
Chinese Lidar Giant Hesai Launches 3D Camera for AI Robots
The world's largest vehicle lidar maker just unveiled a handheld camera that turns real spaces into digital 3D models. It's part of a bigger push to help train the next generation of robots.
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The world's largest vehicle lidar maker just unveiled a handheld camera that turns real spaces into digital 3D models. It's part of a bigger push to help train the next generation of robots.

In Inner Mongolia's brutal winters, mining truck drivers once risked frostbite in minus 40 degree conditions. Now, 100 autonomous electric trucks do the dangerous work with no one behind the wheel.
Humanoid robots just shattered human speed records at China's Robot Games, marking a dramatic leap from last year when they couldn't even finish races. The real breakthrough? These machines are now tackling everyday jobs from factory floors to home kitchens.

Over 557,000 visitors witnessed robots solving actual workplace problems at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing. From airport baggage sorting to manufacturing, the future of automation just got practical.
A Chinese startup just became only the third organization ever to land a rocket booster vertically, joining SpaceX and Blue Origin in an exclusive club. Even better, they plan to refly it within six months.

A Chinese startup just successfully landed and recovered a reusable rocket, joining SpaceX and Blue Origin in an elite club. The achievement shows how rapidly China is catching up in the commercial space race.

A Beijing startup just became the first private Chinese company to land a rocket after an orbital launch. LandSpace's Zhuque-3 touched down on solid ground with landing legs, marking a major milestone in China's push toward reusable spaceflight.

Three Chinese scientists won major awards for breakthrough research as Hong Kong cements its role as Asia's science hub. The Future Science Prize, China's first privately funded research award, chose the city for its fourth consecutive year.

A Chinese startup is racing to launch a massive reusable rocket that could carry 21,500 kg to orbit while cutting costs and waste. Orienspace just secured hundreds of millions in funding and is preparing to go public as China's commercial space industry takes flight.

China's wealthiest tech leaders are channeling hundreds of millions into scientific research and education programs, marking a hopeful shift toward innovation-focused philanthropy. ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming leads the charge with $29.5 million for science education in his hometown.

A two-year-old robotics company just unveiled four new robots designed to work real shifts in factories, subway stations, and offices. More than 30 of them are already helping visitors at a major tech conference in Shanghai.

China is becoming the world's go-to source for humanoid robots, flipping the script on tech innovation. Companies from Silicon Valley to Seoul are now buying Chinese robots for research and factory testing.