Tencent, Huawei, Baidu Fuel the Rise of China’s Cloud-Powered Robots

Shenzhen-based robotics firm Dobot announced a strategic partnership with Tencent Cloud today, focusing on integrating cloud computing infrastructure, enhancing edge-cloud-device collaboration. Dobot, which has shipped over 80,000 collaborative robots globally to clients including BYD, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Xiaomi, and Microsoft, introduced Atom in March – the world’s first full-sized humanoid robot capable of dexterous manipulation and straight-leg walking. As the humanoid robotics race heats up, tech giants are increasingly playing roles as enablers by providing essential tools and platforms. Also today, Huawei announced https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1747043273168098.htmla partnership> with Ubtech Robotics to co-develop humanoid solutions leveraging Huawei’s AI chips (Ascend, Kunpeng), cloud services, and large model expertise. Meanwhile, Baidu Smart Cloud is supplying compute, large models, and simulation tools to startups like https://www.sohu.com/a/864744776_120261671Zhiyuan>, Qianxun, and Unitree, underscoring a growing platform-driven approach to the humanoid gold rush. [Cailian, in Chinese]