Chinese technology giant Baidu is preparing to bring its autonomous vehicle technology to the streets of London, partnering with ride-hailing platform Lyft to initiate robotaxi testing in the coming weeks.
In a decisive move that underscores the strategic importance of embodied artificial intelligence to China’s electric vehicle sector, Xpeng Motors CEO He Xiaopeng has personally assumed direct leadership of the company’s robotics division.
Researchers at the prestigious West China Hospital of Sichuan University have achieved a significant breakthrough in medical robotics with the development of “MicroSpine.” As detailed in a recent publication in the journal Science Robotics and reported by Pandaily, MicroSpine is an ultra-minimally invasive robotic arm system designed specifically for complex spinal surgeries.
The race to mass-produce humanoid robots in China is accelerating rapidly. A new factory in Beijing, operated by electronics manufacturer Lingyi iTech, has already produced 300 robots for clients just weeks after opening in late April 2026.
A detailed cost breakdown of Unitree’s G1 humanoid robot has revealed the financial mechanics underpinning China’s emerging dominance in robotics hardware. According to an in-depth report by SemiAnalysis, the G1 model carries a bill of materials (BOM) cost of just $8,976.
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) have jointly launched the “2026 Humanoid Robot and Embodied AI Real-Scene Training Special Action.”
Moonshot AI, the Beijing-based developer behind the popular Kimi chatbot, has launched Kimi Work, a desktop application that allows users to deploy clusters of AI agents to automate complex workflows.
Chinese autonomous driving startup Pony.ai is accelerating its global expansion, announcing a major partnership to bring its robotaxi technology to European roads. In collaboration with Estonian mobility platform Bolt and multinational automaker Stellantis, Pony.ai will launch its first autonomous vehicle test program in Luxembourg, marking a significant milestone for China’s autonomous driving sector.
In a decisive move to streamline its artificial intelligence initiatives and accelerate commercialization, Alibaba Group has established a new business unit dubbed “Token Foundry.”
When ByteDance launched Doubao as a standalone AI assistant in 2023, it was competing for smartphone users. Three years later, the same model is running in the dashboards of more than 7 million cars.
France’s newspaper of record has launched a four-part investigative series titled “How China Is Devouring Europe,” and the second installment published on June 7 offers a comprehensive recent account of how Beijing has systematically moved from assembling consumer electronics to controlling entire value chains across the industries that will define the 21st-century economy.
BYD, China’s dominant electric vehicle manufacturer, has confirmed it is developing humanoid robots in-house, with executive vice president Stella Li disclosing the program in a recent interview and indicating that the company plans to sell the robots through its vast auto dealer network once the market matures.
Chinese soccer fans have once again been denied the pleasure of watching their national team at a World Cup. But as Nikkei Asia reports, for Lenovo Group, the absence of China’s players from the 48-team tournament kicking off this week across the US, Mexico, and Canada is almost beside the point.
From Basic Forecasting to Predicting Typhoons and Storm Surges The intersection of artificial intelligence and earth sciences has yielded a powerful new tool for understanding and predicting the complex dynamics of the world’s oceans.
China’s robotics sector has rapidly advanced its manufacturing capabilities, positioning the country as the global leader in mass-producing humanoid robots. Domestic startups are showcasing machines capable of complex tasks, from sorting parcels to making coffee, and are aggressively scaling their assembly lines.
A little-known startup from Hangzhou has just beaten one of the most powerful technology companies in the world at its own game, and the robotics industry is paying close attention.
Tencent Cloud is deepening its push into enterprise AI with a suite of new tools designed to bring agentic workflows, AI-native creative production, and model-as-a-service access into business operations across the globe.
When FIFA’s opening match kicks off this summer, hundreds of millions of Chinese fans will be watching, but many of them won’t just be watching football.
Xpeng has announced that its Vision-Language-Action model VLA2.0 has entered formal mass production, delivering a striking early performance benchmark: over 50% assisted-driving mileage share within its first month of deployment.
PaXini Tech, the Shenzhen-based maker of dexterous robotic hands and the humanoid robot Tora, is working with investment banks on a potential listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, according to reporting by Bloomberg and CNEVPost.
