Shenzhen’s AI industry plants its flag in Kazan as Russia turns to the south

Shenzhen’s artificial-intelligence sector is pushing hard to go global, and Russia has become one of the association’s priority outward markets. That is what Zhang Zhehao, deputy secretary general for international relations at the Shenzhen Artificial Intelligence Industry Association, told Shenzhen Press Group on 17 August, local time in Kazan, where he attended the fourth “Rostok: … Read more

Dobot unveils Lumeng, billed as the world’s first embodied all-habitat humanoid

On 5 August, Dobot released Lumeng, which it calls the world’s first embodied all-habitat humanoid robot. Built around the idea of embodied all-habitat, the product aims to break the fixed boundaries of space, scene and function that constrain traditional robots, upgrading humanoids from single-purpose voice-command tools into intelligent agents that fit into homes, education and … Read more

Shenzhen’s AIRSEAI open-source project joins the Linux Foundation

Shenzhen is sending a clear signal to the global robotics community. On the eve of the 2026 World Robot Conference, the Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (AIRS) announced that AIRSEAI, its open-source embodied-intelligence project, has formally joined the LF AI & Data Foundation under the Linux Foundation. It is the first technical project … Read more

UBTECH plants a flag in western Guangdong, and it is not just there to sell robots

Tianyancha records show that on 11 August, Guangdong Maoyou Robot was established with registered capital of 10 million yuan, based in Maonan district of Maoming. The shareholder structure is clear: Maoming Binhai Holdings subscribed 9 million yuan for a 90 per cent stake, and Shenzhen UBTECH Technology subscribed 1 million yuan for 10 per cent. … Read more

Ex-DJI and Anker exec Liu Liyuan launches pet-companion robot with Yuanhe-led angel

LeiPhone has learned that Liu Liyuan, a former core product lead at DJI and Anker, has started a venture in pet-companion robots and closed an angel round led by Yuanhe. The move takes a seasoned Shenzhen hardware operator into one of consumer robotics’ most emotionally sticky niches. A pet-companion robot, the new bet from ex-DJI … Read more

LimX Dynamics closes $200M Pre-IPO round, valuation reaches 15 billion yuan

General-purpose humanoid robot maker LimX Dynamics has closed a Pre-IPO financing round of nearly 200 million US dollars, lifting its post-money valuation to 15 billion yuan and putting it among China’s super unicorns. The company has raised 400 million US dollars across the past six months, building a war chest for its next capital-market move. … Read more

Robotaxi rivalry shifts from cars to cities as Shenzhen takes on Los Angeles

The robotaxi industry has entered a new phase. In 2026, Waymo’s ride volume in San Francisco overtook Lyft at times. In China, Baidu’s Apollo Go completed 3.2 million rides in the first quarter, up more than 120 per cent year on year. Global private investment in autonomous driving reached 23.3 billion dollars in the first … Read more