
A Guangzhou factory bet big on robots. Its customers only wanted them to carry more.
Li-Gong Industrial found customers wanted robots that can work, not look human, as it built a data…

Orbiting the future: China’s 3D vision star Orbbec sets its sights on Hong Kong listing
Just as it turns a profit and sheds its Shanghai STAR Market ‘unprofitable’ designation, the maker…

JD Logistics’ robot push highlights warehouses as embodied AI’s proving ground
The logistics arm of JD.com is expanding its “Wolf Pack” of embodied robots, reflecting the growth…

Mech-Mind debuts in Hong Kong in first IPO out of Xiong’an New Area
The smart robotics components maker ends decade-long journey with some blue-chip cornerstone investors including EV giant…

Unitree’s $66 billion IPO frenzy masks three major hurdles ahead
Unitree’s spectacular debut has made its founder a centibillionaire, but a tiny free float means the…

Hesai bets on robotics as next growth engine
The LiDAR specialist is expanding beyond autonomous driving as its robotics products begin moving from development…

Chinese manufacturers dominate global humanoid robot shipments
China accounted for over 97% of global humanoid robot shipments in the first half of 2026,…

Robot maker Unitree’s blockbuster IPO tests global AI hardware hype
The company’s roughly $9 billion IPO valuation puts the humanoid robot industry under pressure to prove…

China opens ‘robot kindergartens’ to prepare children and machines for a shared AI future
China is building the infrastructure for embodied AI to learn from real-world experience while preparing students…





