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PANews published an article stating that RoboScience was founded by Stanford alumni and secured hundreds of millions in financing in the field of embodied intelligence. The article stated that it is advancing a full-stack strategy spanning data, models, and robot hardware.
Differences have emerged over robot valuations related to embodied intelligence: some capital continues to bet on long-term prospects, while another segment is reassessing the extent to which current valuations can be realized.
London-based Imperial College London spinout robotics company Machenta announced the completion of 40000000 USD seed funding, co-led by Creandum and Union Square Ventures.
YC Release the latest startup wishlist, stating that the AI bottleneck is shifting from the model layer to the real economy, with a focus on robot manufacturing, data center supply chains, and government services AI and other 11 directions.
Trump acknowledges the conclusion of the investigation into imports of robots, industrial machinery, and components concerning 232 the investigation, but will not impose tariffs for now, and requires negotiations with trading partners and a report within 180 days. If negotiations fail or implementation is inadequate, measures such as tariffs, quotas, or fees may still be taken.
PANews, citing an official announcement, reported that Sequoia China and Unitree Robotics jointly established the “Shanyu · Venture Initiative,” which will invest in early-stage projects in embodied intelligence, robotics applications, and related hard-tech fields.
Crunchbase data shows that 2026 global venture capital investment in robot startups reached 9900000000 USD, up approximately year on year 185%; China and the United States led in funding.
Google DeepMind releases its new-generation world model, Genie 4, which can generate explorable virtual worlds and simulate sound, dialogue, and physical behavior; it is currently available only to a small number of invited testers.
PANews released a report analyzing the misalignment in financing, valuation, and deployment timing in the embodied-intelligence robotics industry, stating that Unitree's listing 2-month pullback 61%、September and that financing fell quarter-on-quarter.
Zhiyuan launched the embodied Agent framework Genie Master, supporting autonomous improvement after deployment and continuous enhancement of robots’ capabilities in real-world operations.
PANews, citing Jin10, reported that the registered capital of Zhipu Robotics-affiliated company Zhipu Innovation (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. increased from approximately 91959000 yuan to approximately 96825000 yuan.
BlockBeats reported that Unitree Robotics' share price 7 days, rose more than 60%; Nomura believes the focus of competition in the robotics industry may be changing.