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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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Musk Praises Unitree G1; LimX Dynamics Unveils Multi-Form Robot; Daxiao Robotics Showcases Three Major Achievements | Electric Wave Weekly Report
Unitree G1 dances at Wang Leehom's concert with Musk's praise; LimX Dynamics releases TRON 2 multi-form robot starting at 49,800 RMB; Daxiao Robotics unveils ACE paradigm and A1 brain module.
Zhiyuan's 5,000th Robot Mass-Produced; Unitree Launches App Store; Horizon Robotics Releases Two Embodied AI Open Models | Wave Weekly Report
Zhiyuan delivers its 5,000th general-purpose robot; Unitree launches a global sharing center for humanoid robots; Horizon Robotics unveils HoloMotion and HoloBrain open models; DeepRobotics secures over 500 million RMB in Series C funding.
Who Is Abandoning Dexterous Hands
As a core component of humanoid robots, dexterous hands face the 'impossible triangle' of cost, performance, and reliability. Despite their critical role in enabling fine manipulation, significant challenges in engineering, data scarcity, and durability hinder widespread adoption.
Tesla and Figure Robot Race Remotely; Qizhong Launches T800; Galaxy General Completes Shareholding Reform | Weekly Tech Roundup
Tesla and Figure showcase humanoid robot running capabilities; Qizhong unveils the T800 humanoid robot starting at 180,000 RMB; Midea reveals 'MIRO U' six-arm humanoid robot; Galaxy General completes shareholding reform.
Snow White Robot to Visit Hong Kong Disneyland: Will Officer Judy Be Next?
Walt Disney Imagineering is bringing a Snow White robot based on the 'Frozen' character to Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland in early 2026, marking a new era of embodied AI for classic IPs.
Xingdong Era Closes Nearly 1 Billion RMB Series A+ Round; Stanford Team Unveils Home Robot Memo; π*0.6 Model Breakthrough | Radio Weekly
Xingdong Era secures nearly 1 billion RMB in Series A+ funding for its VLA embodied AI model. Meanwhile, the Stanford-founded startup Sunday launches home robot Memo, and PI's π*0.6 model achieves a breakthrough in Visual-Language-Action (VLA) capabilities.
Dialogue with Gudi Robot's Hu Chunxu: Computing Power Must Balance Applications, Not Just Be the Largest; Continuous Effort for a Future Era of Robots Counted in 'Hundreds of Millions'
At the DDC 2025 Gudi Robot Developer Conference, Vice President of Developer Ecosystem Hu Chunxu discussed the balance between computing power and cost, the distinction between AI Infra and Robot Infra, and Gudi Robot's strategy of securing its core business while exploring future growth in an era where robots may number in the hundreds of millions.
The Dawn of Robot VLA: The π*0.6 Model May Make Coffee Shops Staff-Free
Physical Intelligence (PI) released the π*0.6 model, using a novel 'Recap' training method to help Visual-Language-Action (VLA) models break through imitation learning bottlenecks.
Figure Founder Publicly Questions UBTECH: Robot Industry Competition Is Often Unadorned
Figure AI founder Brett Adcock publicly questioned UBTECH's Walker S2 mass production video, sparking debate over authenticity and highlighting the urgent need for industry collaboration as robot manufacturers race toward commercialization.
Unitree Unveils First Wheeled Humanoid Robot
Unitree has launched the G1-D, its first wheeled humanoid robot, alongside a full-stack solution for data collection and model training. Designed for service, commercial, and industrial applications, the G1-D features enhanced stability, adjustable height, and up to 6 hours of battery life, marking Unitree's accelerated push into practical robotic tasks.