Robotics and humanoid robotics & civilian drones discussion

Chinese robotics startup Linkerbot, the global market leader in highly dexterous robotic hands for humanoids, will seek a $6 billion valuation in its next financing round, double the valuation in a just-closed funding, the company said.

At this rate, BD might start falling behind to everyone, even the new US startups.
If they can't deliver or scale up.

From supporting role to leading role! Siasun Robotics joins Geely Auto's welding assembly line, achieving a historic leap.

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A staff member of Keenon Robotics debugs a humanoid robot in Pudong, east China's Shanghai, April 2, 2026. Founded in 2010, Keenon Robotics has built a product portfolio featuring humanoid, delivery and cleaning robots, supported by its self-developed technology system. As a key hub of China's advanced manufacturing sector, the Yangtze River Delta region has seen robust growth in its robotics industry. Leveraging the advantages of industrial clusters, cities across the region are accelerating innovation in robotics technologies and their real-world applications, further enhancing industrial competitiveness. (All photos by Xinhua/Cheng Li/Li Bo)



The humanoid robot "Bolt" is pictured at the Humanoid Robert Innovation Research Institute of Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center in Zhejiang University, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 9, 2026.



A staff member works on a robot production line at an automated workshop in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 17, 2026.



Jin Yongbin, a member of the research team of the humanoid robot "Bolt," poses for photos with the robot at the Humanoid Robert Innovation Research Institute of Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center in Zhejiang University, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 29, 2026.



This photo taken on October 2025 shows a humanoid robot made by Keenon Robotics at a hotel in east China's Shanghai.



A staff member works at a production workshop of the ABB Robotics Mega Factory in east China's Shanghai, April 2, 2026.


Li Tong, founder of Keenon Robotics, poses for photos with his company's humanoid robot in Pudong, east China's Shanghai, April 2, 2026.



A staff member conducts multi-scenario training for an embodied robot in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 10, 2026.

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So when it transforms into beast mode you are literally lying flat???

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Can we get wheeled feet on these? Algorithim assisted locomotion with precise arm control would be a pretty gnarly combination.

siegecrossbow said:

So when it transforms into beast mode you are literally lying flat???

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Chinese solved this thousand years ago，gimbal.

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iewgnem said:

There's really no technological obstacle at this point to China building large combat mechs, the only barrier left are people asking stupid questions like "why". Greater minds ask "why not"

I say China build one of these just for fun

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Took 10 days.

I now ask why not bigger.