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After Raising Hundreds of Millions, WuJie Dynamics Launches MWA Latent World Model
WuJie Dynamics officially released the MWA Embodied General Brain, a latent space world model based on long-horizon bidirectional physical causal chains, and topped the RoboCasa GR1 TableTop leaderboard. The company recently completed a $200 million angel round.
Robots Take Center Stage at CES
CES 2026 highlights the shift toward physical AI and embodied intelligence, with robots from Boston Dynamics, Unitree, Fourier, and others showcasing advanced capabilities in industrial, home, and interactive scenarios.
Robots Still Need Better Hands for Real-World Deployment
At the 10th Anniversary and Embodied AI Strategic Cooperation Summit held on December 27 in Shanghai, OYMotion signed a strategic partnership with Ledike Group. The company revealed that its dexterous hands currently serve around 200 clients across more than 10 SKUs spanning three product series. This collaboration aims to bridge the gap from basic components to final execution units, jointly tapping into the trillion-yuan embodied AI market.
TARS Unveils Embroidering Robot and Full-Stack Embodied AI System After RMB 1.7 Billion Funding
Embodied AI company TARS unveiled its first full-stack technology release, featuring the TARS AWE 2.0 model and an AI-native hardware system. The company demonstrated global capabilities by showcasing the world's first robot to complete manual embroidery.
Unitree to Launch New Quadruped; 1X Robot Home Price at RMB 140,000; Leju Eyes A-Share IPO
This week in robotics: Unitree previews a high-performance new quadruped robot; 1X launches the NEO home humanoid robot starting at $20,000 (approx. 140,000 RMB); Leju Intelligent completes Pre-IPO financing and files for A-share listing; Dobot secures over 80 million RMB in embodied AI robot orders.
Google Unveils New 'Brain' for Robots
DeepMind launches Gemini Robotics 1.5, featuring VLA and VLM models that enable embodied AI to plan, reason, and adapt across different robot morphologies.
Unitree Unveils 'Superstar Dog' as Founder Wang Xingxing Reflects on AI Strategy
At the 2025 Bund Summit, Unitree's Wang Xingxing expressed regret over not entering AI sooner, citing current hardware sufficiency but model limitations. Meanwhile, Unitree and Star Plus Legend unveiled the consumer-grade 'Superstar Dog,' and JD.com reported that iPhone 17 pre-orders surpassed last year's total in just one minute.
Unitree's Wang Xingxing: AI for Robotics Is in a 'Desert' Stage, Hardware Is Sufficient
At the 2025 Bund Summit, Unitree Robotics CEO Wang Xingxing discussed the current state of robot models, data, and hardware, describing the field as a desert with only a few small plants before explosive growth.
NVIDIA Unveils Jetson Thor With 750% AI Compute Boost; Boston Dynamics Spot Performs Backflips
This week: NVIDIA launches Jetson AGX Thor, boosting AI compute by 7.5x for embodied AI. Boston Dynamics' Spot masters consecutive backflips via reinforcement learning. UBTECH reports H1 2025 revenue growth of 27.5% and secures a $1 billion strategic credit line from Infini Capital.
Meituan Leads Starry AI's Over $100 Million A4 and A5 Funding Rounds
Galaxea (Beijing) Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. announced the completion of its A4 and A5 strategic funding rounds, totaling over $100 million. Long-Z led the A5 round, while Today Capital and Long-Z led the A4 round.
Galbot Closes RMB 1.1 Billion Funding Round Led by CATL
Galbot has completed a new round of financing led by CATL totaling 1.1 billion RMB, setting a new record for single largest embodied AI funding in China this year.
Vita Dynamics Raises RMB 100 Million Seed Round Led by Horizon Robotics and Hillhouse
Vita Dynamics, a robotics product company founded in December 2024, has completed a seed round of investment totaling 100 million yuan. The round was led by leading autonomous driving enterprise Horizon Robotics and top-tier industry investor Hillhouse Venture Capital.