AGIBOT, a global leader in embodied AI and robotics, today unveiled four new products at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2026 in Shanghai: the AGIBOT A3 Ultra, X2 Edu, G2 Max, OmniHand 3 Ultra-M. Together, the new products expand AGIBOT’s portfolio across full-size humanoid platforms, heavy-payload industrial task robots and direct-drive dexterous manipulation systems. At its 200-square-meter exhibition space at Booth H3-C101 in the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center, AGIBOT is presenting the three new products alongside its manipulation foundation models, industrial deployment cases and live robot demonstrations. Beyond the booth, more than 60 AGIBOT robots are operating across WAIC venues, providing visitor guidance, information services, demonstrations and other forms of on-site support. “The industry should no longer...
The 2026 World Intelligence Industry Fair themed “Intelligence Empowers the World, Motion Shapes the Future” grandly opened on May 28.As a benchmark enterprise in embodied intelligence, Galileo (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd. set up five innovative exhibition areas and exhibited its full self-developed robot lineup. Its diverse products and cutting-edge technologies wowed attendees and won high recognition from municipal leaders, making it a core highlight in the embodied intelligence track of this fair. Galileo attended five venues at the expo: Tianjin General Exhibition Area, Jinnan Featured Zone, JD Town Real-Scenario Zone, independent brand booth and WIIF Carnival, covering city promotion, regional industry publicity, commercial demonstration, brand display and public entertainment.On-site bionic quadruped robots smoothly executed jumps, climbing and obstacle avoidance. Powered...
Recently, Yuanpei Chen, Co-founder and Head of Reinforcement Learning at PsiBot, was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025 list in the AI category. As one of the few tech entrepreneurs born after 2000 on this year’s list, Chen represents a new generation of innovation and leadership in the field of artificial intelligence. As featured on the official Forbes website: Cofounded by Chen Yuanpei in 2024, Beijing-based PsiBot is developing AI models for robots. The company says its technology can allow multiple robotic arms to make complex movements such as stacking building blocks. Last year, PsiBot raised an undisclosed amount of funding from GL Ventures and Lanchi Ventures. Chen holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the South...
Psi R1 marks the release of the first reinforcement learning–driven Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model, successfully demonstrating dexterous, long-horizon task execution in an open-ended Mahjong environment. · Millimeter-Level Dexterous Manipulation: PsiBot’s dexterous hand achieves precise coordination across vision, language, and action modalities—executing human-like movements such as flipping, grasping, and organizing tiles with millimeter-level accuracy. · Human-Robot Interaction and Cognitive Decision-Making: The robot must understand Mahjong rules, interpret evolving game states, and dynamically generate strategies for discarding, melds (Pung/Kong), and reactive play—completing a full pipeline from rule interpretation to real-time reasoning and execution. · Reinforcement Learning–Enhanced Long-Horizon Execution: Validated in the Mahjong scenario, Psi R1 maintains a 30-minute+ Chain of Action Thought (CoAT)—breaking traditional limits of robotic task duration and reasoning continuity in...
China Telecom's TeleAI incubates embodied AI startup Gamma Robotics
China Telecom's Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (TeleAI) has incubated Gamma Robotics, an embodied AI company that has recently registered in Shanghai's Xuhui district and moved into Mosu Space, according to company information.
Gamma Robotics is an independent market-oriented entity invested by China Telecom Group and incubated by TeleAI. It will co-build a humanoid robot laboratory with TeleAI.
MIRACLE AUTOMATION's Jiangsu robot data center amasses PB-scale embodied AI data
MIRACLE AUTOMATION, the automotive equipment maker operating the Jiangsu Province Embodied Intelligent Robot Industrial Data Collection and Training Center, has accumulated nearly 20,000 hours and PB-scale multimodal embodied AI data, the company said.
The center has built 36 first-level application scenarios and 163 second-level segmented data-collection scenarios. MIRACLE AUTOMATION is seeking to translate its long-standing production-line experience into data and technology capabilities that can support the industrial deployment of embodied AI.
Shenzhen's YITA DYNAMICS raises over 100 mln yuan in seed funding
Shenzhen-based embodied intelligence operation platform and power system company YITA DYNAMICS said it has completed seed and seed-plus funding rounds totaling more than 100 million yuan ($14 million). The rounds were jointly invested by Matrix Partners China, SenseTime Guoxiang Capital, CCB International, L2F Light Source Entrepreneur Fund, Galbot and Fourier Intelligence. Founded in May 2026, YITA DYNAMICS is focused on building underlying infrastructure for embodied intelligence hardware and has developed compliant force-controlled dual arms and high-performance joint modules.
Robot Warriors Challenge held in Beijing E-Town with 29 teams competing
The autumn edition of the 2026 Robot Warriors Challenge was held on Oct. 18 at the Nanhaizi Park waterfront plaza in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, also known as Beijing E-Town, with 29 teams from across China taking part. As an independent event IP created by Beijing E-Town, the competition aims to push robots beyond running and jumping demonstrations toward real-world operational tasks. MirrorMe Technology, GENISOM AI Milk Long Team B, Xingyuan Dynamics Team A and AK Brothers Team B won their respective categories.
AGIBOT has partnered with Wuhan Culture and Tourism Group and Zhongyun Weixun to build the world's first smart retail warehouse operated by full-size bipedal humanoid robots. Its Expedition A3 Ultra robot has begun offering self-service retail services at Jiangyushang on the Wuhan riverside. The project has completed 827 orders in its phase to date, with a robot grasping success rate of more than 97%.
Tesla's third-generation Optimus robot ready for mass production
Tesla's third-generation Optimus humanoid robot is ready for mass production, refocusing market attention on the sector. Artificial intelligence is moving from the digital world into physical space, with humanoid robots viewed as one of the most important embodiments of physical AI.
China launches National Data Group in Xiong'an to boost data sector
China established National Data Group Co., Ltd. in Xiong'an New Area, Hebei province, on Oct. 20. The group is a central state-owned enterprise whose main responsibility is the development and utilization of data resources, with headquarters in Xiong'an.
The group was set up to advance data resource development and utilization, unlock the value of data elements, support artificial intelligence development and foster the data industry ecosystem, according to the company. After its establishment, it will strengthen central-local coordination and industrial collaboration under the guidance of relevant authorities, promote shared capabilities, experience and business expansion, and work to grow data value, strengthen the data industry and improve the data ecosystem.
Galileo's E1 quadruped robot wins gold at 2026 Canton Fair design awards
Galileo (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd.'s E1 series intelligent bionic quadruped robot has won a gold award at the 2026 Canton Fair Design Innovation Award (CF Award). The E1 series is fully self-developed by Galileo, with its complete machine structure, integrated servo joints and bionic gait and posture control algorithms 100% independently controllable. It holds more than 300 independent intellectual property rights. Equipped with all-terrain adaptive posture adjustment and force-sensing technology, the robot can autonomously identify unstructured complex terrain such as stairs, ramps and rubble. It is designed for applications including petrochemicals, power operation and maintenance, rail transit, emergency rescue and security patrol inspection.
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