FutureX · Physical AI Daily — Issue 29 (06/16)

Short summary

Chinese robotics funding hits record highs: Shihang Intelligent secures 1B+ RMB for marine robots, while Daxiao and GigaAI accumulate hundreds of millions. Research breakthroughs span world-action models (μ₀, WAM4D, ContactWorld) enabling contact-aware planning, and full-stack VLA systems (Tencent's Hunyuan, EQRL's learnable scheduling). Industry debuts include SERES humanoid robots at super factories and fully autonomous table-tennis play by Zhiyuan Yuanzheng.

• •Marine robotics funding milestone: Shihang Intelligent raises 1B+ RMB with Temasek backing
• •Research breakthroughs in world models, visuo-tactile representations, and VLA systems
• •Industrial deployment: humanoid robots in Chinese super factories, open-source HarmonyOS integration

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