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Optimus Sales Expected Next Year; Li Auto Resumes Humanoid Robot R&D; Microsoft Unveils VLA+ Model
Key updates: Unitree reports 2025 shipments exceeding 5,500 units; Musk anticipates public sales of Optimus by end of next year; Li Auto restarts humanoid robot development; Microsoft unveils the Rho-alpha VLA+ model for robotics.
Unitree Reports 5,500 Humanoid Shipments as Li Auto Reboots R&D Amid Industry Scaling
Unitree Tech revealed its 2025 humanoid robot shipments exceeded 5,500 units, while Li Auto has restarted R&D for humanoid robots by urgently hiring staff. This marks the industry's transition from early-stage validation to large-scale manufacturing.
Skild AI Raises RMB 9.8 Billion in Series C; 1X Unveils World Model Progress; LimX Dynamics Releases Embodied AI Agent System
Sklid AI completes a $1.4 billion (approx. 9.8 billion RMB) Series C round led by SoftBank, raising its valuation to over $14 billion. Meanwhile, 1X introduces its generative world model 1XWM for robotic autonomy, and LimX Dynamics launches COSA, an embodied agent OS for humanoid robots.
1X Reveals World Model Advances: Can NEO Robots Enter Homes?
1X has released 1XWM, a generative world model pre-trained on internet videos, to enhance NEO's autonomous capabilities and accelerate its deployment in household environments.
Boston Dynamics Unveils Industrial Atlas; X Square Robot Raises RMB 1 Billion; Mobileye to Acquire Mentee Robotics for USD 900 Million
This week's tech roundup covers Boston Dynamics' new industrial Atlas robot, X Square Robot's 1 billion yuan funding round, AgiBot's SOP online post-training system, and Mobileye's $900 million acquisition of Mentee Robotics.
2025: The Year Robots Proved They Could Work
In 2025, robots transitioned from lab demos to real-world applications, proving their reliability in everything from Spring Festival Gala performances to factory lines and home services.
Musk Praises Unitree G1 Performance; LimX Dynamics Unveils Multi-Form Robots; Daxiao Robotics Showcases Three Breakthroughs
Unitree G1 dances at Wang Leehom's concert with Musk's praise; LimX Dynamics releases TRON 2 multi-form robot starting at 49,800 RMB; Daxiao Robotics unveils ACE paradigm and A1 brain module.
AgiBot Marks 5,000th Unit Milestone as Horizon Unveils Embodied AI Models
AgiBot delivers its 5,000th general-purpose robot; Unitree launches a global sharing center for humanoid robots; Horizon Robotics unveils HoloMotion and HoloBrain open models; DeepRobotics secures over 500 million RMB in Series C funding.
The Dilemma of Dexterous Hands: Who Is Giving Up on Dexterous Hands?
As a core component of humanoid robots, dexterous hands face the 'impossible triangle' of cost, performance, and reliability. Despite their critical role in enabling fine manipulation, significant challenges in engineering, data scarcity, and durability hinder widespread adoption.
Tesla, Figure Showcase Humanoid Running; ENGINEAI Launches T800; Galbot Completes Corporate Restructuring
Tesla and Figure showcase humanoid robot running capabilities; ENGINEAI unveils the T800 humanoid robot starting at 180,000 RMB; Midea reveals 'MIRO U' six-arm humanoid robot; Galbot completes shareholding reform.
π*0.6 Model Breaks Imitation Learning Bottleneck; EraStellar Raises Nearly RMB 1 Billion
RobotEra secures nearly 1 billion RMB in Series A+ funding for its VLA embodied AI model. Meanwhile, the Stanford-founded startup Sunday launches home robot Memo, and PI's π*0.6 model achieves a breakthrough in Visual-Language-Action (VLA) capabilities.
Figure Founder Questions UBTECH, Highlighting the Unvarnished Reality of Robotics Competition
Figure AI founder Brett Adcock publicly questioned UBTECH's Walker S2 mass production video, sparking debate over authenticity and highlighting the urgent need for industry collaboration as robot manufacturers race toward commercialization.