Industry

Not for Backflips: Lumos Robotics' 50-kg MOS2 'AI Worker' Goes to Work on Mitsubishi's PLC Lines

Lumos Robotics launches MOS2, a 50-kg-class dual-arm mobile manipulator positioned as an 'AI Worker' — already inspecting, screwdriving and hauling on Mitsubishi Electric's PLC lines after 1,000

Beyond the 9.32s: Three Signals From the Second World Humanoid Robot Games

Five humanoid robots beat Bolt's 100m at Beijing's second World Humanoid Robot Games — the mark now stands at 9.32s — but the real story is in the rulebook: mandatory autonomy, a debut dexterous-hand

WRC 2026 Midweek: A ¥6.8B Grid Tender and an Open-Source Wave Sweep Beijing

Halfway through WRC 2026: State Grid moved a ¥6.8 billion embodied-AI procurement into supplier selection, central SOEs formed a robotics alliance, and developer day unleashed open-source robots and

WRC 2026 Opens in Beijing: 311 Product Debuts as Robot Industry Pivots From Stunts to Sales

The 2026 World Robot Conference opened August 19 in Beijing E-Town with 373 exhibitors, 3,000 products and 311 new launches — plus a first-ever Procurement Day, 49-SOE pavilion and free robot access for global developers, as China's robot revenue tops ¥300B.

8,288x Oversubscribed: Unitree's ¥61B STAR Listing Nears with DeepSeek at Its Side and a 'Superman' Teaser on Listing Eve

Unitree has closed the most oversubscribed IPO in A-share history — ¥8.1 trillion in retail orders, a 0.0181% lottery rate — with STAR Market trading (ticker 688836) expected in the Aug 18–24 window. Beyond the frenzy, DeepSeek's ¥141M strategic stake with a 36-month lock-up signals the industry's shift from API vendor deals to brain-body equity integration.

Renault Puts Wandercraft's Calvin Humanoid on the Douai Tyre Line, Targets 350 Units by End-2027

Renault is trialling Wandercraft's Calvin humanoid on night-shift tyre handling at its Douai plant, with about 10 units planned by end-2026 and roughly 350 across factories in France and Spain by end-2027.

EngineAI's Second Factory Goes Online: First Henan-Made T800 Humanoids Roll Off the Line

EngineAI rolled the first batch of Henan-made T800 humanoid robots off its new Zhengzhou production base on July 24 — the company's second factory after Shenzhen, designed as its global manufacturing hub with a 10,000-unit annual target.

Embodied AI Skills Competition Opens Global Call for October Finals in Shanghai

The 2026 Global Developer Pioneer Summit and International Embodied AI Skills Competition has opened its global call, with finals October 23-25 at Shanghai's Zhangjiang Science Hall, Turing Award winner Yao Qizhi chairing the expert committee.

Hyundai Charts Physical AI Vision: From Robot Platform to City-Scale Intelligence

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung outlined the group's Physical AI vision at the San Francisco AI Summit, announcing a Robot Reference Platform collaboration with NVIDIA and major investments including the Saemangeum AI Valley.

Zhiyuan Robotics, ZTT Launch Embodied AI Innovation Center in Nantong

The Zhongtian–Zhiyuan Embodied AI Innovation Center has entered trial operation in Nantong's Chongchuan District. Co-built by ZTT, Zhiyuan Robotics (AGIBOT) and three other partners with a total investment of 100 million yuan, the center focuses on embodied AI data collection and annotation, model iteration, and custom industrial robot development. Robots, sensors and computing facilities are in place, with data collection and simulation training systems having completed initial joint debugging.

Zoomlion Puts Dozens of Self-Built Humanoids to Work on Real Production Lines in Changsha

Construction machinery giant Zoomlion is running dozens of self-developed humanoid robots on real production lines at its Changsha Smart Industry City, validating nearly 20 scenarios across machining, logistics, assembly and quality inspection.

South Korea's Navy and KAIST Test PIBOT Humanoid as Ship Helmsman in First Trial

The Republic of Korea Navy and KAIST have conducted South Korea's first trial of a humanoid robot serving as a ship's helmsman. PIBOT, a 165 cm, 65 kg humanoid trained with a large language model on naval terminology and ship-handling procedures, steered a simulated 7,600-ton Aegis destroyer through a narrow channel. The four-phase program aims to integrate robots into shipboard operations as Seoul faces a shrinking pool of military recruits.