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BYD (Build Your Dreams) is a Chinese tech giant producing electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels, buses, and rail systems, leading global EV sales through vertical integration and innovation.

The Rise of AgiBot, China’s Mass Market Humanoid Robotics Leader

April 5, 2026August 24, 2025 by Mike Kalil
The Rise of AgiBot (Shanghai Zhiyuan Robotics)

A company you’ve probably never heard of is well on its way to pushing its AI-powered humanoid robots to the mass market.

UBTECH’s AI-Powered Humanoids Form ‘Intelligent Swarm’ to Take Over Factories

November 2, 2025March 3, 2025 by Mike Kalil
UBTECH Wallker S1 industrial humanoids worker form an intelligent swarm at Zeekr's smart automotive factory

In China, AI-powered humanoid robots are training to take over factory operations without human guidance. The way they’re working together …

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BYD, World’s Largest EV Maker, Officially Enters Humanoid Robotics Race

November 2, 2025December 18, 2024 by Mike Kalil
BYD vs Tesla Bot in Humanoids

Shenzen-based BYD, which recently passed Tesla as the world’s top seller of electric vehicles, is already investing heavily into humanoid robotics.

China’s Agibot Starts Mass Producing Humanoids as Figure AI Ships First AI Robots

November 2, 2025December 17, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Figure 02 and Agibot Production

As 2024 closes, Silicon Valley startup Figure AI is delivering its first AI robots, and a Chinese startup coming directly for the Tesla Optimus is already mass producing advanced AI robots.

Fully Automated Logistics at BYD with UBTECH’s Walker S1 Humanoid Robot

November 1, 2025November 18, 2024 by Mike Kalil
UBTECH Walker S1 Industrial Humanoid Robot Logistics Automation System

A leading Chinese robotics firm says its full-stack logistics system is replacing material handlers, forklift operators, warehouse workers, and even supervisors.

UBTECH Reveals New Humanoid Robot Developed with Industry Giants

May 4, 2026October 14, 2024 by Mike Kalil
UBTECH Walker S1 Humanoid Robot

UBTECH says its new humanoid robot, the Walker S1, sets a new precedent for generalized industrial robotics.

Xiaomi Smart Super Factory: 40 SU7 EVs Every Hour; 76 Seconds to Build One Car

May 3, 2026April 11, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Xiaomi Su7 Superfactory

How long does it take for the Xiaomi Beijing factory to build one of its new electric sedans?

US Trade Group: American Auto Industry Facing ‘Extinction Level Event’ as China Builds Plants in Mexico

November 1, 2025February 25, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Existential Collision Course for US Automotive Industry

A US manufacturing trade group wants to block the import of low-cost Chinese automotive imports from Mexico, calling it an existential threat to American automakers.

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