Xynova's Flex 2 robot hand mixes tendons and motors in a 400-gram palm
Hangzhou startup Xynova says its 23-joint Flex 2 hand lifts up to 12 kg at peak while sensing slip and controlling force down to 0.05 N.
UC Berkeley and NVIDIA propose agentic robotics as an alternative to data-hungry training
At the 2026 Conference on Robot Learning, UC Berkeley and NVIDIA presented a way to program robots through AI coding agents instead of huge sets of demonstrations.
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UBTECH and China Telecom unit sign deal aiming for one million home robots
UBTECH and Tianyi Telecom Terminal signed a deal on 9 November 2026 to help home companion robots pass one million units within three years, via telecom channels.
UBTech and Tianyi Telecom Terminal aim to sell 100,000 humanoid robots
UBTech Robotics and Tianyi Telecom Terminal signed a strategic deal on 9 November 2026 to sell humanoid robots through telecom channels, with large unit targets.
Pakistani engineer builds home-made waitress robots for a Karachi restaurant
Engineer Syed Osama Aziz built robots Robia and Jojo mostly from local parts, and they now serve pizza at a Karachi restaurant that has seen more customers.
Lisbon Web Summit 2026 puts Chinese humanoid robots on stage as official speakers
Web Summit's tenth edition in Lisbon lets humanoid robots speak on stage for the first time, backed by the largest Chinese delegation the event has hosted.
Six robots ran a Shanghai store for 24 hours. Four passed.
AgiBot put six G2 robots to work in a real convenience store for a full day and night, livestreamed to two million viewers. Four met the bar, two did not.
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