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Auto · INTERVIEWSTalking to Li Auto Owners: Does It Really Matter Whether You Choose Range-Extended or Pure Electric? | 42Talk Vol.34 Transcript
In a 42HOW Auto discussion, Li Auto L6 and i6 owners share their experiences with range-extended and pure electric vehicles, revealing that daily usage needs and charging convenience often outweigh powertrain preferences in purchase decisions.
Robotics · ROBOTICSOne Year After the Robot Half-Marathon: Where Are the Top Three Teams Now?
Last year's top three humanoid robots in the half-marathon have diverged into distinct paths: industrial applications, consumer-grade companionship, and bionic emotional support. As the 2026 race approaches with stricter autonomy rules, the competition intensifies.
Auto · INTERVIEWS48:4942Talk Vol. 34: Do Li Auto Owners Really Care About Range-Extended vs. Pure Electric?
In the latest episode of 42Talk, we speak with Li Auto owners to explore whether the choice between range-extended and pure electric powertrains truly matters in their daily driving experience.
Robotics · INDUSTRYAgiBot Coolta Unveils All-Terrain Quadruped Platform, Targets 300,000 Units by 2030
AgiBot Coolta unveiled its all-terrain intelligent mobile and operation platform strategy, aiming for 300,000 units shipped by 2030. The new quadruped robot series leverages full-stack AGI technology to enhance adaptability and autonomy in extreme environments.
Auto · NEW CARS & MARKET SIGNALSNIO ES9 Pre-Prices Start at RMB 420,000 for Battery-as-a-Service Version
With pre-prices starting at RMB 420,000 for the battery-as-a-service (BaaS) version and RMB 528,000 for the buyout version, NIO’s new ES9 flagship SUV aims to bring full active suspension technology below the RMB 500,000 mark while showcasing the company's integrated hardware and design strategy.
Robotics · ROBOTICSAgiBot Unveils GO-2 Model to Bridge the Semantic-Motor Gap in Robotics
AgiBot released its next-generation VLA foundation model, Genie Operator-2 (GO-2), introducing 'Action Chain of Thought' and an 'Asynchronous Dual-System' architecture to address the long-standing gap between perception and execution in robotics.
Robotics · INTERVIEWSPhysical Intelligence Is Valued at RMB 38.5 Billion Without Making Robots—Its Bet Is on an Operating-System-Like Platform
Physical Intelligence (PI) reached a $5.6 billion valuation by providing models to other robot teams rather than building robot hardware. Co-founder Sergey Levine discusses real-world data and the data flywheel, weak supervision through language annotations, an operating-system-like foundation for diverse robot hardware, and the role of mid-level reasoning.
Robotics · INDUSTRYQianxun Intelligence Raises RMB 3 Billion in 30 Days, Valuing Embodied AI Firm at Over RMB 10 Billion
In just 30 days, Embodied AI company Qianxun Intelligence secured another 1 billion RMB, bringing its total financing to 3 billion RMB. With a valuation exceeding 10 billion RMB less than two and a half years after its founding, the company is accelerating its growth through a unique data-driven VLA model approach.
Robotics · ROBOTICSNew Model Boosts Robot Task Success Rate to 99% and Triples Speed
Generalist AI's GEN-1 model achieves 99% success rates and 3x speed improvements by decoupling world understanding from robotic control, enabling robots to transition from demos to commercial viability.
Robotics · INDUSTRYEmbodied AI firm Galaxea raises nearly RMB 2 billion in B+ round, valuation exceeds RMB 20 billion
Embodied AI company Galaxea announced the completion of a nearly 2 billion RMB B+ round of financing. With cumulative financing approaching 5 billion RMB, its valuation has broken through 20 billion RMB, making it one of the few members of the '20 Billion Club' in China's embodied AI industry.
Robotics · ROBOTICSFigure Robotics Gains Strength After Parting Ways With OpenAI
Figure AI founder Brett Adcock discusses the company's split from OpenAI, the critical role of real-world data in Embodied AI, and why commercial deployment precedes home adoption.
Auto · AUTONOMOUS DRIVING8:13North America's Top Two Autonomous Driving Systems: How Big Is the Experience Gap?
An evaluation of the driving experience differences between Tesla and the leading robotaxi operator in North America.
Robotics · ROBOTICSXiaomi Unveils Dexterous Hand Solution Targeting Near-100% Task Success Rate
Xiaomi unveiled a systematic solution for robot dexterous hands on March 27, featuring biomimetic design, tactile gloves, and a sweat gland cooling system. The solution passed 150,000 grip cycles and aims for nearly 100% success rate in long-term industrial deployment.
Robotics · INDUSTRYSunday Robotics CTO Details How $200 Gloves and Pragmatic Hardware Strategy Power Real-World Robot Deployment
Sunday Robotics' CTO Chi Cheng shares insights on data collection, supply chain management, and the company's pragmatic strategy for bringing embodied AI into homes.
Robotics · RESEARCHRobotics Startup Unveils 'Fastest' World Model After Reaching a 10-Billion Valuation
StarSeaMap's Fast-WAM boosts robot reaction speed by 4x by decoupling training from inference, proving world models rely on implicit physics understanding rather than explicit future video generation.
Robotics · RESEARCHTARS together with Six Institutions Unveil OmniVTA Tactile-Visual World Model
TARS, in collaboration with six institutions including NUS and Tsinghua University, releases the OmniVTA framework and OmniViTac dataset, enabling robots to transition from passive perception to active tactile prediction and closed-loop control for dexterous manipulation.
Robotics · ROBOTICSGTC 2026: Robotics Shifts from Explicit Reasoning to Direct Perception-to-Action
At GTC 2026, Nvidia demonstrated a shift in Embodied AI: robots are reducing reliance on explicit intermediate layers like language and future imagination, moving towards direct, implicit decision-making for faster response.
Robotics · ROBOTICSWhat Figure’s System 0 Integration in Helix Means
Figure AI's introduction of System 0 in the Helix 02 model marks a pivotal shift toward embodied AI, enabling seamless loco-manipulation by replacing traditional control code with a learned physical prior.
Robotics · INDUSTRYUnitree's IPO Acceptance Reveals Galbot's RMB 20 Billion Valuation Logic
Unitree Technology's recent IPO acceptance has ignited the robotics industry. A detail in its prospectus reveals that Unitree sold over 15 million yuan worth of robots to Galbot between January and September 2025. This transaction highlights a clear industrial division of labor: while Unitree provides stable hardware platforms, Galbot focuses on advanced AI models and scenario-based applications, driving its valuation beyond 20 billion yuan.
Auto · NEW CARS & MARKET SIGNALSThe Xiaomi SU7 Looks Unchanged, But It's Actually a Different Car
Xiaomi has launched the refreshed SU7 electric sedan, raising prices by RMB 4,000 across all trims while adding standard 800V architecture, NVIDIA Thor chips for driver assistance, and significant interior and chassis upgrades.