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Can AI Mastery of League of Legends Power Tesla’s Optimus Robot?
A mysterious player in the Korean server of League of Legends achieved a 95% win rate, sparking speculation that it is Musk's Grok 5. This raises questions about whether Optimus robots are approaching a brain capable of adapting to the real world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vbot Community Surpasses 300 Members as Consumer Embodied AI Accelerates
Vbot's consumer-grade embodied AI robot dog, 'Big Head BoBo', achieved over 10 million RMB in orders on its first day and rapidly built a community of over 300 users, signaling the arrival of practical consumer robotics.
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.
AgiBot and Others Launch 'Qingtian Rent' Platform to Democratize Robot Access
Facing user pain points like high costs and lack of trust, Embodied AI companies including AgiBot have launched 'Qingtian Rent', offering 8 robot models across 16 scenarios from 200 to 100,000 yuan. The platform aims to cover 200 cities by the 2026 Spring Festival.
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.
Disney’s Olaf Robot Set for Hong Kong Disneyland; Will Officer Judy Be Next?
Walt Disney Imagineering is bringing a Olaf robot based on the 'Frozen' character to Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland in early 2026, marking a new era of embodied AI for classic IPs.
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.
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.
π*0.6 VLA Model May Enable Fully Autonomous Coffee Shops
Physical Intelligence (PI) released the π*0.6 model, using a novel 'Recap' training method to help Visual-Language-Action (VLA) models break through imitation learning bottlenecks.
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.
Unitree Unveils First Wheeled Humanoid Robot
Unitree has launched the G1-D, its first wheeled humanoid robot, alongside a full-stack solution for data collection and model training. Designed for service, commercial, and industrial applications, the G1-D features enhanced stability, adjustable height, and up to 6 hours of battery life, marking Unitree's accelerated push into practical robotic tasks.
Tesla Optimus Latest Progress Emerges as Musk Celebrates
At the Tesla shareholder meeting, Musk danced with Optimus V2.5 after his compensation plan passed. The latest progress of Optimus has come to light, including details on its dexterous hand and production line.