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On June 26th, during the Tianjin Summer Davos Forum today, Wang Xingxing, CEO of Unitree Robotics, shared the company's impressive growth journey with attendees. According to AIbase, Wang revealed that Unitree Robotics, which started as a one-person company since its establishment in 2016, has now grown into an industry giant with nearly a thousand employees and annual revenue exceeding 1 billion yuan. Wang's speech highlighted the remarkable progress made by Unitree Robotics in just nine years, showcasing its strong capabilities and market influence in the robotics field.

Google DeepMind recently published a blog post, officially introducing the new Gemini Robotics On-Device localized robot AI model. The model uses a vision-language-action (VLA) architecture, enabling precise control of physical robots without cloud support. The biggest highlight of the new model is that it runs entirely locally on the robot device, achieving low-latency response capabilities. This feature makes it particularly suitable for environments with unstable network connections, such as critical application scenarios like medical facilities.

The Meta AI research team has made another breakthrough in the artificial intelligence field, officially releasing the new video understanding model V-JEPA2 (Video Joint Embedding Predictive Architecture2) on June 11, 2025. Led by Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, this model has opened up new possibilities in video understanding and physical world modeling with its innovative self-supervised learning technology and zero-shot robot control capabilities.

Recently, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, published a new blog post, predicting that AI technology has crossed a critical threshold and will witness major breakthroughs in the coming years. From AI systems that discover novel insights in 2026 to robots capable of executing tasks in the real world by 2027, up to the great abundance of intelligence and energy in the 2030s, Altman's vision has sparked global discussions. The AIbase editorial team has compiled the latest information to provide you with an in-depth analysis of this blueprint for the future of AI and its impact on the world.

Ideal Auto recently released an internal notice to announce the establishment of two new secondary departments: space robot and wearable robot. This marks the formal entry of this new energy vehicle manufacturer into the robotics field as it takes a key step in its intelligent space strategic layout. According to Late Post Auto reports, both newly established departments are under the leadership of Senior Vice President Han Yu Fan, who is in charge of the product department. Shuai Yifan will lead the space robot department, who previously held the position of head of product planning and senior product director at Ideal Auto; Zhang Wenbo will be in charge of the wearable robot department, who was formerly the software director at Ideal Auto.

In San Francisco, a robotics company named XRobotics is gaining attention with its latest kitchen assistant -- xPizza Cube. This pizza robot is about the size of a stacked washer and uses machine learning technology to quickly and accurately spread sauce, cheese, and sausage on pizza. The rental fee for each machine is $1,300 per month with a three-year contract, capable of producing up to 100 pizzas in an hour. Additionally, xPizza Cube can be customized according to demand.

Recently, Hugging Face's open-source project LeRobot has drawn significant attention from the industry. This project provides developers with an efficient and easy-to-use AI development platform for robotics by integrating the most advanced machine learning algorithms and convenient toolchains, marking what could be considered a 'Transformer Moment' in the field of robotics. A unified interface that adapts to various hardware: One of the major highlights of the LeRobot project is its unified hardware interface design, which can seamlessly adapt to multiple types of robot hardware, including robotic arms, cameras, motors, and more.

Recently, Amazon is developing a humanoid robot software specifically for parcel delivery. The aim is to gradually achieve automation in delivery work. This plan marks an important step for Amazon in improving its logistics efficiency. According to insiders, this robot will be able to complete some of the work currently undertaken by human couriers, particularly in parcel transportation and delivery. With the continuous growth of e-commerce business, the demand for parcel delivery is also increasing. As one of the largest online retailers in the world, Amazon is actively seeking innovative solutions to meet these needs.

At the 2025 Zhangjiang Embodied Intelligence Developer Conference, the global first generative humanoid robot motion large model 'Longyue' (MindLoongGPT) was officially released. This release marks an important leap forward in human-shaped robot technology, especially in motion control and data generation. The conference also witnessed the joint launch of the Humanoid Robot Industry Standard Mutual Recognition Plan by the National-Local Joint Innovation Center for Humanoid Robots and multiple provincial-city innovation centers, aiming to establish unified standards for industry development. The core of the 'Longyue' large model is 'Natural Language-Driven'.

While most delivery automation systems are still stuck at the sidewalk, Rivr wants to bring robots directly to your doorstep. The robotics startup, headquartered in Zurich, is pilot testing a four-wheeled robot that can climb stairs with US logistics company Veho in Austin, Texas. This robot aims to solve the last tough part of end-to-end delivery: the final 100 yards. Designed to complete the most complex and physically demanding leg of the journey between Veho's van and the customer's door, this robot is being put through its paces by Rivr founder and CEO.

Recently, UBTECH Technology, China Telecom Shaanxi Company, and Digital Life Company jointly launched the first family desktop AI robot. This robot aims to provide more intelligent and humanized services for family users, marking an important advancement in the field of smart homes. Since July 2024, these three companies have formed a joint R&D team focused on digital life intelligence technology, aiming to create a robot that can "grow." This robot will be based on China Telecom's Xingchen large model, featuring emotional computing, environmental perception, task planning, and so on.