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.
Shanghai
Shanghai is China’s largest city and a global hub for finance, technology, and advanced manufacturing. Known for its skyline, innovation centers, and international trade activity, the city plays a leading role in the development of robotics, artificial intelligence, and smart city infrastructure. Shanghai’s government supports numerous tech parks and research institutes that drive progress in autonomous systems, digital twins, and industrial automation.
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 Obsession with Lifelike Robots is Getting Out of Hand
There are easily dozens of companies today working toward robots that are barely distinguishable from real people. Almost all of them are in China.
RoboParty’s UFO Framework Uses Harsh Real-World Testing to Build More Resilient Humanoid Robots
Chinese researchers just introduced a brutal new framework for preparing AI-powered humanoid robots for the harsh realities of the world.
Dairy Queen’s New Robot Worker Costs More Than a Human Crew
Dairy Queen is teaming up with the fast-rising startup Sharpa Robotics to automate ice cream service, starting with its quickest growing market in China.
Robotics Firms Race to Prove Their Machines Can Do Real Work
Amid the physical AI gold rush, robotics firms are making bold moves to prove their machines are ready for real-world labor.
China’s Humanoid Robot Makers Are Chasing IPOs, Factory Scale, and Cage Fights
EngineAI is just one of many well-funded humanoid makers accelerating toward an IPO as Beijing gets serious about integrating humanlike machines into the workforce.
Popular MoCap Actress Makes Six Humanoid Robots Follow Her Every Move
The same tech long used to animate human movement is now scaling to power armies of humanoid robots.
Ex-Tesla Engineer Launches Matrix-3 Humanoid Robot for Mass Production
The Matrix-3 is covered in 3D woven biomimetic skin with embedded tactile sensors that’s sensitive to pressures as light as a gentle fingertip touch.
Textile Robot Skin Turns Fabric into a Nervous System
The Chinese company JQ Industries just introduced a fabric-based electronic skin (e-skin) to give robots a humanlike sense of touch.
LimX’s New Feminine Humanoid Robot Luna Strikes a Pose
The rising Chinese robotics startup LimX Dynamics just unveiled Luna, a humanoid robot built for the runway.