchers won the Best Paper Award at RSS 2026, a first for a Korean team. Its FlashSAC is a reinforcement learning algorithm that shortens humanoid robot walking training from several hours to a few minutes, overcoming the trade-off between learning speed and stability.
HUMANOID ·
Humanoid closes $152 million Series A, reaching a $1.35 billion post-money valuation as Europe's first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn
Humanoid announced the close of a $152 million Series A at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation, bringing its total funding since founding to $270 million. The round was led by Prime Movers Lab, with participation from Schaeffler, Bosch, Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital, and Aglaé Ventures.
Booster Robotics/加速进化 ·
Booster Robotics closes nearly $150 million funding round, Booster K1 shipments exceed 1,000 units
Booster Robotics announced it has closed a funding round of nearly $150 million, led jointly by the Beijing High-tech Industry Investment Fund, Jingguosheng Fund, and Huakong Fund, with IDG Capital and Source Code Capital increasing their investment. Q1 2026 shipments grew 500% year over year, and new orders signed in January and February grew more than 800% year over year; Booster K1 has shipped over 1,000 units worldwide, covering more than 20 countries and over 400 organizations. The funding will be used for a global delivery network, embodied intelligence model and algorithm R&D, and product iteration.
LimX Dynamics ·
LimX Dynamics Completes Nearly $200 Million Pre-IPO Funding Round
LimX Dynamics announced the completion of a Pre-IPO funding round of nearly $200 million, bringing its total funding over the past six months to $400 million. Investors include IDG Capital, Lens Technology, GGG Group, Redstone VC, ChinaVision Capital, and Hefei Binhu Industrial Development Group, among others. UAE-based Leishi Capital followed on across multiple consecutive rounds, and several existing shareholders increased their investments beyond their pro-rata shares.
Holiday Robotics ·
Holiday Robotics raises KRW 155 billion Series A, largest in Korea
Humanoid robotics startup Holiday Robotics announced on the 13th that it has closed a KRW 155 billion Series A round, the largest single-round investment for a Korean startup Series A and for a humanoid robotics company. The funds will be used to upgrade its mass-production system, expand its R&D team to more than 100 people, and build manufacturing infrastructure with annual capacity of more than 10,000 units. Its humanoid robot FRIDAY targets repetitive tasks in manufacturing, with commercialization planned for the second half of this year, production capacity of 100 units per year by 2026 and 1,000 units by 2027, and a near-term goal of lowering the product price to about KRW 100 million.
UBTECH Robotics ·
UBTECH and Hitachi (China) Reach Strategic Partnership; Walker S2 Enters Hitachi Elevator Workshop for Field Testing
UBTECH and Hitachi (China) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to explore humanoid robot applications in intelligent manufacturing, and the collaboration has entered a substantive validation phase. Hitachi has introduced UBTECH's industrial-grade humanoid robot Walker S2 into some manufacturing environments for on-site testing, and Hitachi China Research Institute, Hitachi Elevator, and UBTECH are conducting secondary development for this scenario in an elevator manufacturing workshop. The two sides will also carry out in-depth cooperation in fields including elevators, building systems, healthcare, industrial equipment, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and will jointly research the practical application and mass production of humanoid robots.
Lavender Hill Capital Partners ·
Tashan Technology Completes Series B Round Worth Hundreds of Millions of Yuan, Building an End-to-End Tactile Sensing Industry Layout
Tashan Technology recently announced the completion of a Series B financing round worth hundreds of millions of yuan, with investors including Lavender Hill Capital Partners (LHCP).
Zeroth/元点智能 ·
Zeroth completes nearly 500 million yuan Pre-A round, total funding reaches 1 billion yuan
Zeroth (Yuandian Intelligence) announced the completion of nearly 500 million yuan in Pre-A financing, bringing its cumulative funding to 1 billion yuan. The round was led by Ant Group, with Gili Capital, 37 Interactive Entertainment, and China Growth Capital participating, while existing shareholder Monolith increased its stake. Founded a year and a half ago, the company has received orders for more than 30,000 robots, and its revenue in the first half of 2026 grew 600% year on year. It also launched the full-size humanoid robot Jupiter and the collaborative robot N1, while the M1 small humanoid robot and the W1 tracked robot have entered scenarios such as early childhood education and smart homes.
Lavender Hill Capital Partners ·
Westwell delivers third batch of autonomous trucks to Port of Felixstowe, fleet grows to 100 units
Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has confirmed a third batch order for autonomous trucks from Shanghai's Westwell Technology, increasing its fleet to 100 units and continuing the earlier deployment of autonomous trucks in mixed-traffic container terminal operations (which the port says is the first of its kind in Europe).
X Square Robot/自变量机器人 ·
X Square Robot completes four financing rounds, valuation exceeds 20 billion yuan
Shenzhen embodied intelligence company X Square Robot has completed four consecutive financing rounds from Series B through Series C, all fully closed, with a valuation exceeding 20 billion yuan, making it the first embodied intelligence company in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to surpass a 20 billion yuan valuation with the rounds closed. There are more than 30 investors, including the National Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund, Sequoia China, and Xiaomi Strategic Investment. The company released its embodied large model WALL-B in April 2026, partnered with 58 Daojia to provide robot home housekeeping services to nearly 1,000 households in Shenzhen, and partnered with SF Express on flexible intelligent sorting and parcel feeding.
Yaskawa ·
Yaskawa Electric builds new European Robotics Distribution Center (ERDC) in Slovenia and relocates and expands YASKAWA Ristro
Yaskawa Electric announced that YASKAWA Europe Robotics d.o.o. will build a new logistics facility, the ERDC (European Robotics Distribution Center), in the city of Kocevje, Slovenia, and will relocate and expand YASKAWA Ristro d.o.o., currently located in the city of Ribnica, to the same site, consolidating development, production, and systems operations.