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Thursday 17 July 2025
Korea allocates US$31 million for physical AI as it seeks edge over the US, China
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT allocated KRW42.6 billion (approx. US$31 million) for physical AI proof-of-concept projects through a supplementary budget, representing...
Thursday 17 July 2025
South Korea pushes physical AI development with new industry association
South Korea's government is accelerating efforts to establish the country as a leading artificial intelligence power, with particular focus on physical AI - technology that combines...
Tuesday 15 July 2025
China's expanding robot industry presents opening for Taiwan
Robotics is consistently displaying its potential for success as the industry undergoes a structural transformation. The demand for robotics has grown due to labor shortages and rising...
Monday 14 July 2025
Foxconn affiliate bets on robotics, eyes axial motor breakthrough by year-end
Foxconn-affiliated company Pan-International Industrial Corp. (PI) is ramping up its shift toward next-generation technologies, targeting electric motors and robotics as key growth...
Monday 14 July 2025
Taiwan launches smart robotics talent program to compete with semiconductor sector
Taiwan is positioning robotics as a national growth engine, with Premier Cho Jung-tai naming it a top strategic priority alongside semiconductors and drones. To accelerate progress...
Sunday 13 July 2025
South Korea races to catch up in global humanoid robot competition
AI is already driving cars, writing papers, and coding computers. Society has now upgraded to humanoids and is on track to potentially become the norm.
Friday 11 July 2025
China's embodied AI race just got real — Robot Era, DEEP Robotics raises CNY1 billion

China's embodied AI and humanoid robotics market is experiencing a funding surge, with leading startups Robot Era and DEEP Robotics jointly securing...

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...