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Latest, from November 13, 2026: Qingtianzu (AgiBot co-founded robot rental) closes a 7th round, of several hundred million yuan, and shifts toward Worken-measured robot work.
Other companies in these stories: Unitree, AgiBot, Tesla and UBTech.
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- Qingtianzu (AgiBot co-founded robot rental) closes a 7th round, of several hundred million yuan, and shifts toward Worken-measured robot work
Qingtianzu, the robot rental platform AgiBot co-founded, closed a strategic round of several hundred million yuan, its seventh round this year.
- RobotEra sorting robots at China Post and SF Express: 1,500 parcels an hour peak in Double 11, company says
RobotEra says its sorting robots work at more than 10 China Post and SF centers in all, peaking at 1,500 parcels an hour in Double 11.
- UBTECH and Yongda Auto sign deal for 400 U1 Pro bionic humanoids for car showrooms; contract value not disclosed
Hong Kong-listed car dealer Yongda will buy 400 UBTECH U1 Pro humanoids for its showrooms, for delivery this year. No contract price was set out.
- CNPC Kunlun 60% / Unitree 20% / Fanjie 20% industrial embodied-robot JV; Beijing notice to Nov 13
A Beijing merger notice shows CNPC Kunlun taking 60% of a new industrial embodied-robot JV with Unitree and Fanjie at 20% each.
- SoftBank and ABB confirm China prohibited SoftBank's ABB Robotics China acquisition
SoftBank and ABB confirm China barred SoftBank from buying ABB's China robotics business; both say talks continue.
- Tesla Cybercab production version goes on static display at China's import expo in Shanghai
Tesla shows its production Cybercab at Shanghai's CIIE from Nov 5-10 as a static display, not tied to China sales or driverless rides.
- Unitree subsidiary's robot dog wins Mount Tai climbing race, 3,100 steps in 43:41
A quadruped from Unitree subsidiary Beijing Lingyi won the first gold at China's Mount Tai robot climbing race on Nov. 2, finishing in 43 minutes 41 seconds, state media report.