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Unitree’s founder disputes VLA consensus, backs video-trained models for robotics

Describing VLA models as “relatively dumb,” he outlined an alternative approach to embodied intelligence.

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Once a quiet OEM base, the city’s industrial belt is investing in innovation, service networks, and niche applications to compete worldwide.
Insights
Chongqing’s machinery makers eye global markets, push for higher-value exports
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New releases from StepFun, Z.ai, and Alibaba spark fresh competition, but in a field that may not have room for everyone.
Insights
China’s “AI tigers” return to the ring as the foundation model race reignites
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Spirit AI is playing to win in China’s embodied AI race.
Features
Entrepreneurship is like “playing a game,” says Spirit AI co-founder Gao Yang
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With fans showing up in all weather and at any price, the concert economy is taking center stage in China.
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Three hours onstage, and an economy moves: Inside China’s concert boom
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Upstarts like Manus and Genspark made early waves, but lasting success will require more than a strong debut.
Insights
Chinese AI agents made a splash in 2025, but can they go the distance?
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CATL’s openness to the move suggests a deeper alliance may be forming.
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Leapmotor starts selling battery packs, opening new front in EV competition
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The latest exits add to a string of leadership changes, raising questions about Agibot’s readiness to scale.
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Agibot loses two top execs as robotics race heats up
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The brand is betting that home life’s next frontier lies just beyond the back door.
Features
From sofas to prefab spaces, Outer wants to shape the future of backyard living
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