17 h. ago China’s Unitree builds course for students to learn how to train robot dogs

Unitree Robotics has launched an education platform for students to train robot dogs and understand how they operate based on the start-up’s Go2 system, as adoption of these quadruped machines expands from enthusiasts to mainstream consumers. According to its social media post on Tuesday, Unitree has developed an in-person training course with ready-to-use tools that would enable students to learn the operation, maintenance and applications of a quadruped robot – specifically, the company’s...

Politics

42 h. ago China’s Unitree Robotics unveils latest humanoid ahead of US$7 billion IPO

Unitree Robotics has teased a new humanoid model in a short video on its social media channels, its most humanlike model to date. In the video, the H2 model performed a series of dexterous dance moves – including perfectly executed pirouettes and arabesques – and sported a strikingly human face modelled in silver with well-defined eyes, lips and nose. Standing at 180cm – the tallest humanoid robot the company has yet developed – and weighing 70kg, the H2 featured the tagline: “Destiny Awakening...

Economics

44 h. ago Tsinghua BIM Group wins student research award at 2025 buildingSMART International Summit

Tsinghua BIM Group wins student research award at 2025 buildingSMART International Summit  tsinghua.edu.cn

Politics

1 week ago Unitree robots from China briefly appear on Walmart, highlighting robotics gap

Two advanced models from China’s Unitree Robotics briefly appeared for sale on Walmart’s US website, creating a stir in the global robotics community and exposing a striking price difference for American buyers. The listings, offered by a third-party vendor called Futurology, marked the first time Chinese humanoid and quadruped robots have been featured on a major US retail platform, underscoring Chinese companies’ lead over US robot makers like Tesla and Boston Dynamics. The two models listed...

Politics

2 w. ago Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: NGO leader inspires change through empathy

Crossroads Foundation president David Begbie has spent three decades showing Hongkongers what life is like on the margins, stripping away comfort in realistic simulations that turn empathy into action. The humanitarian has been named a finalist in this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards in the Community category, in recognition of his efforts to build empathy and inspire change among leaders, students and families in the city. The Crossroads Foundation has served people in need for three decades,...

Politics

2 w. ago China tests robot dogs to unlock moon’s best kept secrets, could help build lunar base

China tests robot dogs to unlock moon’s best kept secrets, could help build lunar base  Interesting Engineering

Technology

2 w. ago ‘Maga loyalty test’, China’s robot dogs get moon training: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘Maga loyalty test’: Chinese weigh in on Hegseth and Trump’s military meeting A rare meeting of top US military leaders in Quantico this week sparked heated discussion on the other side of the Pacific, with Chinese media and online commenters pointing to chaos and political division. 2. US government frozen after shutdown, but China talks still in motion:...

Technology

2 w. ago China deploys robot dogs in simulated moon conditions ahead of lunar mission

Chinese researchers are testing and training robotic dogs in preparation for future exploration of the moon’s underground, an area of great scientific interest that is considered ideal for establishing human lunar bases. According to a September 28 post on Peking University’s social media account, a team from the university’s school of computer science has developed two specialised robotic dogs for the exploration mission, and they have been tested in a cave in northeastern China that simulates...

Events

3 w. ago Islamic school in Indonesia collapses, killing 1 pupil and injuring 99

Rescuers ran oxygen and water to students trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia, as they desperately worked to free survivors on Tuesday morning, more than 12 hours after the structure fell. At least one student was killed, dozens were injured and 65 were presumed buried in the rubble. Rescuers, police and soldiers digging through the night pulled out eight weak and injured survivors more than eight hours after the collapse at Al Khoziny Islamic...

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3 w. ago Islamic school in Indonesia collapses, killing 3 pupils and injuring dozens more

Rescuers ran oxygen and water to students trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia, as they desperately worked to free survivors on Tuesday morning, more than 12 hours after the structure fell. At least three students were killed, more than 100 were injured, and dozens were presumed buried in the rubble. Rescuers, police and soldiers digging through the night pulled out eight weak and injured survivors more than eight hours after the collapse at Al...

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