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  1. Robotics — Chinese web discovery75

    National AI Application Pilot Base (Embodied Intelligence) Plans Capital Increase and Share Reform

    The National AI Application Pilot Base for Embodied Intelligence in Hangzhou is conducting a capital increase and share reform, with the process expected to be completed by the end of the year. The base plans to raise 200 million yuan through a new partnership vehicle, Hangzhou Embodied Infinite Future Intelligent Technology Development Partnership (Limited Partnership). Existing shareholders include Hangzhou High-tech Science and Innovation Group, Hangzhou Data Group, Unitree Robotics (via its subsidiary), and Chuanghua Smart Logistics. Several industry players, including Yuntai General, Maxicloud, Hangcha Group, Anheng Information, Huashu Media, and Huace Film and Television, have confirmed their participation through the holding platform.

  2. Robohub75

    Muscle coordination can be mimicked by electric motors – it could lead to improved robots

    Researchers at the University of Bristol built a physical model using ordinary electric motors to simulate muscle tasks. Published in the Royal Society journal Interface, their results show that muscle-like coordination can emerge spontaneously from the setup rather than being programmed continuously. The study suggests these findings could help improve robot function by mimicking how muscles adapt to changing loads without a central conductor.

  3. Chinese robotics — Research news discovery75

    Tsinghua and NUS Propose ParallelWorld to Boost Embodied Agent Success Rates via Test-Time Pre-verification

    Researchers from Tsinghua University and the National University of Singapore introduced ParallelWorld, a method that integrates multi-step future trajectory pre-verification into high-level planning for embodied agents. By exploring candidate action paths and comparing predicted observations with task progress before execution, the system improves success rates on specific benchmarks while acknowledging limitations in handling precise geometric reasoning and physical contact dynamics. The approach uses an adaptive search strategy to balance computational cost with decision uncertainty, allowing agents to correct plans based on real-world feedback after each executed step.

  4. Chinese robotics — Company news discovery75

    Huaxin Securities Report: Meta Partners with Fourier Intelligence on Humanoid Robot 'Max' Amid Physical AI Competition

    A Huaxin Securities report dated November 2, 2026, states that Meta and Chinese humanoid robot firm Fourier Intelligence are collaborating to develop the prototype humanoid robot 'Max', intended as a physical embodiment of Meta's Muse model for home automation. The three-month development cycle produced a unit approximately 1.5 meters tall weighing about 48.1 kg, powered by an NVIDIA Thor chip. A second iteration, Max 2, is under development since September but lacks a confirmed launch date or sales plans. The report also notes Tesla's recruitment of staff for its Optimus data collection team to support continuous data gathering.

  5. Chinese robotics — Company news discovery75

    Oak Deer Robotics Joins National Standard for Commercial Smart Stir-Fry Machines

    On November 1, Oak Deer Robotics (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., a related company of Oak Deer Robotics (Beijing) Co., Ltd., participated as one of the drafting units in the official implementation of the national standard GB/T46718—2025 for commercial smart stir-fry machines. The standard establishes unified technical criteria for product requirements, testing, and inspection, supporting industry-wide quality and safety improvements.

  6. Chinese robotics — Company news discovery75

    Keda Intelligent Resubmits H-Share Listing Application to Hong Kong Stock Exchange

    On October 22, Keda Intelligent resubmitted its H-share listing application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, marking its second attempt after an earlier filing failed earlier this year. The company, which listed on the Shenzhen ChiNext in 2011, operates primarily in power equipment and energy storage and robotics. The company reported a net profit of 111 million yuan in the first half of 2026, with gross margins improving to 24.9%. However, it faced five consecutive years of losses from 2019 to 2023 and has been divesting non-core assets.

  7. Chinese robotics — Company news discovery75

    FFR Humanoid Robots Reach Cumulative Sales of 1,168 Units with Positive Gross Margins

    Since February delivery, FFR humanoid robots have achieved cumulative sales and shipments of 1,168 units while maintaining positive gross margins. The company targets approximately 2,000 units for 2026, projecting over 400 units per month in November and December if current trends continue. New models include the FF Nova at $2,490 and the Nova Mini at $299, focusing on education markets with a broader product matrix covering industrial applications.

  8. Chinese robotics — Hardware and sensing75

    Flexible material handling solution deployed on 3C production lines; Topeeda wheeled humanoid robot empowers manufacturing for efficiency and quality improvement

    Topeeda's wheeled humanoid robot 'Xiao Tuo' has completed field validation and entered production on a line of a leading 3C electronics manufacturer, addressing industry pain points such as variable crate specifications and random material arrival positions.

  10. Robotics — Web news discovery75

    Chinese companies invest $13 billion in embodied AI for advanced robotics revolution

    In the first half of 2026, Chinese companies raised 93.5 billion yuan ($13 billion) across 322 deals to develop embodied AI software that enables robots to understand surroundings and adapt to tasks without extensive reprogramming. This investment boom involves specialist startups like Spirit AI and X Square, as well as established manufacturers such as Unitree and UBTech, who are competing against US rivals in a race for robot intelligence. While some firms report high success rates in specific precision operations or simulated environments, industry experts caution that commercial deployment faces significant hurdles including advanced chip shortages, data quality constraints, and the difference between demonstration benchmarks and real-world reliability.

  11. Chinese robotics — Hardware and sensing75

    2026 Willing Product Portfolio Map: From Home Appliance Motors to Humanoid Robot Joints

    In 2026, Weiling showcased a range of new products at various industry exhibitions, transitioning from home appliance motors to core components for humanoid robots. Key launches include low-noise ECM motors for washing machines and air conditioners, high-efficiency motors for heat pumps, and lightweight harmonic joint modules (HLN series) for humanoid robots with full-stack self-developed software and hardware. The company also unveiled heavy-duty servo motors and various gear reducers at the Shanghai World Expo, highlighting its 'full-stack self-research' capabilities in robotics joints.

  12. Chinese robotics — Hardware and sensing75

    China Unveils First Batch of Domestic Robot Standards; Horizon Robotics and DOBOT Shares Rise

    On November 2, Hong Kong-listed robot stocks rallied following policy developments. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Finance released draft procurement standards for five products, including fixed multi-joint industrial robots. Separately, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued six humanoid robot national standards set to take effect in April 2027. DOBOT, which participated in drafting two core motion control and operation standards, saw shares jump over 4%. The company reports deploying more than 100,000 robots globally across various sectors.

  13. Chinese robotics — Company news discovery75

    To climb Mount Tai, this robot changed its 'soles', grew 'legs', and cured its 'eye trouble'

    On November 2, the inaugural CMG World Robot Mount Tai Competition began. Shandong Youbaote Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd. participated with its humanoid robot 'Xingzhe Taishan E1' to validate a year of technical iterations. The team addressed challenges including irregular stone steps by optimizing sole structures, increased dynamic leg lift height from 20cm to 30cm through new high-power-density joint motors and real-time planning algorithms, and tested load-bearing capabilities. Pre-competition tests included simulation, on-site trials on Mount Tai's stone paths, and handling rain conditions. The company emphasized gathering real-world operational data for future complex outdoor tasks like mountain rescue over competitive race results.

  14. arXiv Robotics — research abstracts75

    REA: A Routed Embodied Agent Runtime for Asynchronous Brain-Cerebellum Control

    This research presents REA (Routed Embodied Agent), a unified runtime system that enables asynchronous coordination between deliberative foundation models and fast reactive policies. The system employs a route memory, boundary-triggered judge gates, and shared-budget escalation to prevent slow brain queries from stalling execution. Evaluated on 3,000 test episodes across 60 LIBERO-Pro tasks, REA achieves 95.9% success, outperforming the best single-agent baseline (94.7%) while reducing control steps by 25% and control time by 17%. In a separate study on RoboTwin 2.0, REA reaches 84% success with VLA policies and 86% with VLA+code, compared to 80% for the strongest single VLA baseline (MEDex). The approach also transfers to BEHAVIOR-1K and a real Unitree G1 humanoid robot.

  15. arXiv Robotics — research abstracts75

    Suspended-Fabric Robotic Manipulation Surfaces: Modelling, Design Space, and Multimodular Extension

    This research presents a separable catenary model for suspended-fabric robotic manipulation surfaces (RMS) that enables object positioning via simple PID control. The study demonstrates a multimodular prototype transferring centimeter-scale objects within 0.03 m accuracy over a 1 m² workspace using nine actuators, validating the approach for multi-object and parallel manipulation tasks.

  16. arXiv Robotics — research abstracts75

    Adaptive Coverage Algorithms for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks in Dynamic Worlds

    This paper extends a framework for coordinating mobile agents in unknown worlds to account for dynamic instability. The study addresses the Partially Observable Cooperative Guard Art Gallery Problem (POCGAGP) by introducing a dynamic case (DPOCGAGP) that considers agent loss and world changes. Advancements are presented for two algorithms, Centralized Agent-Directed Exploration for Network Coverage (CADENCE) and its decentralized analogue DADENCE. Their performance is compared against another state-of-the-art benchmark algorithm, showing that the adapted algorithms outperform across a benchmark test set comprising over 4500 test cases of varied size and structure.

  17. arXiv Robotics — research abstracts75

    Movens-Zero: Scaling Humanoid Motion Foundation Models with Large-Scale Human Videos

    This research presents Movens-Zero, a scalable architecture for humanoid motion foundation models trained on a large-scale dataset of physically executable motions derived from internet videos. The system supports joint learning across text, speech, music, and video modalities to enable real-time closed-loop execution. Experiments demonstrate consistent gains in generation and execution quality when scaling both the volume of verified data and model capacity.

  18. arXiv Robotics — research abstracts75

    META-Robot: Self-Cognition and Capability Scaling in Agentic Robots

    This research presents META-Robot, a framework that integrates self-cognition with capability scaling for LLM-based robotic agents. By using action-level predicates to make execution outcomes explicit, the system enables agents to evaluate their own limitations, extend evaluation criteria, and guide structured skill expansion. Proprioceptive feedback grounds this process in the robot's physical state. Experiments in simulation and on real robots show improved task performance, better generalization to new tasks, continued skill expansion, and effective use of non-visual proprioceptive signals.

  19. arXiv Robotics — research abstracts75

    Higher-Order Kinematic Derivatives for Aspect-Preserving Real-Time Numerical Inverse Kinematics

    This paper presents QuIK4 and QuIK5 methods that use higher-order kinematic derivatives to achieve efficient, aspect-preserving real-time inverse kinematics for serial robots. The approach includes an orientation-error correction map, an aspect-preserving step limiter to avoid singularities, and a Hermite-interpolation certifier to verify solution aspects. Results show failures reduced by up to four orders of magnitude with nearly eliminated aspect switching at tracking-level errors. A C++ library with ROS 2 integration is released.

  20. arXiv Robotics — research abstracts75

    Flexibility-Aware Robotic Manipulation: Deformation Estimation, Kinematics, and Control via Distributed Inertial Measurement

    This research introduces a flexibility-aware manipulation framework that addresses the limitations of rigid-body assumptions in flexible robot links. By identifying dominant vibration modes using response-convergence and excitation-bandwidth criteria, the method determines the minimum observable IMU configuration required for accurate deformation reconstruction. The reconstructed continuous link deformation is integrated into forward kinematics and a PDE-based controller. Experiments on hydraulic single- and double-link manipulators demonstrate that this approach achieves end-effector root mean square errors of 0.0107 m, 0.0194 m, and 0.0102 rad while utilizing fewer sensors than piecewise-rigid methods, enabling real-time flexibility-aware manipulation.

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