Senior executive sees Japan as potential engineering hub
A Unitree humanoid wanders the New York Stock Exchange. North America is the Chinese startup’s biggest overseas market. © Reuters
TOKYO — China’s Unitree Robotics plans to expand production capacity this year and may eventually assemble robots overseas, a senior executive told Nikkei Asia, as the leading humanoid maker prepares for a Shanghai listing.
The consolidation will accelerate the procurement and fielding of drones, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in a memo, a major priority of the second Trump administration as it seeks to prepare forces for drone warfare. Per a memo from earlier this week, the new office, called the Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager…
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A figure shows multiple flight pathways as a UAV starts from the center and flies toward 24 goals (dots around perimeter). The flight pathways are mainly red and end in cool colors, showing reduced speed. The rainbow clouds represent obstacles, with cooler colors representing taller obstacles. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers. By Adam Zewe In…
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Pursuit of comprehensive solutions boosting global demand for Chinese robot applications A Fourier employee demonstrates a brain-computer interface combined with a lower-limb exoskeleton robot in Shanghai on May 13, 2026. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) With China firmly at the forefront of artificial intelligence and robotics, the nation’s technology companies are targeting opportunities in the global…
Robotic sensing systems have evolved to be the basis of modern automation through providing robots with the ability to sense the environment around them, make smart decisions and complete difficult tasks with precision. Through the application of robotic sensing systems, robots can work more safely and effectively without human interference in applications including industrial manufacturing…