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LimX Dynamics, Having Raised $400 Million in Half a Year, Accelerates IPO Timeline
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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%
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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
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Zhiyuan Kuantuo Launches All-Terrain Intelligent Mobile and Operation Platform, Targeting 300,000 Units Shipped by 2030
Zhiyuan Kuantuo unveiled its all-terrain intelligent mobile and operation platform strategy, aiming for 300,000 units shipped by 2030. The new quadruped robot series leverages full-stack AGI technology to enhance adaptability and autonomy in extreme environments.
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.
Xiaomi Announces New Advances in Dexterous Hands, Targeting Nearly 100% Task Success Rate
Xiaomi unveiled a systematic solution for robot dexterous hands on March 27, featuring biomimetic design, tactile gloves, and a sweat gland cooling system. The solution passed 150,000 grip cycles and aims for nearly 100% success rate in long-term industrial deployment.
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.