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Product Updates08/18/2026Huawei’s New Xiaoyi Tasks Debuts: 4 Categories and 2,300+ Skills, HarmonyOS Computers to Support OTA Upgrade in SeptemberAccording to the introduction, Huawei’s new Xiaoyi Tasks will enable a shift “from being able to talk to being able to get things done.” It supports a multi-agent collaborative architecture and offers 4 categories of 2,300+ skills that can be autonomously planned and combined as needed. According to the roadmap, HarmonyOS computers will support the new Xiaoyi Tasks through an OTA update in September. #HuaweiHarmonyOS#
Models & Technology08/18/2026Musk: Grok 4.6 to Launch on August 7, 2.1 Trillion-Parameter Grok 4.7 to Arrive a Few Weeks LaterMusk revealed the release plans for Grok 4.6 and Grok 4.7. The two models will have 1.5 trillion and 2.1 trillion parameters, respectively, and will deliver significant performance improvements. #GrokLargeModel#
Robotics08/18/2026Samsung SDI: All-solid-state batteries to enter mass production in H2 2027 as planned, with the first order likely coming from humanoid robotsSamsung SDI achieved its first positive operating profit in seven quarters in 2026Q2, recovering profitability faster than previously expected.
Models & Technology08/18/2026Google’s Most Powerful Embodied Reasoning Model: Gemini Robotics ER 2 Debuts, Supporting Continuous Video Understanding and Multi-Robot CollaborationGoogle DeepMind published a blog post yesterday (July 30), announcing the Gemini Robotics ER 2 model, its most powerful embodied reasoning model for robots.
Models & Technology08/18/2026Yu Chengdong Delivers on His Promise: Huawei's Pangu openPangu-2.0-Pro Model and Technical Report Open SourceHuawei has officially open-sourced and launched the 505-billion-parameter Pangu openPangu-2.0-Pro model (model weights and basic inference code), along with its technical report.
Models & Technology08/18/2026Anthropic: Third-Party Evaluation Environment Misconfiguration Led to Three Real-World Cybersecurity IncidentsIn all three incidents, Anthropic’s models were assigned unrestricted “capture-the-flag” cyberattack tasks. The testing environments for such tasks should be isolated from the real internet, but a configuration error effectively gave the models access to the real internet.
Models & Technology08/18/2026NDRC: For every 10 humanoid and quadrupedal intelligent robots sold globally, 8 are made in ChinaAccording to a Xinhua News Agency report today, reporters learned at a press conference held by the National Development and Reform Commission that in the field of intelligent robots, for every 10 humanoid and quadrupedal intelligent robots sold globally, 8 are made in China.
Models & Technology08/18/2026DeepSeek-V4-Flash Official API Launches Public Beta, V4-Pro Official Version to Be Released “As Soon as Possible”This afternoon (the 31st), DeepSeek announced through an API documentation release log that the official DeepSeek-V4-Flash API has launched its public beta.
Robotics08/18/2026Shangwei New Materials’ Qiyuan Announces Partnership with Blizzard’s World of Warcraft, Launching Limited “Murloc Custom Edition” Q1 RobotThis custom Q1 is built on the modular design and open-source hardware and software capabilities of the Qiyuan Q1 Explorer Edition. At ChinaJoy, it has already toured the exhibition with cosers. #QiyuanRobotWorldofWarcraftCollaboration#
Robotics08/18/2026National Finals of Fully Remote-Control-Free Robot Competition Kick Off in Beijing, with More Than 200 Teams Chasing the ChampionshipThe competition venue covers 2,800 square meters and can accommodate nearly 350 humanoid robots competing on the same stage. This year's event has undergone a major upgrade: all full-size humanoid robot competition venues have completely eliminated remote-control equipment, meaning participating robots must rely entirely on their autonomous movement and decision-making capabilities to complete the entire competition.
Industry Watch08/18/2026NVIDIA Evaluates Reducing Rubin Ultra HBM Configuration, Potentially Beyond 12Hi HBM4ENVIDIA's possible downgrade paths include switching from HBM4E to HBM4 and from 12Hi HBM to 8Hi HBM, with the latter enabling higher final GPU shipment volumes.
Product Updates08/18/2026Elon Musk Just Followed DeepSeek’s X AccountDeepSeek announced that its post on X about the official release of DeepSeek-V4-Flash has received over 25,000 likes and more than 5,000 reposts.
Industry Watch08/18/2026IDC Report: China’s Industrial Embodied Intelligent Robot Market Reaches RMB 5.74 Billion in 2025, Commercialization Accelerates Across the BoardIDC data shows that China’s industrial embodied intelligent robot market was worth approximately RMB 5.74 billion in 2025. The market has entered an accelerated commercialization phase and will expand toward process-level applications over the next three to five years. Let’s take a look at the key development trends. #IndustrialEmbodiedIntelligentRobots#
Models & Technology08/18/2026MiniMax H3 General-Purpose Multimodal Video Model to Be Open-Sourced on August 3, Supporting up to 15s at 2K ResolutionMiniMax H3 supports unified understanding of multimodal contexts composed of text, images, video, and sound, and can output audio and video with native stereo sound, supporting up to 15s at 2K resolution.
Robotics08/18/2026Second World Humanoid Robot Games Simulated Firefighting and Rescue Competition: Firefighting Tasks Must Be Completed Within Half an HourTwo types of simulated hazardous materials will be randomly placed at the competition site. Robots must identify them and report their types through images, then find and close three randomly designated valves, and finally locate a fire extinguisher and continue spraying until the flames are extinguished.
Product Updates08/17/2026Update: Resolved — Widespread Anthropic Claude Outage Disrupts Logins and Page LoadingMultiple Anthropic services were affected, with some users unable to log in or load pages. Anthropic confirmed the outage and investigated the issue but did not disclose its cause. Services have now returned to normal.
Product Updates08/17/2026DeepSeek API Peak and Off-Peak Pricing Takes Effect Today, with Peak Rates DoubledDeepSeek has updated its API pricing by introducing peak and off-peak periods, with specific rates for different models and time slots. The new pricing scheme took effect at midnight today. #DeepSeek API#
Industry Watch08/17/2026Jia Yueting: Faraday Future Exploring Independent Financing and Listing for Robotics BusinessFaraday Future (FF) founder, partner, and Chief Product and User Ecosystem Officer Jia Yueting announced today that FF’s robotics business has entered a new stage of rapid, volume-driven revenue growth and is exploring independent financing and a separate listing.