Chancellor Friedrich Merz led a delegation of 30 German business executives to Unitree’s Hangzhou headquarters, signaling a potential shift from humanoid entertainment to global industrial cooperation.
NVIDIA researchers have revealed EgoScale, a framework that leverages a massive 20,854-hour egocentric human dataset to train robots in complex, fine-grained manipulation with minimal robot-in-the-loop data.
Xpeng is transitioning from prototypes to physical infrastructure, announcing a 110,000-square-meter production base in Guangzhou to industrialize its "Iron" humanoid platform.
AgiBot has officially launched its full humanoid and industrial robot portfolio in Europe, securing a strategic partnership with Tier 1 automotive supplier Minth Group to drive localized deployment and manufacturing.
As humanoid robots move from research labs to the "robot gig economy" and specialized 7S retail stores, the industry is finding its first sustainable revenue streams through entertainment and rentals.