4,000 Robots Descend on Beijing as China’s Robotics Boom Explodes
Sparks flew, quite literally, as Beijing became the center of a rapidly accelerating global robotics race that just entered a new phase.
Month: August 2026
Is EngineAI China’s Next Humanoid Robotics Giant?
Chinese robotics startups are racing to become the next major player to tap markets for massive amounts of capital. Among the front of the pack is Shenzhen-based EngineAI, known for its T800 humanoids.
Unitree Says Its New ‘Superman’ Robot Pushes Beyond Human Limits
Unitree just introduced its new high-performance humanoid robot prototype, nicknamed Superman, saying it breaks the limits of humanity.
MX01: The World’s First Transformable Flying Humanoid Robot?
The new Chinese startup Arkshel Robotics just introduced what it calls the world’s first flying transformable humanoid robot.
Unitree’s Wang Xingxing is Now China’s Most Unusual Tech Billionaire
Unitree founder Wang Xingxing just became China’s latest tech billionaire as investors piled into his company’s blockbuster IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market.
PaXini’s Smart Sole Gives EngineAI’s T800 a Humanlike Foot Sense
EngineAI collaborated with the fellow Shenzhen-based startup PaXini to turn the bottom of the robot’s foot into a touch-sensitive surface.
Unitree’s IPO Era Begins With the G1 Under Siege
Unitree may be the strongest it’s ever been, but it’s also at its most vulnerable. The G1’s runaway success has given every competitor a clear target to beat, and one of its most interesting challengers just appeared seemingly out of thin air.
China’s $2 Billion AI Startup Wants to Take Robot Centaurs Public
Just a few years old, LimX has already brought walking dinosaurs to theme parks, put Star Wars-like bipeds and centaurs up for sale, and launched increasingly capable humanoids into the workforce, as well as machines that defy easy descriptions.