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Discover how China is becoming a global leader in robotics, integrating automation into industries and daily life.
A Galbot humanoid robot dives for the ball during a tennis match with a human player before the opening ceremony for the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Robotics

Chinese robots tackle tennis, smash race records at World Humanoid Robot Games

Event highlights robots’ remaining weaknesses, including balance issues, limited autonomy and battery constraints, while underscoring need for faster networks.

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Robotics

Are humanoid robots the future? Chinese makers instead highlight practicality

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Video | Chinese robot maker capitalises on Niu Lai craze

IPO

China’s Mech-Mind Robotics set to take orders for US$300m IPO: sources

Developer of 3D cameras and AI software for robots raises target by US$100 million amid investor enthusiasm.

Visitors explore the Mech-Mind Robotics booth during Smart Factory & Automation World 2026 in Seoul, South Korea, on March 5. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
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Better robots depend on better data, Chinese firm 51World says

New devices and platforms to obtain real-world data for embodied AI can break the biggest hurdle to creating more capable robots, CEO says.

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From spectacle to scale: why China’s robotics firms face a ‘critical juncture’

China’s robots have won global attention with a string of viral stunts. But firms now face growing pressure to generate real-world returns.

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Unitree Robotics surges 629% to US$66 billion valuation in Shanghai share debut

Stock jumps as first listing by humanoid robot maker draws 9.8 million retail investment accounts competing for just 9.7 million shares.

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People watch humanoid robots dance at the Unitree booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 17. Photo: Reuters
Electric & new energy vehicles

Musk’s headaches: meet China’s corporate matrix challenging his empire

From Tesla to SpaceX, Starlink and Neuralink, Chinese companies are giving – or trying to give – Elon Musk’s firms a run for their money.

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Hong Kong stock market

From chasing robots to chasing profits: the numbers moving markets

Unitree Robotics, US inflation rates, gold prices, Hong Kong homes and CK Hutchison’s interim results were in the spotlight this week.

Honor

Robot in a pocket: Honor’s new phone camera nods back at users

The Chinese smartphone maker has integrated embodied AI to control camera movement, along with other features to boost interest amid a cooling market.

Chinese smartphone maker Honor has launched the Robot Phone, a handset with a motorised, fold-out gimbal camera. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Has a Chinese physical AI start-up manipulated a global ranking to beat Nvidia?

Spirit AI’s Spirit v1.6 briefly dethroned Nvidia on the RoboArena robotics benchmark, but the model was then removed following a methodology overhaul.

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A woman poses next to humanoid robots by Spirit AI during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 18. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Chasing physical AI: Ant Group robotics arm Robbyant kicks off external funding

The division seeks US$222 million in the first round and could complete a second by year-end, according to domestic media reports.

Robotics

Mixed feelings: can China’s companion robots win a place at home?

Companion robots start arriving in September, offering emotional interaction and novelty, but chores remain off the table – at least for now.

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Unitree to launch IPO next week as US-China robotics rivalry intensifies

The Hangzhou-based firm will launch its listing in Shanghai next week, as a string of Chinese robotics start-ups pursue plans to go public.

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A Unitree G1 humanoid robot is displayed during London Tech Week in London. Photo: Reuters
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China’s smart-vacuum giants swept up in US robot ban, hitting top options

Washington’s expanding trade crackdown targets household electronics, focusing crosshairs on overseas firms supplying American homes.

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People watch as a Cyber X robot moves up and down stairs at a Dreame booth during the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, in January. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Lenovo Capital takes aim at robotics, coding agents in ‘sniper’ AI strategy

Chinese firm makes long-term bets on 100 artificial intelligence companies, from chip and hardware manufacturers to models and applications.

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China sweeps global humanoid robot start-up ranking as US imposes ban

The LexisNexis study identified a ‘clear shift towards China’ in the humanoid robot race, with the US falling behind.

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Alibaba unit says 5-in-1 AI gives robots unified brain, body

ABot framework addresses industry’s lack of a complete, self-evolving system to improve robot capabilities, according to Amap.

A child-like humanoid robot and dog-like robot interact at the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing on April 19. Photo: EPA
Artificial intelligence

BrainCo claims mind-to-robot link at China’s World AI Conference

Hangzhou-based firm says users can control robots using only their thoughts via EEG headsets, marking a leap in embodied AI tech.

Artificial intelligence

Glass crashes slashed? Ant Group AI unit claims robot sensing advance

New perception model for embodied AI surpasses dominant rival from Meta Platforms at smaller scale with less training, firm claims.

Robotics

UBTech launches lifelike humanoid robots built for companionship in China

The unveiling of model U1, which has silicone skin and emotional AI, reflects tech firms’ drive to expand robotics beyond industrial use.

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The U1 humanoid robot. Compared with industrial robots, consumer models face stricter requirements for appearance, privacy protection and long-term human interaction. Photo: Caroline Wang
China manufacturing

Will China’s AI-powered agribots repeat its EV success story?

Chinese tech and mass production capabilities could transform the nation’s farming industry with AI-enabled workforce.

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An AgiBot A2 humanoid robot learns to pick green leaves of Longjing tea under staff training at Longjing Tea Plantation in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
US-China relations

US adds Alibaba, BYD, other Chinese tech champions to military company blacklist

Trump administration has designated top China firms as ‘Chinese military companies’ operating in the United States.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV giants challenge Tesla in race to commercialise humanoid robots

After years of competing with Tesla in electric vehicles and self-driving technology, Chinese manufacturers are targeting humanoid robots.

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China economy

Opinion | How foreign investors should view China’s ‘little giants’ scheme

The label has its uses but it proves nothing about commercial success, product quality, financial health or global competitiveness.

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Pudu Robotics, a national-level “little giant” based in China’s Jiangsu province, showcases its products at the International Robot Exhibition (iREX) 2025, the world’s largest robotics trade show, held at the Tokyo Big Sight in Japan from December 3-6. Photo: Handout
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Unitree clears Shanghai IPO hurdle as China’s humanoid robot wave gathers pace

Listing plan highlights Unitree’s push to invest more in robot ‘brains’ as it joins competitors in China’s humanoid rush.

A Unitree robot works in a hardware store in Pocking, Germany. The robot operates in supervised mode and its goal, according to the store operator, is to support employees, not replace them. Photo: EPA
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World of humanoid robots set for new blueprint as Nvidia teams with Asian firms

The tech trio team up to create a state-of-the-art robot reference design allowing researchers to build, fine-tune and deploy skills faster.

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‘Arms race’: why investors can’t let go of robotic hand developers in China

Funding blitzes spotlight the dexterous hand sector, which is focused on the toughest component in humanoid hardware.

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