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Tech giant Apple recently made another significant adjustment to its artificial intelligence (AI) division. According to sources, Apple plans to transfer its secretive robotics team from the purview of AI chief John Giannandrea to senior vice president of hardware engineering, John Ternus, later this month. This follows the March move of the underperforming Siri voice assistant business away from Giannandrea. A series of...

The first Embodied AI Robot Games will be grandly held in Wuxi City. As one of the key participating teams, Unitree Robotics will compete with robot companies from all over China in intense racing competitions and exciting dance performances. To date, more than 100 related companies have registered to participate. Top robot companies from Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Chongqing and other places will participate in the racing event. Unitree Robotics will compete in this event alongside the jointly-built Embodied AI Robot Innovation Center (Beijing) and the Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (Shanghai).

Ainos, the leader in AI-powered odor digitization, announces the successful integration of its proprietary AI Nose olfactory module into a humanoid robot developed by Japan's leading service robotics company, ugo, Inc. Completed on April 9, 2025, this installation marks the world's first robot with a functional sense of smell, ushering in a new era for robotics, AI, and human-robot interaction. Image Note: Image generated by AI, image licensing provider MidjourneyAinos' AI

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.

Zhiyuan Robotics has announced the launch of Genie Studio, the industry's first one-stop development platform specifically designed for embodied AI scenarios. Genie Studio offers a full-chain product capability covering data acquisition, model training, simulation evaluation, and model inference, providing developers with a standardized solution from 'acquisition' to 'training' to 'testing' to 'inference'. This significantly lowers the development threshold and improves development efficiency.

From May to June 2025, Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou will host the world's first humanoid robot fighting competition. This exciting event will bring an unprecedented visual feast to the field of robot fighting. Unitree's technical team has reportedly undergone intensive algorithm training and hardware debugging in recent weeks to create the strongest competing robots for this competition. The competition will be broadcast live nationwide through platforms affiliated with China Media Group, giving viewers the chance to witness the peak duel of robot fighting and the powerful confrontation of these "Iron Fists." For...

Hugging Face announced the launch of the open-source humanoid robot, Reachy2, through the acquisition of French startup Pollen Robotics. This news sparked significant discussion on social media and within the AI community, considered a major milestone in the convergence of humanoid robotics and generative AI. Designed as a lab partner for AI research and education, Reachy2's open-source nature, advanced capabilities, and human-centric design have quickly made it a focus for top labs globally.

Beijing, April 19, 2025 — Today, the world's first humanoid robot half marathon officially started in Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (Yizhuang), marking a historic step in the innovative integration of robotics technology and sports competition. This event attracted nearly 20 humanoid robot teams from around the globe, competing alongside human runners in the 21.0975-kilometer half marathon. The "Tiangong" robot crossed the finish line first with an excellent time of 2 hours, 40 minutes, and 42 seconds, winning the championship and sparking widespread attention and discussion. Event overview 20

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 (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.

ABB Group announced plans to spin off its robotics business as a 100% independent entity, intending to submit the proposal to the 2026 Annual General Meeting. The plan aims to launch ABB Robotics as an independently traded public company in the second quarter of 2026. This move is designed to provide ABB Robotics with a more focused capital structure and governance, enhancing its growth potential. ABB Chairman, Peter Voser, stated that the board believes that spinning off the robotics business will better optimize both companies for their customers.

Pollen Robotics has launched its latest open-source humanoid robot, Reachy 2, with a price tag of $70,000. Already adopted by Cornell University, Carnegie Mellon University, and several top AI labs, Reachy 2 is a leading platform for robotics research and education. Its modular design, open-source architecture, and powerful AI capabilities have attracted significant attention from research institutions and developers worldwide, making it a key player in the field of humanoid robotics.

Scout AI, a startup focused on autonomous vehicle manufacturing and autonomous software development, has emerged from stealth mode after announcing a successful $15 million seed funding round. Founded in August of last year by Colby Adcock and Collin Otis, the company aims to apply AI and robotics to defense missions. On the same day as the funding announcement, Scout AI proudly revealed that they have secured multiple contracts with the US Department of Defense and launched their

Qichacha APP shows that recently, Shanghai Zhiyuan Xinchuang Technology Co., Ltd., an affiliated company of Zhiyuan Robotics, has undergone a business registration change. Guangxi Tencent Venture Capital Co., Ltd.'s stake has increased from approximately 2.06% to approximately 2.7%. Qichacha information shows that the company was established in 2023, with Deng Taihua as the legal representative, and is currently jointly held by Sangpeng (Shanghai) Technology Partnership (Limited Partnership) and others.

On April 15th, Hugging Face, the renowned open-source large language model platform, announced its acquisition of Pollen Robotics, marking its official entry into the physical robotics field. While specific transaction terms remain undisclosed, the acquisition will bring approximately 20 Pollen Robotics employees to Hugging Face. This represents the company's largest personnel acquisition to date, signifying its ambition in expanding its business areas. Hugging Face's co-founder...

Hugging Face, a leading AI development platform, recently announced the acquisition of Pollen Robotics, a French humanoid robotics startup, marking its strategic foray into the robotics sector. While the financial details of the deal remain undisclosed, the acquisition has generated significant attention. Founded in 2016 by engineers Matthieu Lapeyre and Pierre Rouanet, Pollen Robotics' flagship product, Reachy2, is an advanced humanoid robot already utilized at Cornell...

XPeng Motors announced that its self-developed Turing AI chip, designed to support Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities, is slated for mass production in 2025.

Hugging Face, the AI development platform, has announced the acquisition of French robotics startup Pollen Robotics for an undisclosed sum. This marks Hugging Face's first foray into hardware and aims to promote the global adoption and development of open-source robotics. Pollen Robotics, founded in 2016 and based in Bordeaux, France, is known for its open-source humanoid robot, Reachy2. Priced at approximately $70,000, Reachy2 has been adopted by institutions such as Cornell University.

Toronto-based startup Xaba, focused on developing 'synthetic brains' for industrial robots via a no-code approach, announced a $6 million seed funding round led by Hitachi Ventures. The funding will accelerate deployment of its AI-powered robots and cognitive industrial control systems. Image note: Image generated by AI, licensed from MidjourneyX.