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Friday 11 July 2025
Meituan fuels embodied AI ambitions while robot IPOs hit Hong Kong despite losses

Meituan has made another move in the robotics sector, investing US$100 million in Galaxea AI, its second major robotics deal in two months...

Friday 11 July 2025
Swancor divests materials unit to back smart robotics investors
Swancor Holding Co., Ltd. has approved the sale of a 60% stake in its Shanghai STAR Market-listed unit, Swancor Advanced Materials Co., Ltd., at CNY7.78 per share, valuing the deal...
Thursday 10 July 2025
Humanoid robots aren't ready yet, but linear actuators might change that
Tesla's decision to pause parts procurement and development for its Optimus humanoid robot has raised questions about the pace of progress in the humanoid robotics market. But supply...
Thursday 10 July 2025
AgiBot's Lingxi X2-N raises the bar for humanoid robots with dual-mode mobility
On July 7, 2025, Shanghai Zhiyuan New Innovation Technology, better known as AgiBot, unveiled its next-generation humanoid robot, the Lingxi X2-N. Featuring an innovative dual-mode...
Sunday 6 July 2025
Yamaha Motor launches robotics division to tap semiconductor equipment demand
Yamaha Motor is accelerating its pivot into the semiconductor equipment space with the launch of Yamaha Robotics, a newly established division focused on robotic systems for electronics...
Sunday 6 July 2025
China's humanoid robots cut out US chips, and 90% of the supply chain is now local
As US President Donald Trump intensifies rare earth export negotiations with China, Beijing is countering with a media blitz to highlight its rising independence from US semiconductor...
Friday 4 July 2025
Tesla halts Optimus robot production plans as hardware woes mount
Tesla has reportedly paused procurement and production plans for its humanoid robot, Optimus, due to unresolved hardware challenges, according to sources within China's supply chain...
Friday 4 July 2025
Foxconn and Kawasaki team up on AI medical robot, eye 2026 launch
Japan-based Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) have jointly developed a medical robot based on Kawasaki's Nyokkey service robot that is currently...
Thursday 3 July 2025
ByteDance expands AI hiring spree into humanoid robotics
ByteDance is recruiting heavily for humanoid robot development as the TikTok parent accelerates its push beyond social media into cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) applicat...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Taiwanese IC packaging and testing advances into Malaysia for auto and robotics
Since US President Donald Trump championed the "Made in America" initiative, technological competition between the US and China has intensified, rapidly escalating global geopolitical...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
German robotics firm NEURA unveils advanced humanoid robot amid industry shifts
At the Automatica 2025 exhibition in Germany, NEURA Robotics introduced its third-generation humanoid robot, the 4NE1 Gen-3, marking a significant step in Europe's evolving robotics...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Chinese AI robotics leader Unitree Robotics reportedly aims for IPO by year-end
The competition in humanoid robotics is intensifying between the US and China, with several Chinese AI robotics companies emerging strongly amid this contest. Among them, Hangzhou-based...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Mesh Ventures maps out post-phone AI future with smart wearables, spatial techs
Mesh Ventures, the early-stage VC firm co-founded by Sam Lam, son of Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam, is marking its 10th anniversary with a renewed focus on four compute-intensive...
Friday 27 June 2025
Taiwan's TBI Motion targets humanoid robot components as China sales face pressure
TBI Motion Technology is betting on humanoid robots to offset declining revenue as geopolitical tensions threaten its China business, which accounts for up to 75% of sales.
Friday 27 June 2025
Taiwan's LIPS eyes mass production as 3D vision tech gains traction
LIPS, a Taiwanese 3D vision technology developer, expects multiple-fold revenue growth this year as it transitions from prototype development to mass production after 12 years of...