# robotics
Latest news and articles about robotics
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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.
Chinese Stocks Recover Midday as Chemicals and Robotics Lead Rotation; Consumer Names Slip
Chinese markets recovered from an early sell-off to close the morning session in the green, led by gains in chemicals, robotics and commodity-linked stocks while consumer sectors lagged. Trading volume dipped modestly and leadership concentrated in a few themes, signaling a rotation rather than broad-based conviction.
Fei‑Fei Li Says the Next AI Frontier Is Not Language but the World Itself
Fei‑Fei Li told the Cisco AI Summit that AI’s next major frontier is spatial intelligence: models that understand and simulate 3D physical space. Her company World Labs has produced Marble, a “world model” designed for persistent, physically consistent virtual environments with applications from robotics training to therapy, while cautioning that data scarcity and real‑world complexity make general‑purpose robots a distant prospect.
Build the ‘Brain’ for Robots and You’ll Rule AI, Says Yushu’s Founder — A Bold Bet on Robot-Centric Large Models
Yushu Technology’s founder Wang Xingxing argued that the company or group that builds a large-scale AI model tailored to robots will become the leading global AI and robotics firm. The remark underscores a wider industry shift toward embodied, multimodal foundation models that fuse perception and action, but success requires massive embodied data, hardware–software integration and viable commercial deployments.
Chinese Menswear Group Denies Buying Robots from Jack Technology, Quelling Market Rumours
Baoxinio issued a concise investor statement denying that it has purchased robots from Jack Technology, pushing back against circulating market rumours. The clarification illustrates how automation hype and social-media chatter can prompt listed firms to make rapid disclosures to steady investor sentiment. The denial does not preclude future automation projects; it mainly aims to correct the public record and limit speculative market moves.
Shenzhen’s Nanshan Reaches 1 Trillion Yuan — China’s First District to Hit City‑Scale GDP
Shenzhen’s Nanshan district surpassed 1 trillion yuan in GDP in 2025, the first sub‑city district in China to do so. The milestone reflects heavy concentration in software, internet and advanced manufacturing clusters, but also highlights risks from industry concentration, limited land, and external tech‑trade pressures.
China Demonstrates First Direct Link Between Humanoid Robot and High‑Throughput LEO Satellite, Pushing Robot Mobility Beyond Terrestrial Networks
Beijing researchers have successfully linked a humanoid robot directly to a GalaxySpace LEO phased‑array internet satellite, streaming visual data without ground‑based infrastructure. The test demonstrates a practical path for robots to operate with resilient, wide‑area connectivity and underscores China’s advances in commercial LEO broadband technology.
China Tests First Direct Link Between a Humanoid Robot and a LEO Internet Satellite, Paving Way for Net-Independent Field Autonomy
Chinese researchers report the first successful direct link between a humanoid robot and a low‑Earth‑orbit internet satellite, streaming robot vision data without ground network support. The test combines embodied robotics with phased‑array flat‑panel satellite technology, enabling potential autonomous operations in remote or infrastructure‑sparse areas while raising verification, security and dual‑use concerns.
China Puts an Embodied AI on Its Biggest Stage: Galaxy General to Supply Robots for the 2026 Spring Gala
Galaxy General has been designated to provide embodied large-model robots for China’s 2026 Spring Festival Gala, signalling a shift of advanced robotics from labs into mass cultural exposure. The move offers a high-profile marketing and technical proving ground while raising safety, governance and societal-acceptance questions.