
From stunts to the reality of daily grind: China’s robotics industry embraces ‘physical AI’
As the industry moves beyond flashy stunts, more than 200 companies at WAIC 2026 showcased diverse…

China adds 67 unicorns in first half as artificial intelligence and robotics drive startup rebound
A surge in AI and robotics startups has lifted China’s unicorn creation to its strongest half-year…

Han’s CNC rides AI infrastructure boom, but expansion brings new risks
The printed circuit board equipment maker expects first-half profit to almost quadruple as demand for AI-related…

Basic Semiconductor adds to growing list of Tsinghua startups tapping Hong Kong IPO market
The Shenzhen-based company has become the latest Tsinghua University-founded technology company to go public as China’s…

Ant Group tackles robotic blind spots as the humanoid market faces a reality check
Fintech giant launches new AI vision models as industry abandons viral laboratory demonstrations to focus on…

Beyond the chatbot: Shanghai AI summit highlights global race to solve hardware and robotics bottlenecks
Next week’s World AI Conference will focus on tackling fragmented hardware, chip limits, and severe robotic…

China’s Ubtech shifts from factory robots to AI emotional companions in high-stakes gamble
The humanoid robot maker has launched life-sized AI companions, betting that emotional interaction rather than factory…

China’s robotics race pivots from hardware to AI brains as Alibaba and ByteDance place their bets
Coffee-serving robot developed by AI Square Robotics By Da Cheung The race to commercialize embodied AI…

JD.com pledges retraining not layoffs as robots reshape China’s logistics sector
By Qing Qing JD.com (9618.HK) (JD.US) founder and chairman Richard Liu has pledged that the Chinese e-commerce giant will…

Dreame restructures as it rethinks expansion strategy
By Liang Kaier Chinese smart home appliance maker Dreame Technology is overhauling its business structure to…




