I explore the emerging world of robot musicians in China. From piano-playing robots at Zhejiang University to a full “robot band” by Panshi Technology, I’ll show you what these impressive machines are currently capable of. You’ll see their dexterous hands, complex mechanics, and how they attempt to mimic human musicians.But are these robots truly intelligent artists—or just sophisticated automatons?

Lumos Robotics Debuts LUS 2 Humanoid Robot, 

 Beijing to Launch the First 4S Store for Robots,

BeingBeyond secures funding,

Spherical police robot spotted again,

robotic hand and challenges in humanoid   

Keli Sensing invests in tactile sensor startup Ensuring Technology

SwitchBot to go public in Hong Kong

AI Squared and DFLZM agrees to enhance application

Dobot expands application in pharmacies through partnership with Yaoshibang

Booster Robotics raised fund

This summarises the new developments of China's leading embodied AI companies, including humanoid robots, in the last week in May 2025. It includes product upgrades, financing news, and applications.

Agibot Promotes Lingxi X2, priced $13,800-$55,000

Brain drain at 01 AI (零一万物)

Cargo train robotic inspection in China

Engine AI’s  Robot Boxing Plan

LimX Dynamics

AgileX Robotics

And some AI care companion robot toys

Another robot story from Tsinghua graduates

Tianjin’s first humanoid robot 

Investment: Oymotion，MagicLab  and VITA Dynamics

China Unicom’s Robot isn’t a robot

Unix AI’s Wanda 2.0 now sells for 88,000 yuan

Bonus story: Seahi-ocean robots

The companies I talked about in this episode includes: Galbot, Chery AiMOGA, Leju’s Kuavo, Xsense Robotics, Midea, X Square, Inspire, NOETIX, Spirit AI, UBTECH, Huawei Tencent, Dobot, FOURIER, Lenovo and UniTree 

Tencent Demonstrates Robotic Dogs with Human-Like UnderstandingOpinion: AI Helps Carbon-Based Life Transcend Its BoundariesPsiBot Tackles VLA Limitations with Layered ArchitectureLightwheel Identifies Synthetic Data as Key to Embodied AIDeep RoboticsTeleAI

UBTECH humanoid robot secures automaker deal. Kepler tests K2 "Bumblebee" in SAIC GM plant, SAIC Motor invests in planetary roller screw-maker, and Xpeng showcases humanoid robot Iron.

in April 2025, the crisis-hit Dataa Robotics, with a market value of 20 billion RMB, and a Hong Kong company established a new JV to focus on humanoid robots,