Unitree Robotics Announces the World's First Humanoid Robot Fighting Competition in 2025

Humanoid Robots: Is the Market About to Explode? China's Market Value May Exceed 4.5 Billion Yuan in 2025

According to the latest data from TrendForce, 11 major Chinese humanoid robot manufacturers have launched mass production plans for 2024. Six leading companies, including Unitree Robotics, UBTECH Robotics, Zhiyuan Robotics, Galaxy General Robotics, Cloudminds Robotics, and LEJU Robotics, plan to produce over 1,000 units in 2025. Image Note: Image generated by AI, image licensing service provider Midjourney. TrendForce predicts that the market value of humanoid robot bodies in China will exceed 4.5 billion yuan in 2025.

Unitree Robotics' New Patent Enables Large-Scale Dance Performances, Especially Ethnic Dances

According to Qichacha APP, Hangzhou Unitree Robotics Co., Ltd. recently published a patent for "a robot and a robot control method." The abstract shows that this invention includes a robot body and a rotating performance component; the robot body is equipped with an arm for assembling the rotating performance component and an ejection motor for throwing performance props; the rotating performance component is assembled at the end of the arm, and the ejection motor provides the ejection power and kinetic energy for the outward flight of the performance props, allowing the robot to perform at least rotating and throwing dance movements, resulting in rich movements and impressive demonstrations.

X-ORIGIN-AI Secures Nearly 100 Million Yuan in Pre-A Round Funding to Advance Affective AI Hardware

X-ORIGIN-AI (Xuan Yuan Technology), a consumer-grade AI robot company, recently announced it has completed a Pre-A round of financing totaling nearly 100 million yuan. The round was led by Oriental Fortune Capital, with participation from Kingtop Capital and Lenovo Star, and Renchen Capital served as the financial advisor. This funding accelerates X-ORIGIN-AI's development in AI hardware and affective interaction, showcasing its breakthroughs in the development of emotionally intelligent AI products. X-ORIGIN-AI is dedicated to breaking the limitations of traditional AI tools and pushing human-computer interaction from a 'tool-based' to an 'emotionally intelligent' approach.

XPeng Motors Launches 720 Billion Parameter 'XPeng World' Base Model

XPeng Motors held an AI technology sharing session in Hong Kong yesterday, unveiling its newly developed 720-billion-parameter large-scale autonomous driving model – the "XPeng World" base model. This model features a multi-modal architecture, integrating visual understanding, chain reasoning, and action generation capabilities. It aims to be deployed to vehicle-end devices via cloud distillation technology and simultaneously empower ecological products such as AI robots and flying cars.

Tesla's Aggressive Hiring Spree Targets Optimus Humanoid Robot Production

Tesla is accelerating its plans for mass production of its Optimus humanoid robot. Recent reports indicate a significant hiring surge at Tesla, adding dozens of Optimus-related positions across manufacturing engineering, production management, and technology development. This signifies Tesla's commitment to achieving its goal of producing the first batch of Optimus robots by 2025, while simultaneously strengthening collaborations to commercialize humanoid robot technology. Currently, Tesla's recruitment...

Unitree G1 AI Robot Anchor Debuts Successfully, Generating Over One Million in Sales in Five Minutes on Taobao Live

Last night, Unitree G1, a humanoid robot launched by Unitree Technology in May 2024, made its debut as the first AI robot anchor, successfully livestreaming and selling products on Taobao Live via 'Friends' channel. Standing approximately 127 centimeters tall, the G1 boasts agile movement and AI intelligence. This innovative e-commerce application achieved remarkable results, exceeding 1.28 million yuan in sales within just five minutes of the broadcast. During the livestream, the Unitree G1 robot, using a human-like approach, explained and promoted Unitree Technology's GO2 robot dog, priced at 9997 yuan and above.

Unitree Robotics, a Prominent Humanoid Robot Company, Reveals Profitability: Consistently Profitable for Multiple Years

Dyna Robotics Secures $23.5 Million Seed Funding for Affordable AI Robots

Dyna Robotics, a startup emerging from stealth mode, announced a $23.5 million seed funding round led by CRV and First Round Capital. The company aims to provide affordable embodied AI robots for businesses of all sizes. Dyna Robotics co-founders Lindon Gao and York Yang previously founded the hardware AI company Caper.AI.

Google Unveils Gemini Robotics: AI Model Enabling Human-like Robot Behavior

Google DeepMind has revealed its secret weapon – Gemini Robotics! This is no ordinary roomba; it's about truly infusing AI intelligence into robotic bodies, enabling robots to operate (and potentially even more cleverly) in the physical world, just like humans. The versatile Gemini Robotics is powered by the advanced Gemini 2.0 model. Gemini itself boasts the ability to process text, images, audio, and video.

Dexterity, an AI Robotics Company, Secures $95 Million in Funding, Reaching a $1.65 Billion Valuation

Dexterity, a leading AI-powered robotics company, has announced a $95 million funding round, boosting its valuation to $1.65 billion. This significant investment highlights the growing interest in and potential of AI-driven automation in various industries.