BYD has officially confirmed it plans to unveil a humanoid robot in August at Di Space, its brand experience hall. The confirmation, carried by Cailian Press on 28 July, follows a teaser poster at Di Space reading: “Early August — a new friend wants to meet you.” BYD executive vice-president Li Ke has said the … Read more
A joint venture between Shenzhen’s Leju Robotics and Guangdong Dongfang Precision has opened a humanoid-robot mass-production factory in Foshan with an annual capacity of 10,000 units — one of China’s first scaled humanoid lines to move from demo to industrial base. The hard part of mass production is not speed. “It is not about making … Read more
A year ago, the world’s first robot “6S store” opened in Shenzhen’s Longgang district with only a handful of machines on the floor. On July 28, it celebrated its first anniversary by announcing nine commercialised application scenarios, a multi-channel digital sales system — and a national footprint of more than 20 stores. The 6S concept … Read more
The Shenzhen Natural History Museum — the largest comprehensive natural history museum in South China — opened its doors on July 28, displaying 7,461 rare specimens across eight themed halls that trace 4.6 billion years of life on Earth. But the exhibits everyone talked about on opening day weren’t fossils. Among thousands of static displays, … Read more
The Changing of the Guard: How Chinese Marques Conquered 17% of Indonesia’s Car Market in 12 Months The Indonesian automotive landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. If you rewind just twelve months to January 2025, Chinese brands were shifting around 3,000 units, scraping together a mere 5% of the total market . Fast forward to … Read more
China’s AI & Robotics Breakthroughs: Top 10 Developments (Feb 9-15, 2026) ByteDance Unveils Seedance 2.0: AI Video Model with Director-Level Capabilities ByteDance launched its next-generation AI video generation model, Seedance 2.0, on February 11, 2026. Classified under AI video generation, the model accepts text, image, audio, and video inputs to produce 15-second, multi-shot videos with … Read more
The week in Chinese tech: Sovereign AI and the humanoid sprint Science & technology Silicon and Sinew: The Week in Chinese Innovation From sovereign legal models to record-breaking humanoids, China’s tech firms are sprinting toward 2026 Beijing and Shenzhen | February 8th 2026 WHERE DOES the courtroom end and the computer begin? This week saw … Read more
The Chinese Invasion The Chinese EVs conquered Australia. Will Britain be next? To see the future of Britain’s roads, look to the Antipodes. The data suggests an historic changing of the guard is imminent: Chinese marques are on course to overtake the established Japanese players by 2027—or perhaps even sooner. Robot Belt Team | London, … Read more
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Is Hong Kong Dying? Or is it Rebirthing in Silicon? Why the “Pearl of the Orient” is becoming the “Brain of the Robot Belt” Reports of the city’s demise are exaggerated. For a glimpse of the AI future, watch the 13-minute train. TO THE casual observer, Hong Kong’s recent narrative has been one of slow, … Read more