Shangwei New Material reported a slight revenue increase but a net loss, and unveiled an equity incentive plan for its new robot business targeting 40 billion yuan by 2028. The feasibility of this ambitious goal is questioned amid market competition and recent financial performance.
Ninebot attracted 267 institutional investors during August 11-16, ranking first in A-share surveys. The focus was on lawn mower robot anti-dumping and Southeast Asia capacity expansion.
PaXiniTech's TORA-DOUBLE ONE humanoid robots are deployed at First Farm food store, handling front-of-house roles: greeting, guiding customers, preparing meals, and calling out order numbers. The company's full-stack system converts human demonstrations into robot training data for an embodied manipulation loop.
JD.com's Qixian Coffee launched its first 24-hour smart unmanned store in Beijing's Galaxy SOHO, with robots handling the entire coffee-making process. The company aims to integrate AI and embodied intelligence into consumer scenarios.
Quadrupeds, arms, exoskeletons and vertical robots at WRC 2026: a complete guide to 50+ non-humanoid machines and the industry structure behind them.
A fleet of 'Chengdu-made' robots, including an anime-style barista, an ice cream maker, and delivery couriers, debuted at the Tianfu International Animation City on August 14, showcasing AI-driven innovations for cultural tourism.
Driven by summer demand from shopping malls, cultural tourism, and family companionship, China's robot rental market is booming, with the market size expected to exceed 10 billion yuan this year.
The author shares insights from the Imperial Robotics Summer School, focusing on a project to enable robots to interact with multiple people simultaneously. The experience highlights the complexity of multi-party human-robot interaction and the importance of interdisciplinary research.
A data collection training ground in Hefei is teaching robots everyday household tasks through thousands of hours of practice, paving the way for Chinese robots to enter global markets.
Nori Robotics has opened pre-orders for its Nori L3, a $1,688 wheeled dual-arm home robot designed for chores like folding laundry and pouring wine. The company aims to democratize physical AI with an aggressive price point and open-source developer platform.
AiMe, the world's first family companion robot for parenting, has begun pre-sales, powered by the Sunburst 5 chip and featuring dual perception systems. It aims to redefine AI family robots with intelligent sensing, long-term memory, and sustainable growth.
Noetix Robotics presents Robot Bumi, a companion robot that joins hobbies, listens to stories, and is always there as a friend, painting a vision of a desired future.
Funding for home robots is heating up, with companies demonstrating fine household skills like cooking mapo tofu and folding clothes to attract investors.
Beijing's 14 municipal parks now employ 72 robots for cleaning, patrol, guidance, rescue, and ecological monitoring, easing labor-intensive tasks. Starting as a pilot in Yuyuantan Park, the initiative has expanded citywide within two years.
Fangshi Robotics, a Beijing-based startup specializing in unmanned and intelligent construction site solutions, has secured tens of millions of yuan in an A+ funding round led by Jinan Quehua Science and Technology Innovation Investment.
In Changsha's Xinchushi showroom, AI cooking robots stir-fry pepper-pork in 2 minutes 17 seconds, precisely replicating chefs' heat control and wok hei. By digitizing recipes and using AI algorithms, they tackle flavor inconsistency in Chinese restaurant chains; the product now covers over 200 cities in China and 20+ overseas.
Anshun College students achieved remarkable results in the 28th China Robot and Artificial Intelligence Competition, winning 19 national awards including 5 first prizes. This performance marks the best outcome in the school's history, showcasing the strength of local institutions in nurturing innovative talent.
Strutt, founded by a former DJI executive, has raised nearly $100 million and launched its personal mobility robot EV1, achieving a 50% trial-to-purchase conversion rate and zero returns. The company plans to enter the Chinese market in late 2026.
This paper presents a situation-aware frontier prioritization method for quadruped search and rescue, balancing map expansion with victim likelihood. It outperforms classical methods in complex scenarios, achieving higher completion and victim recovery rates.
California startup Satyress unveiled Threehalfves, a remote-operated centaur robot for disaster response, combining a humanoid torso with a four-legged base for stability and tool use. It features modular limbs, field-repairable parts, and auto-locking joints, though price and safety certifications remain undisclosed.
COOWA Tech, with 50PB of physical world data and 10,000+ robots in operation, has appointed a leading roboticist to drive its world model into profitable applications. The new chief scientist will enhance COOWAM, the company's dual-layer architecture, to close the loop from data to commercial value.