- Hangcha Group reports RMB 5.024 billion Q3 revenue
- Aijiwei Robotics completes D-round financing
- BlueSword wins RMB 258 million lithium-battery logistics project
- Elite Robots, CASBOT and Unitree update funding and results
- Fangzai unmanned forklift preorders exceed 5,000 units
- SAIC-GM-Wuling launches vehicle-grade unmanned logistics vehicle
- Shenzhen Port Mawan deploys 38 autonomous container trucks and 53 smart flatbeds
- Go Further.AI starts production at Huizhou plant
- Shanghai targets 8,000 humanoid robots in factories by 2028
- PrimeBOT rolls out 5,000th personal robot
- Neolix signs distribution MoU with Malaysia’s Sunway Group
- Zelos receives strategic investment from Xinhua Holdings
【Financials & Funding】
- Hangcha Group reports RMB 5.024 billion Q3 revenue
Hangcha Group posted Q3 revenue of RMB 5.024 billion, up 7.45% YoY, with net profit attributable to shareholders at RMB 575 million, down 9.76%. The company said FX volatility and lower investment income weighed on reported profit, while its core business remained resilient. In the first nine months, domestic sales accounted for 56.22% of revenue with a 21.75% gross margin; exports accounted for 43.78% with a 31.2% gross margin. Hangcha is also advancing embodied intelligence, with unmanned forklifts already trial-run at multiple scenarios in its Hengfan plant and market launch expected next year.
- Aijiwei Robotics completes D-round financing
AGV/AMR specialist Aijiwei Robotics completed a D-round financing from Tianmen Xingsheng Investment Consulting. The company focuses on marker-free navigation and integrated smart logistics solutions for manufacturing.
- BlueSword wins RMB 258 million lithium-battery logistics project
BlueSword signed a RMB 258 million warehouse logistics equipment project with Wuhan Chuyang New Energy’s Phase II battery project, which has a planned annual capacity of 80GWh and total investment of about RMB 22 billion. The deal further expands BlueSword’s leading customer matrix in lithium-battery intelligent logistics.
- Elite Robot, CASBOT and Unitree update funding and results
Elite Robots completed a new RMB 200 million financing round to expand into optical communications, AI server and AI infrastructure scenarios. CASBOT completed an A++ round of hundreds of millions of RMB, with 60% allocated to embodied brain R&D. Unitree reported Q3 revenue of RMB 665 million and first-nine-month revenue of RMB 1.817 billion, up 55.71% YoY.
【Products & Deployments】
- Fangzai unmanned forklift preorders exceed 5,000 units
Fangzai said preorders for its self-developed unmanned forklift have exceeded 5,000 units ahead of launch in about one month. The vehicle targets slow positioning and low efficiency pain points, with a top speed of 30 km/h.
- SAIC-GM-Wuling launches vehicle-grade unmanned logistics vehicle
SAIC-GM-Wuling launched a vehicle-grade unmanned logistics vehicle featuring line-control braking, steering and driving, three cargo box options, and a map-free intelligent driving system for express delivery, cold-chain and industrial transport.
- Shenzhen Port Mawan deploys 38 autonomous container trucks and 53 smart flatbeds
At Shenzhen Port’s Mawan area, 38 autonomous container trucks and 53 smart flatbeds are now deployed. Autonomous operations are expected to exceed 800,000 TEU in 2026, with penetration above 20% and annual labor cost savings of about RMB 30 million.
- Go Further.AI starts production at Huizhou plant
Go Further.AI started production at its Huizhou plant, a RMB 1.6 billion project with annual capacity of 3,000 units, covering unmanned logistics vehicles and multi-scenario demonstrations.
【Humanoids & Policy】
- Shanghai targets 8,000 humanoid robots in factories by 2028
Shanghai’s new smart manufacturing action plan sets 2028 targets including 8,000 humanoid robots deployed in factories, 500 advanced smart factories, 2,000 AI application scenarios, industrial robot density of 600 units per 10,000 workers, and an AI-enabled smart manufacturing equipment industry scale exceeding RMB 200 billion.
- PrimeBOT rolls out 5,000th personal robot
PrimeBOT announced its 5,000th personal robot rolled off the line, about one month after launching its Q1 and T1 personal robots, indicating rapid ramp-up of mass production and delivery.
【Global Expansion & Partnerships】
- Chery plans 100,000 Robotaxis in overseas markets by 2030
Chery plans to deploy 100,000 Robotaxis in overseas markets by 2030 with region-specific operating strategies.
- Neolix signs distribution MoU with Malaysia’s Sunway Group
Neolix signed an MoU with Malaysia’s Sunway Group to expand unmanned delivery solutions in Southeast Asia. Neolix has already built a local partner matrix in Malaysia.
- Zelos receives strategic investment from Xinhua Holdings
Zelos received a strategic investment from Xinhua Holdings, with cooperation also covering think-tank and brand communication services.
2026 The 9th Annual Conference on Mobile Robot Industry Development and the 4th Annual Conference on Scenario Applicationsof Wheeled Humanoid Robot will be held on December 9–10 at the Parallel World Hotel in Hangzhou.
The conference will focus on industrial embodied intelligence deployment, motion control, chassis technology, manufacturing applications, and data collection and annotation, promoting the industry’s shift from product exploration to deep scenario deployment.
