Chery takes over Nissan’s South Africa factory as China’s auto exports approach 10 million
Chery takes over Nissan’s 63-year-old South Africa factory as China’s auto exports approach 10 million, 2.5 times Japan’s total.
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National orthopaedic robot surgery training lands in Shenzhen Pingshan
Beijing Jishuitan Hospital brings national orthopaedic robot surgery training to Shenzhen Pingshan, training 74 surgeons at district level for the first time.
Shenzhen launches China’s first five-party unmanned delivery pilot with Neolix
Shenzhen launches China’s first five-party unmanned delivery system with Neolix, splitting roles across technology, assets, commerce, operations and regulation.
Magic Atom breaks ground on a 10,000-unit robot line as embodied AI enters a production shakeout
Magic Atom breaks ground on a 10,000-unit robot production line in Wuxi, as embodied AI shifts from demo videos to manufacturing capacity.
Lei Jun-backed surgical robot maker files for STAR Market IPO
Shurui Robotics, backed by Lei Jun’s Shunshi Capital and Medtronic, files for STAR Market IPO with 3,500 surgeries completed and EUR 2.42M Spanish contract.
Stander Robotics files for Hong Kong IPO a third time, with 1,800 robots shipped
Stander Robotics files for a third Hong Kong IPO with 1,800 robots shipped in H1 2026 and a 2.1 billion yuan pre-IPO valuation.
A Qualcomm veteran came home to build robot hands. Zhejiang state capital followed.
Aoyi Technology, founded by a former Qualcomm chip engineer, holds 35% of China’s dexterous hand market with 400M+ yuan raised across eight rounds.
Chery backs agricultural robot maker in a nine-figure B2 round
Chery Holding leads a nine-figure B2 round into Zhongke Yuandongli, an agricultural robot maker with L4 autonomous farming tech backed by CAS.
A 1.2 billion yuan robotics base breaks ground in Suzhou, targeting semiconductor AMRs
Jielo Intelligent breaks ground on a 1.2 billion yuan AMR manufacturing base in Suzhou, targeting semiconductor fabs with 2,000 units annual capacity.
A Tsinghua professor walked away from a 20 billion yuan unicorn to build a home robot
Xu Huazhe left Xinghaitu at its 20 billion yuan peak to found PokeBot, a home robot startup that has raised a Pre-A round above $100 million in five months.