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6-Month Funding of 2 Billion RMB Makes This Company the Youngest Unicorn in Embodied AI
ZhiJin Power has completed 5 rounds of financing totaling 2 billion RMB in under six months, becoming the youngest unicorn in the embodied AI sector. Backed by Tencent and Alibaba, the team features ex-Li Auto executives focusing on mass production.
Tesla's Third-Generation Humanoid Robot to Debut; Figure Robotics Uses Buttocks to Close Drawers; LimX Dynamics Closes $200 Million Series B | Electric Wave Weekly Report
This week's highlights include Tesla's Optimus V3 debut, Figure AI's Helix 02 model enabling full-body autonomous tasks, Unitree's open-source UnifoLM-VLA-0, and LimX Dynamics' $200 million Series B financing.
Musk Predicts Optimus Sales Next Year; Li Auto Resumes Humanoid Robot R&D; Microsoft Launches VLA+ Model | Weekly Tech Roundup
Key updates: Unitree reports 2025 shipments exceeding 5,500 units; Musk anticipates public sales of Optimus by end of next year; Li Auto restarts humanoid robot development; Microsoft unveils the Rho-alpha VLA+ model for robotics.
Sklid AI Raises Approximately $9.8 Billion in Series C; 1X Unveils World Model Progress; ZhiJi Dynamics Releases Embodied AI Agent System | Weekly Tech Roundup
Sklid AI completes a $1.4 billion (approx. 9.8 billion RMB) Series C round led by SoftBank, raising its valuation to over $14 billion. Meanwhile, 1X introduces its generative world model 1XWM for robotic autonomy, and ZhiJi Dynamics launches COSA, an embodied agent OS for humanoid robots.
Musk's AI Tops Korean League of Legends Leaderboard: Is Optimus Gearing Up for Its 'Ultimate Brain'?
A mysterious player in the Korean server of League of Legends achieved a 95% win rate, sparking speculation that it is Musk's Grok 5. This raises questions about whether Optimus robots are approaching a brain capable of adapting to the real world.
1X Unveils Latest Progress on World Model: Can NEO Robot Successfully Enter Homes?
1X has released 1XWM, a generative world model pre-trained on internet videos, to enhance NEO's autonomous capabilities and accelerate its deployment in household environments.
Boston Dynamics Unveils New Atlas; X Square Robot Raises 1 Billion Yuan; Mobileye Acquires Humanoid Robotics Firm for $900 Million | Tech Weekly Roundup
This week's tech roundup covers Boston Dynamics' new industrial Atlas robot, X Square Robot's 1 billion yuan funding round, Zhiyuan's SOP online post-training system, and Mobileye's $900 million acquisition of Mentee Robotics.
At This Year's CES, Robots Steal the Show
CES 2026 highlights the shift toward physical AI and embodied intelligence, with robots from Boston Dynamics, Unitree, Fourier, and others showcasing advanced capabilities in industrial, home, and interactive scenarios.
2025: The Year Robots Were Tired to Death
In 2025, robots transitioned from lab demos to real-world applications, proving their reliability in everything from Spring Festival Gala performances to factory lines and home services.
Robots Are Moving Toward Real-World Applications, But Still Need a Good "Hand"
At the 10th Anniversary and Embodied AI Strategic Cooperation Summit held on December 27 in Shanghai, OYMotion Technology signed a strategic partnership with Ledike Group. The company revealed that its dexterous hands currently serve around 200 clients across more than 10 SKUs spanning three product series. This collaboration aims to bridge the gap from basic components to final execution units, jointly tapping into the trillion-yuan embodied AI market.
Star Team with 1.7 Billion RMB in Funding Debuts Embroidery Robot
Embodied AI company Tashi Zhizhang unveiled its first full-stack technology release, featuring the TARS AWE 2.0 model and an AI-native hardware system. The company demonstrated global capabilities by showcasing the world's first robot to complete manual embroidery.
Robots Rentable for a Few Hundred Yuan: How Does This Business Model Work?
Facing user pain points like high costs and lack of trust, Embodied AI companies including Zhiyuan Robot have launched 'Qingtian Rent', offering 8 robot models across 16 scenarios from 200 to 100,000 yuan. The platform aims to cover 200 cities by the 2026 Spring Festival.