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1.Mech-Mind CEO sparked major social media debate after publicly accusing high-valuation robotics startups of inflating revenue through related-party transactions. 2.Galbot's response denying all rumors and taking legal action. 3. Agibot A3 Ultra: Real-world commercial deployments in hotels, retail, supermarkets, and metro inspection stations. 4. Unitree G1+: Upgraded mobility, perception, and...

The World Humanoid Robot Games are more than a sports competition — they also test autonomy, dexterous manipulation and real-world applications. Agibot topped the medal table, with strong performances in dexterous-hand, task and sports events. Galbot, Spirit AI, LinkerBot and X-Humanoid also showed progress in real-world and autonomous tasks. Robot demonstrations still need to be viewed carefully:...

Unitree’s IPO remains in the spotlight after its share price surged more than fivefold. Agibot overtook Unitree in H1 2026 humanoid robot shipments. Over 60% of shipments still go to entertainment, education and research. WRC 2026 showed a shift towards generalisation, reliability, deployment and ROI. Galbot unveiled ET1, a compact humanoid capable of autonomous learning. UBTECH, Galaxea, EngineAI...

Unitree's Landmark IPO: Unitree Robotics is targeting an IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market with a valuation of 60.99 billion yuan, leading the physical AI sector despite facing commercialization and geopolitical challenges. AgiBot's Martial Arts Marketing: AgiBot is making waves by pairing its Expedition A3 robot with kung fu stars in a live-action fight series and launching a 1-million-yu...

WAIC 2026 Kicks Off: Shanghai hosted the 2026 World AI Conference alongside a high-level meeting on global AI governance. Booster Robotics Upgrades: Booster Robotics launched its NVIDIA Thor-powered T2, continuing to dominate the robot soccer scene. RobbyAnt’s Pharmacy Tech: Backed by Ant Group, RobbyAnt demonstrated its LingBot model controlling three different robot brands in a pharmacy setting....

China’s robot exports reached 10.38 million units worth RMB 20 billion in the first five months, with cleaning robots leading growth. Industry groups in China called for stricter ethical and safety rules for emotional companionship humanoid robots. UBTECH said the 2–4 hour battery life of full-size humanoid robots is currently an industry-wide limitation. Unitree Robotics said large-scale robot ad...

Galbot is likely to win a US$32.9 million procurement project in Yibin, covering 500 robotic units, while its S1 humanoid continues 24/7 operation on a CATL production line. AgiBot has deployed multiple G2 robots at Longcheer Technology’s Nanchang factory for a six-day live production-line trial and has also rolled out its 15,000th general-purpose embodied robot. UBTECH unveiled its Cruzr Y1 wheel...

Galbot launched AstraBrain-WBC 0.5, a GPT-style foundation model for real-time, whole-body robot control. Galaxea unveiled its Kengo humanoid robot and threw shade at competitors, claiming to be China's only embodied AI firm with both a top-tier model and in-house flagship hardware. Kepler Robotics unveiled Kylin, a quadruped boasting a 600 kg payload capacity. SERES debuted its first humanoid...

China launched its 2026 Humanoid Robot and Physical AI Initiative, aiming to identify 100+ robot jobs and deploy over 10,000 units in real-world scenarios.• The 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games will be held in Beijing from August 22 to 26, featuring 50 events, including fully autonomous track races and new table tennis and combat categories.• XPeng says its humanoid robot project remains on track fo...

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: China has 140+ humanoid robot makers and 330+ productsUnitree: 5,500+ humanoids shipped, 6,500 produced (humanoids only)Vbot: 6,540 pre-orders for robot dog Bobo, ~¥100m pre-salesZhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center: ¥450m Pre-A, ¥2.2bn total in 18 monthsReal-world deployment: police patrol bots in Shanghai; Deep Robotics tested robots at –30°C...

CES momentum, Agibot, X Square and Dobot

The final weekly update of China’s embodied AI sector. Personally, I think UBTECH’s Walker S2 is China’s Robot of the Year for 2025. I also expect robot-operated outlets—led by brands such as Galbot, Astribot and AI² Robotics—to scale rapidly in 2026.

Highlights include the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Unitree’s progress towards an IPO, Agibot’s rapid scale-up, and a surge of investment led by companies such as Galbot, XSense, Galaxea and TARS. UBTECH stood out with major data-centre robot contracts, while Xpeng drew attention with the debut of its humanoid robot IRON. Despite strong policy support and heavy funding, large-scale real-...

Rare candid views on AI’s limits, Shanghai’s push to build an embodied-AI hub, Unitree’s humanoid “App Store”, fresh funding across robots and core components, and, similar to Agibot, another startup acquired  listed company outside the sector. China’s humanoid update 12E3:  rare candid views on AI’s limits, Shanghai’s push to build an embodied-AI hub, Unitree’s humanoid “App Store”, fresh funding...

This week in China’s embodied AI:• AGIBOT rolled out its 5,000th mass-produced humanoid.• Aimoga delivered its 1,000th robotic dog of 2025.• Atomrobot unveiled its upgraded ATOM01 with a practical Stewart-platform waist for industrial use.• UBTECH secured a 50-million-yuan sales deal, formed a joint venture with Beijing X-Humanoid, and launched its new consumer robot “Youzai”.• Chinese magazine Ya...

Engine AI T800 Launch; Agibot LinkSoul; PUDU D5; GSP entering the robotics sector; Daimon Robotics’ new funding; LimX Dynamics’ creative robot applications; and influencers and cross-border robot collaborations

Key highlights from this week’s update:💡 Is There an AI Bubble? Alibaba & Lenovo say no💰 Major Financing: Beijing’s startups dominate🏭 Real-World Deployment & Supply Chain Expansion📜 Policy Update: China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology appoints experts to the National Standardization Committee for Humanoid Robots🎓 Talent Pipeline: Seven universities apply to establis...

This week’s China embodied-intelligence update covers major moves in humanoid robotics — from headline-grabbing demos to surprising government-backed orders. Xpeng’s IRON stunned the public with an ultra-natural walking display, while  Wuhan opened China’s first “7S” humanoid robot store, offering sales, customisation, finance and full lifecycle services.

China Robots Now November Episode 1: DOBOT unveils its new Rover X1 quadruped priced around US$1,050; Leju’s Kuavo humanoid carries the torch at China’s 15th National Games;Agibot launches a Robot Leasing Ecosystem Alliance; UBTECH’s UQI debuts its automated logistics 2.0 system, and finally Galbot’s NavFoM foundation model makes a robotic dog smart.

In this episode:🤖 Mini humanoids go mainstream — Booster K1, NOETIX Bumi, and Lumos Luxiaoming lead the trend of small, agile robots.🏃 Agibot’s double breakthrough — partnership with Anta + launch of the zero-code robot creation platform Lingchuang.💰 Big funding rounds — Leju Robot’s RMB1.5 billion pre-IPO financing, FiveAges’ new embodied AI foundation model FAM-1, and more.🏭 Industrial appli...

This October, Episode 3 takes a look at new launches from Unitree and Booster, as well as recent progress made by UBTECH and Agibot.

Highlights this week:Agibot opens China’s first open embodied intelligence experience centre in Wuxi, where visitors can see humanoid robots and robotic dogs in action. At the 25th CIIF in Shanghai, companies showcased industrial humanoid applications:Fourier’s FOCUS system coordinating GRx robots. PsiBot + Siemens demoing a robot-run supermarket. Beatbot raises RMB1 billion from Meituan’s Dragonb...

This week’s highlights: Policy moves — China pushes humanoid adoption in auto, logistics, and power inspection, and launches 32 pilot projects for eldercare robots. Company news — Leju unveils Roban 2; UBTECH partners with Terminus on AIoT; Agibot earns China’s first CR certificate and launches the Genie Trailblazer Program. Funding — Hangzhou’s Differential Robotics raises nearly 200M yuan for UA...

The strategy of AI² Robotics, Kepler and Engine AI to expand applications overthe next three years, the hype of R1 robot by Ant Group’s Robbyant, and the youngest startup XYZ Embodied AI raising 200 million yuan.  

Highlights include Pudu Robotics security breach, "Robot Wolf" at military parade, OneStar Robotics by billionaire’s son, Agibot expanding ecosystem, and X Square Robot , NOETIX and Ropet AI raising funds.