# deep reinforcement learning
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China’s Tsinghua-Backed Humanoid Achieves Fully Autonomous Tennis Rally — and Elon Musk Took Notice
A Beijing and Tsinghua University team unveiled a humanoid tennis robot that learns via deep reinforcement learning rather than preprogrammed routines, reportedly sustaining 20-plus rallies and achieving a 90.9% forehand success rate. The video drew global attention after Elon Musk reshared it and Andrej Karpathy expressed surprise, underscoring the growing prominence of embodied AI demonstrations and their technical and regulatory implications.
From Villa Workshop to Spring Gala: The Rise and Risks of a Chinese Humanoid Robot Start‑Up
Songyan Power, founded by Tsinghua dropout Jiang Zheyuan, rose from a rented villa prototype to national prominence after viral demos and a spring‑festival appearance, securing over RMB2bn in funding. The company’s pivot from MPC to deep reinforcement learning and a sub‑RMB10,000 consumer robot have driven momentum, but serious technical, supply‑chain and cash‑management risks remain.