Interviews
Conversations with founders, researchers and engineers.
D-Robotics' Hu Chunxu: Compute Must Match the Application—More Is Not Always Better
At the DDC 2025 D-Robotics Developer Conference, Vice President of Developer Ecosystem Hu Chunxu discussed the balance between computing power and cost, the distinction between AI Infra and Robot Infra, and D-Robotics' strategy of securing its core business while exploring future growth in an era where robots may number in the hundreds of millions.
Figure Founder Brett Adcock: We Lead Other Robot Companies by 1 to 2 Years
At Dreamforce, Figure founder Brett Adcock discussed the path to embodied AI, emphasizing that true intelligence, not manufacturing, is the core challenge. He predicts humanoid robots will complete general tasks via voice commands next year and argues humanoid forms will dominate due to scalability and training data advantages.
Vbot Co-founder: Vbot Production Starts in October, 30,000-50,000 Units Shipped Next Year
At the inaugural Aggregated Intelligence Industry Development Conference (2025) in Wuhan, Vbot co-founder Zhelun Zhao shared updates on their first product, Vbot. The quadruped robot will begin production in October, with consumer sales following after a rigorous trial phase. Zhao projects shipments of 30,000-50,000 units next year and aims for a 60% market share in the consumer quadruped segment by 2026.
ZhiXing Tech's Zhang Hanwen: Autonomous Charging Robots and L4 Driving to Converge, 2028 Mass Production Target
Zhang Hanwen, General Manager of the Robot Business Unit at ZhiXing Tech, discusses the technological synergy between autonomous driving and embodied AI, highlighting the company's advancements in charging robots and the prediction that L4 autonomous driving and mass-produced charging robots will arrive simultaneously by 2028.
AgiBot Unveils World Model Platform and Next-Gen Robot at WAIC
At the 2025 WAIC, AgiBot unveiled 'Genie Envisioner,' an open-source world model platform for dual-arm robots. Partner Yao Maoqing discussed the company's embodied AI flywheel, the upcoming Genie G2 robot with hot-swappable battery capabilities, and commercialization progress in industrial and service sectors.
1X AI VP: Dancing Robots Are Cool, But Useless in the Home
In an interview with The Humanoid Hub, 1X AI Vice President Eric Jang discusses why dancing robots lack utility in home environments, highlights 1X's hardware-first strategy, and emphasizes the critical role of world models in embodied AI.
Luobo Intelligence’s Sun Zhaozhi: Why Emotional Companion Robots, Not General AI, Are the Next Frontier
Sun Zhaozhi, founder of LuoBo AI, discusses the future of emotional companion robots, contrasting them with general-purpose embodied AI and highlighting the potential for a trillion-dollar market focused on personalized, emotionally intelligent Personal Robots.