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BYD Built a Humanoid Robot: Meet Xiao Di China's biggest carmaker is stepping into the robot race. BYD has unveiled the design of its first self-developed humanoid robot, after its "Embodied AI Robot" design patent was published by China's patent office on 9 October 2026. The robot, previously teased under the name "Xiao Di," stands 1.61 metres tall and weighs 58.5 kilograms. Its body has 31 degrees of freedom, which means it can move and balance in a very human-like way, and its dexterous hand can repeat movements with an accuracy of about one millimetre. According to the patent details, the robot can grasp objects, respond to gestures, and give pointing-based explanations. BYD is aiming it at service, education, and industrial settings — from guiding customers in a shop to helping in a classroom or a factory. One honest note: this is a design and patent reveal, not a finished product you can buy today. But it shows how seriously China's biggest EV ...

A Robot Brain Is Here: RobotX AI Launches Xmind A company in California has built something robots have always needed: a brain. RobotX AI, based in Irvine, California, has launched Xmind, its first robot brain. It is a single computing and control unit that connects a robot's sensors, control systems, and AI models in one place. With Xmind inside, a robot can see the world around it, understand voice instructions, plan its own tasks, and act on them. The same brain could guide robots doing very different jobs: inspecting factories, fighting fires, helping in classrooms, working in security, or collecting data. The company's vision is simple: "One Brain for All Robots." RobotX AI will show Xmind live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, from October 13 to 15 in San Francisco. If one brain really can power almost any robot, building useful robots could soon become much faster and much cheaper. Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5ptkeGwJNw More am...