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Tsinghua’s Cao Ting Unveils Zeva-Ego Model for Physical Self-Evolution via Causal Learning
At a Tsinghua University event, Zhang Ya Qin introduced Physical Self-Improvement (PSI), while Professor Cao Ting unveiled the Zeva-Ego model and ICCL framework to enable robots that learn causal relationships from real-world interaction.
Li Auto's ME-Dex 1.0 Predicts Future Tactile States Alongside Visual Observations
Li Auto’s foundation model team released ME-Dex 1.0, a world action model that treats tactile sensing as a parallel prediction target to video. By aligning heterogeneous tactile data from five different hands into a unified representation, the system significantly improves success rates in high-contact dexterous manipulation tasks.
PrimeBot Launches Personal Robots at iPhone Price, Bets on AI as a Physical Terminal
Shangwei New Materials's PrimeBot released the Q1 and T1 humanoid robots starting at RMB 19,999, positioning them as personal AI terminals comparable in cost to high-end smartphones while aiming to build a developer ecosystem.
Crowdfunding Hits $1 Million in 20 Hours: Buyers for AI-Driven Desktop Automation
Shenzhen-based Violoop's desktop AI agent hardware raised over USD 1.28 million on Kickstarter within days of launch, signaling early market interest in local-first, screen-aware AI assistants that operate via physical mouse and keyboard simulation.
Tsinghua's Li Yi Team Releases PASSAGE for Humanoid Robots to Navigate Cluttered Environments
A joint team led by Tsinghua University released the PASSAGE paper on September 16, enabling humanoid robots to autonomously plan and execute traversal actions in cluttered spaces using 100 hours of scene-aligned motion data. Real-robot tests showed a 90% zero-contact success rate across 50 trials, with simulation results confirming that navigation performance scales with training data volume.
D-Robotics Raises USD 400 Million in C Round as Embodied AI Business Enters Mass Production
D-Robotics has closed a USD 400 million Series C round led by Future Asset, bringing its total disclosed funding since 2025 to USD 770 million. The company reports that its Sunrise S600 chip is entering mass production with over 20 clients, including TARS and UBTECH, while cumulative shipments of the Sunrise series have surpassed 8 million units.
Doubao’s Second-Gen Mobile Agent: A New Architecture for App Permissions and Privacy
Nubia is rolling out the consumer preview of Doubao’s second-generation mobile assistant, introducing a task-orchestration framework and the Screen Automation Execution Protocol (SAEP) to address previous app-blockade issues and privacy concerns.
Apple's AI Roadmap Is Clear, But Far From a Closed Loop
After defining the iPhone as an Intelligent Personal Hub, Apple outlined a three-layer architecture for Apple Intelligence that balances on-device processing with Private Cloud Compute. However, strict privacy constraints and fragmented data across single-point devices prevent the system from achieving true personal context understanding.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Assistant Researcher Yang Lixin on Why Robots Need a '3D Time Axis'
Shanghai Jiao Tong University assistant researcher Yang Lixin discusses how LaMP, ChronoFlow-Policy, and Track4Action integrate 3D point flow to give robots spatial awareness, temporal memory, and understanding of environmental changes.
2026 Aggregated Intelligence Industry Development Conference to Be Held in Optics Valley
The 2026 Aggregated Intelligence Industry Development Conference will take place in Optics Valley on September 8-9, focusing on the synergy of smart vehicles, embodied AI, and low-altitude economy.
How Embodied AI Is Rethinking Robot Data
A Beijing humanoid robot data training center has ceased operations, highlighting that while embodied AI still lacks data, the industry needs high-quality, large-scale, diverse data infrastructure rather than just more robots.
Sharpa Reveals RMB 4.5 Billion in Funding as North Robot Debuts in Real DQ Store
Sharpa, backed by 4.5 billion RMB in funding, deploys its North robot at a DQ store. Founder Li Yifan argues that true embodied AI requires completing full workflows, not just performing isolated dexterous tasks.