Robotics

China’s Estun Ships 10,000 Robots in a Single Quarter, Profit Jumps Over 2,000%

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Estun has topped China’s industrial-robot shipment rankings again, and this time crossed a threshold no domestic brand had reached: more than 10,000 robots delivered in a single quarter. According to MIR DATABANK, in the first half of 2026 Estun again led all brands in China’s industrial-robot shipments. In the second quarter it became the first … Read more

China’s Weiyi Bets on Profitable Industrial Embodied-AI Robots Ahead of Hong Kong IPO

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At WAIC on 17 July, Weiyi showed up with a range of industrial embodied-AI robots, and the pitch was that these machines are already in volume production, running in top-tier factories for over a year. No lab demos. The financials make the case. Per the prospectus, revenue rose from 221 million yuan in 2022 to … Read more

China’s AgiBot Files for Hong Kong IPO as the Humanoid Race Hits the Capital Markets

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The humanoid-robot sector has entered its capital-realisation phase. AgiBot has confirmed it has launched the process for a Hong Kong listing, and it timed the announcement to land on the very day the exchange’s new listing rules took effect. The message was not a surprise. Rumours of an IPO have circulated for half a year. … Read more

China’s Topstar Closes the Data Loop Behind Embodied-Robot Scale-Up

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Industrial embodied intelligence just cleared a practical hurdle. Topstar, a Dongguan-based smart-manufacturing equipment maker, has built a complete industrial data-iteration loop with Wuwen Zhike, a physical-AI data-platform company — letting embodied robots iterate quickly, reuse standardized components and deploy at batch scale. Wuwen Zhike was among the first in the sector to ship a physical-AI … Read more

Hikrobot’s Half-Year Revenue Tops 4 Billion Yuan as China’s Robot Makers Report

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Hikvision’s 2026 interim report, released this week, offered a clean read on where China’s robotics segment is heading. The surveillance giant posted group revenue of 46.82 billion yuan, up 11.97 percent year on year, with net profit attributable to shareholders of 7.90 billion yuan, up 39.57 percent, and gross margin climbing to 49.97 percent. The … Read more

US Adds Chinese Humanoid and Quadruped Robots to Its Controlled List

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On July 28, the US Federal Communications Commission updated its “Covered List,” adding foreign-made advanced robotics — humanoids and quadrupeds — and grid-tied power inverters. The stated rationale was familiar: supply-chain vulnerabilities, cyber risk, threats to critical infrastructure. Officially the rule names “foreign-made” equipment. But Reuters, the BBC and Politico all put China in the … Read more

Washington Bans Imports of Chinese Robots and Inverters

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The US government has moved to restrict imports of Chinese-made robotics and industrial equipment, escalating trade tensions in advanced manufacturing sectors. (Source: Shenzhen News) The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on July 28 added foreign-made “advanced robotic equipment” – humanoid and quadruped robots – and grid-tied inverters to its list of restricted equipment, citing national-security risks … Read more

Suzhou Opens a 2026 AI Expo With 400 Exhibitors and Embodied Robots

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The 2026 Artificial Intelligence Product Application Expo opens on 30 July at the Suzhou International Expo Center, with nearly 400 hardcore exhibitors gathered under one roof. Beyond domestic large models, the show covers embodied-AI robots across full scenarios — a telling sign of where China’s AI commercialisation push is heading: not models alone, but models … Read more