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,

This introduces the world's first humanoid robot half-marathon race held in Beijing's E-town, with many big names absent and a local team from X-humanoid wining the race with 2 hours 40 minutes and 24 seconds, after three battery swaps.