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KEMO: Equipping VLA with a 'Memory Plugin' Boosts Long-Horizon Task Performance by 23.6%
Xiaoyu ZhiZao's Qiao Zhongliang First Proposes 'Embodied Dividend', Three Technologies Launched Alongside First Welding Robot
Interview with Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Yang Lixin: Why Robots Need a '3D Timeline'
Exclusive Visit to a Halted Robot Data Collection Site: Is Embodied AI Recalculating the Data Equation?
4.5 Billion RMB in Funding, One Hand, and an Ice Cream Shop
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Exclusive Interview with Zhou Shunbo: We Can Build a Robot People Love, Even Without AGI
Beyond the Model: Ego2Robot Brings Data Processing Pipelines Back to the Spotlight
Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Lu Cuwu, Zhejiang University teams propose Track4Action: Distilling the '3D World After Action' into VLA
Three Major Embodied AI Works from China, US, and Korea: Connecting the Present and Future of Robot Agents
Yann LeCun Praises INTACT: ZJU’s Sun Junhan and Tsinghua’s Zhao Hao Eliminate the 'Search Tax' from JEPA World Models
First! 30 Researchers from Peking University, NTU, and Others Collaborate to Clarify the Embodied Data Pyramid
0.04B Unified for Heterogeneous Cameras: Discussing the Trade-offs of X-Lens with Sui Wei from Digua Robotics
Open-Sourcing Three Major Models: Tencent Robotics Is 'Overtaking'
Chatting with Wang Xiaofeng on Gigaworld-1: When World Models Become the Physical Referees for Embodied AI
Beyond Prediction: Xiaomi Turns World Models into Data Engines
LimX Dynamics, Having Raised $400 Million in Half a Year, Accelerates IPO Timeline
Moving Codex and CC into Robot Training? Zhu Yuke and Jim Fan’s Latest Work on Embodied Continuous Learning Systems
The First Embodied AI Stocks in the US and China: What Routes Have Unitree and Agility Taken?
Behind the Unitree Controversy, NVIDIA's New Computing Power Business
Nvidia Uses SimFoundry to Bridge the Last Mile of Robot Real2Sim
KEMO: Equipping VLA with a 'Memory Plugin' Boosts Long-Horizon Task Performance by 23.6%
Xiaoyu ZhiZao's Qiao Zhongliang First Proposes 'Embodied Dividend', Three Technologies Launched Alongside First Welding Robot
Interview with Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Yang Lixin: Why Robots Need a '3D Timeline'
Exclusive Visit to a Halted Robot Data Collection Site: Is Embodied AI Recalculating the Data Equation?
4.5 Billion RMB in Funding, One Hand, and an Ice Cream Shop
Why Did Zhiyuan Suddenly Become the 'Medal Harvesting Machine' of the Robot Games?
Exclusive Interview with Zhou Shunbo: We Can Build a Robot People Love, Even Without AGI
Beyond the Model: Ego2Robot Brings Data Processing Pipelines Back to the Spotlight
Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Lu Cuwu, Zhejiang University teams propose Track4Action: Distilling the '3D World After Action' into VLA
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Zhiyuan Genie G2 Officially Released | Latest Insights from Yao Maoqing
Zhiyuan Genie G2, an industrial-grade interactive embodied AI robot, is officially released. It features high-performance joints, precision torque sensors, and multimodal voice interaction. Pre-orders exceeded hundreds of millions of yuan before launch.
Figure 03 Aims for 100,000 Units in Mass Production; SoftBank Invests RMB 38.3 Billion to Acquire ABB Robotics Business; Magic Atom Unveils New Robotic Dog | Weekly Tech Roundup
Figure AI launches Figure 03 with a goal of mass-producing 100,000 units within four years. SoftBank agrees to acquire ABB's robotics division for $5.375 billion. Magic Atom releases the industry-grade quadruped robot MagicDog Y1, and DeepRobotics unveils the all-weather humanoid DRO2.
Masayoshi Son's $38.3 Billion Bet on ABB Robotics, Betting on Physical AI
SoftBank announces acquisition of ABB Robotics for $5.375 billion, marking a major step into Physical AI as global industrial robot competition shifts.
Google's Game-Changer: Equipping Robots with a 'New Brain'
DeepMind launches Gemini Robotics 1.5, featuring VLA and VLM models that enable embodied AI to plan, reason, and adapt across different robot morphologies.
Zhiyuan Open Sources 'Trump Card' Model, Sparking Excitement in the Robotics Community
On September 23, Zhiyuan Robot announced the open-source release of its general-purpose embodied foundation model GO-1 (Genie Operator-1) on GitHub. As the world's first general-purpose embodied AI model adopting the Vision-Language-Latent-Action (ViLLA) architecture, GO-1 aims to lower technical barriers and accelerate the industrial application of robotics.
Figure Valuation Soars to 270 Billion RMB; Unitree Open-Sources 'Trump Card' Tech; Nvidia Invests 35.5 Billion RMB in Intel | Electric Wave Weekly Report
This week's tech highlights include Figure AI securing over $1 billion in funding with a post-money valuation of $39 billion, Unitree open-sourcing its UnifoLM-WMA-0 architecture for embodied AI, and Nvidia investing $5 billion in Intel to collaborate on chip development.
Unitree G1's "Abuse" Video Goes Viral: Netizens Warn Robots May Seek Revenge
Unitree recently shared a video of its G1 humanoid robot undergoing violent physical tests, including kicks and surprise attacks. Despite being knocked down repeatedly, the robot demonstrated incredible stability by recovering in under a second using its new 'anti-gravity' mode. This feat has sparked online discussions about AI consciousness and future robotics capabilities.
Talk with Flexiv Co-founder Zhao Zhelun: Vbot to Start Production Next Month, Expected Shipments of 30,000-50,000 Units Next Year
At the inaugural Aggregated Intelligence Industry Development Conference (2025) in Wuhan, Flexiv co-founder Zhao Zhelun shared updates on their first product, Vbot. The quadruped robot will begin production in October, with consumer sales following after a rigorous trial phase. Zhao projects shipments of 30,000-50,000 units next year and aims for a 60% market share in the consumer quadruped segment by 2026.
Talk with Zhang Hanwen of ZhiXing Tech: Charging Robots and L4 Autonomous Driving Arrive Simultaneously, 2028 is a Mass Production Milestone
Zhang Hanwen, General Manager of the Robot Business Unit at ZhiXing Tech, discusses the technological synergy between autonomous driving and embodied AI, highlighting the company's advancements in charging robots and the prediction that L4 autonomous driving and mass-produced charging robots will arrive simultaneously by 2028.
Robots, Cars, and Low-Altitude Flight Giants Gather: Key Takeaways from the First Aggregated Intelligence Industry Development Conference
At the 2025 Aggregated Intelligence Industry Development Conference in Wuhan, industry leaders discussed the convergence of robotics, autonomous driving, and eVTOLs. Experts predict robots will reach an 'EV moment' within five years, while electric aviation could utilize 80% of automotive supply chains.