# robotics
Latest news and articles about robotics
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Fei‑Fei Li’s World Labs Raises $1bn to Advance 3D ‘World Model’ AI as Chipmakers and Autodesk Join the Bet
World Labs, founded by AI pioneer Fei‑Fei Li, raised $1 billion in a round that included Autodesk ($200m), Andreessen Horowitz, Nvidia and AMD. The funding aims to accelerate the company’s work on 3D “world models,” exemplified by its Marble product, to advance robotics, scientific discovery and 3D content applications.
Chinese Robot Dog Unmasks an Indian Tech Embarrassment: University Admits It Bought, Not Built, the Demo
Galgotias University displayed a robot dog at India’s AI Impact Summit that it claimed to have developed, but later admitted the device was purchased from Chinese firm Unitree. The admission raises questions about transparency at government‑hosted tech showcases and highlights the gap between aspirational claims of indigenous capability and the practical realities of hardware development.
Robots on the Spring Gala: China’s Industrial AI Pays a Price for Publicity
China’s Spring Festival Gala has become a major stage for robotics firms chasing public attention, but the industry still faces fundamental commercial challenges. High-profile performances generate emotional value without addressing core needs such as repeatable deployments, cash-flow sustainability, and industrial reliability.
China’s Spring Gala Puts Humanoid Robots Center Stage — Embodied AI Moves From Lab to Spotlight
China’s Spring Festival Gala prominently featured humanoid robots whose stage performances were presented as signs that embodied intelligence is moving from innovation into industry. Firms showcased advances in facial actuators, dynamic balance and large embodied datasets, a combination that could accelerate commercialization but raises questions about robustness, safety and regulation.
China’s Gala Robot Claims Real-Time Autonomy — Promise or Primetime Performance?
Galaxy General Robots showcased a humanoid, "Xiao Gai," at China’s Spring Festival Gala performing dexterous household tasks and claimed its AstraBrain system made real-time autonomous decisions rather than running pre-scripted routines. The demonstration signals strides in embodied AI and serves as a high-impact marketing moment, but independent verification and real-world robustness remain open questions.
China’s UniX AI Unveils Wanda Panther: A New Generation of Mobile Manipulator for Industrial and Service Uses
UniX AI launched the Wanda Panther Black Panther series in February 2026, a production-oriented mobile manipulator that pairs an 8-DOF bionic arm and adaptive gripper with an omnidirectional four-wheel steering and drive chassis. The platform reflects a broader shift toward integrated, embodied-intelligence robots aimed at reducing deployment friction in manufacturing, logistics and service sectors.
Driverless, With Help: Waymo Pays Delivery Couriers to Close Car Doors in Atlanta
Waymo has begun paying DoorDash couriers in Atlanta to close car doors when passengers leave them ajar, a pragmatic fix for an operational snag that prevents autonomous vehicles from resuming service. The pilot highlights the persistent need for human intervention in advanced automation and raises questions about liability, labor and the pace of engineering solutions.
A‑Shares Slip as Year‑of‑the‑Snake Ends; Memory Rally and Semiconductor Demand Clash with Thin Liquidity
China’s A‑share market ended the lunar year with a broad decline as liquidity remained thin and sector rotations produced mixed outcomes. Memory prices and semiconductor equipment demand provided focused strength, while material cost rises and data‑security policy continued to reshape investment themes.
A‑Shares End the Lunar Year Lower as Traders Rotate into AI Hardware; Memory and PCB Stocks Lead Sector Divergence
China’s A‑share indices closed lower on the final trading day of the Year of the Snake, with turnover subdued ahead of the Lunar New Year. Investors rotated into robotics, PCB materials and memory‑adjacent stocks after bullish commentary on embodied AI and signs of a sharp rally in DRAM prices, while CPO‑related names plunged.
China’s Yushu CEO Says “Embodied Intelligence” Is Just Beginning — And Could Dwarf the Mobile Internet
Yushu Technology CEO Wang Xingxing says embodied intelligence — AI embodied in robots and edge devices — is in its early platform phase but could surpass the mobile internet in scale and economic impact. Scaling will depend on industrial innovation in hardware, safety standards and supply chains rather than software breakthroughs alone.
From Baijiu to Bots: How AI and Robotics Have Stolen the Spring Gala Spotlight
China’s 2026 Spring Festival Gala has become a focal point for AI platforms and robotics firms seeking to convert national TV reach into user habits and investor momentum. While tech companies flood the event with prizes and live demonstrations, traditional sponsors such as baijiu distillers have sharply reduced their presence, underscoring a broader commercial shift toward hard tech.
China’s Qingtianzu Launches ¥999 ‘Robot Experience’ as Robotics Hits Consumer Stage
Qingtianzu launched a ¥999 nationwide robot experience plan during a livestreamed robot gala, offering event-focused, rental-style access to robots for social occasions. The initiative reflects a broader push in China to commercialise robots through service and rental models that lower adoption barriers while testing demand for consumer-facing robotic experiences.