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Think While Doing or Think Before Acting? Zhiyuan Robot's GO-2 Model Provides the Answer
Zhiyuan Robotics released its next-generation VLA foundation model, Genie Operator-2 (GO-2), introducing 'Action Chain of Thought' and an 'Asynchronous Dual-System' architecture to address the long-standing gap between perception and execution in robotics.
No Robots of Its Own, Yet This Company Commands a $38.5 Billion Valuation: The Bet on an Operating System
Physical Intelligence (PI) has reached a valuation of $5.6 billion (approx. 38.5 billion RMB) by focusing on AI agents and embodied intelligence rather than hardware. Co-founder Sergey Levine discusses the data flywheel, weak supervision, and the critical role of mid-level reasoning in building a universal robotic operating system.
30 Days, 3 Billion RMB in Financing: What’s Behind This 10-Billion-Valuation Robot Startup?
In just 30 days, Embodied AI company Qianxun Intelligence secured another 1 billion RMB, bringing its total financing to 3 billion RMB. With a valuation exceeding 10 billion RMB less than two and a half years after its founding, the company is accelerating its growth through a unique data-driven VLA model approach.
3x Speed, 99% Success Rate: How This Model Helps Robots Truly 'Master' Tasks
Generalist AI's GEN-1 model achieves 99% success rates and 3x speed improvements by decoupling world understanding from robotic control, enabling robots to transition from demos to commercial viability.
Just Now: This Robotics Company Raises Nearly 2 Billion RMB, Valuation Surpasses 20 Billion RMB
Embodied AI company Xinghai Tu announced the completion of a nearly 2 billion RMB B+ round of financing. With cumulative financing approaching 5 billion RMB, its valuation has broken through 20 billion RMB, making it one of the few members of the '20 Billion Club' in China's embodied AI industry.
After Parting Ways with OpenAI, Is Figure AI Actually Stronger?
Figure AI founder Brett Adcock discusses the company's split from OpenAI, the critical role of real-world data in Embodied AI, and why commercial deployment precedes home adoption.
A $200 Glove That Could Change How Robots Are Trained
Sunday Robotics' CTO Chi Cheng shares insights on data collection, supply chain management, and the company's pragmatic strategy for bringing embodied AI into homes.
After Valuation Exceeds 10 Billion, This Robotics Company Unveils the 'Fastest' World Model
StarSeaMap's Fast-WAM boosts robot reaction speed by 4x by decoupling training from inference, proving world models rely on implicit physics understanding rather than explicit future video generation.
Are Robots Abandoning Language? The Real Answer from GTC 2026
At GTC 2026, Nvidia demonstrated a shift in Embodied AI: robots are reducing reliance on explicit intermediate layers like language and future imagination, moving towards direct, implicit decision-making for faster response.
What It Means for Figure to Add System 0 in Helix
Figure AI's introduction of System 0 in the Helix 02 model marks a pivotal shift toward embodied AI, enabling seamless loco-manipulation by replacing traditional control code with a learned physical prior.
After Unitree's IPO Acceptance, the Logic Behind Galbot's Valuation Exceeding 20 Billion Yuan Emerges
Unitree Technology's recent IPO acceptance has ignited the robotics industry. A detail in its prospectus reveals that Unitree sold over 15 million yuan worth of robots to Galbot between January and September 2025. This transaction highlights a clear industrial division of labor: while Unitree provides stable hardware platforms, Galbot focuses on advanced AI models and scenario-based applications, driving its valuation beyond 20 billion yuan.
Lei Jun Announces Xiaomi Robots Entering Factories; Magic Atom Founder Steps Down; PI's MEM Ends Robots' 'Goldfish Brain' | Weekly Tech Pulse
Xiaomi robots begin factory internships with 90.2% success rates; Magic Atom founder Wu Changzheng resigns as the company restructures leadership; PI releases MEM to extend robot task duration; Galactic Robotics secures 2.5 billion RMB in new funding.