World Robot Conference drives robotics policy, research showcases and industry collaboration at a global scale.
OnePlus has announced it will stop launching new phones in Europe and North America and will focus new device rollouts on India and China. The parent company Oppo has begun a corporate restructuring as memory-chip shortages and rising component costs have cut demand for budget phones and pushed manufacturers to prioritise AI-oriented high-bandwidth memory.
Humanoid robots are advancing rapidly, with demonstrations in Bangkok and Beijing showing impressive athletic and AI-enabled capabilities. Industry leaders say true breakthroughs hinge on AI brains capable of general, unsupervised task performance, not just physical prowess.
Lightning, a self-developed humanoid robot, has reached 14.5 m/s during a preparatory test for the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, surpassing Usain Bolt’s 100m world record. The robot also won the Beijing half marathon at pace faster than the elite human record. Legs were lengthened to 1.05 metres ahead of the games; the event features 51 activities and participants from 16 countries.