Some robots, ranging from assisting with walking and rehabilitation training to companionship care and physiotherapy, comprehensively demonstrate the diverse scenarios and promising prospects of smart elderly care, providing new ideas for addressing population aging and improving the quality of elderly care services. In the first half of 2025, the total investment in China’s semiconductor industry (including Taiwan, China) stood at 455 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 9.8%…

• Masayoshi Son, Founder of SoftBank, Bets Big on AI: Betting on the Future of Japanese Giants, Targeting “Artificial Superintelligence”

Masayoshi Son, founder of SoftBank Group, is making the biggest bet of his life: SoftBank, which he founded, will become the core of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. Son predicts that “artificial superintelligence” (ASI, AI that is 10,000 times smarter than humans) will be realized within 10 years.

• Huawei Releases New All-Flash Distributed Storage Product, Enabling 1:1 Upgrade Replacement of HDD for Massive Data Scenarios

Recently, at the 2025 Huawei Data Storage User Elite Forum and OceanClub Carnival, Yuan Yuan, Vice President of Huawei’s Data Storage Product Line, grandly launched the new all-flash distributed storage product OceanStor Pacific 9926. It realizes 1:1 upgrade replacement of HDD for massive data scenarios, continues to implement the all-flash strategy, and accelerates the popularization of advanced storage capabilities.

• Beijing: Yizhuang Will Be Able to Mass-Produce 10,000 Embodied Intelligent Robots by 2027

On August 9, the “Measures of Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone on Promoting the Innovative Development of Embodied Intelligent Robots” was released at the 2025 World Robot Expo. It is learned that the development zone will fully support enterprise development through ten “hardcore” measures and accurately empower embodied intelligent robots. By the end of 2027, Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone will have the capacity for mass production of 10,000-level embodied intelligent robots.

• SK Hynix: AI Storage Chip Market Is Expected to Grow at an Annual Rate of 30% by 2030

An executive of South Korea’s SK Hynix stated that the company predicts the AI storage chip market will grow at an annual rate of 30% by 2030.

• Dreame to Launch the World’s First Dual-Arm Floor Cleaner at the End of August

Dreame Technology announced that it will launch the world’s first dual-arm floor cleaner at the end of August. The new product is equipped with an AI dual-arm collaboration system, simulating the division of labor mode of human hands, which enhances the cleaning coverage of corners and the efficiency of handling stubborn stains.

• Baichuan Intelligent Releases Open-Source Medical Enhanced Large Model Baichuan-M2

On August 11, Baichuan Intelligent officially released the open-source medical enhanced large model Baichuan-M2. Baichuan-M2 scored 60.1 on HealthBench, surpassing OpenAI’s latest open-source model gpt-oss120B with a 32B size.

• Yuejiang Releases New Generation of Embodied Intelligent Humanoid Robot DOBOT Atom Ⅱ

On August 11, according to Yuejiang Robot, the 2025 World Robot Expo recently opened in Beijing. Lang Xulin, Chief Scientist of Yuejiang Technology, released the new generation of embodied intelligent humanoid robot DOBOT Atom Ⅱ. Lang Xulin said that Yuejiang’s humanoid robots have received orders from dozens of leading global enterprises and have been delivered to top customers in industries such as universities and enterprises worldwide.

• Institution: Investment in China’s Semiconductor Industry Reached About 455 Billion Yuan in the First Half of the Year, Down 9.8% Year-on-Year

According to the latest statistics from CINNO Research, in the first half of 2025, the total investment in China’s semiconductor industry (including Taiwan, China) was 455 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 9.8%. This change reflects that the global semiconductor industry is in a cyclical adjustment stage.

• Assisting with Walking, Companionship, and Physiotherapy: Robots Open Up “Imaginative Space” for the Elderly Care Industry

From August 8 to 12, the 2025 World Robot Expo was held in Beijing, with many robots making a concentrated appearance. Among them, some robots, from assisting with walking and rehabilitation training to companionship care and physiotherapy, comprehensively show the diverse scenarios and bright prospects of smart elderly care, providing new ideas for addressing population aging and improving the quality of elderly care services.

• Zhiyuan Robot Secures Tens of Millions of Yuan in Orders from Fulin Precision

According to Zhiyuan Robot, recently, Zhiyuan Innovation (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. and Fulin Precision Co., Ltd. reached a project cooperation worth tens of millions of yuan. Nearly 100 Expedition A2-W robots will be deployed in Fulin Precision’s factory, which is the first large-scale commercial order case of embodied robots in China’s industrial sector.

• “Feidu Technology” Completes Tens of Millions of Yuan in Strategic Financing

Recently, “Feidu Technology” announced the completion of tens of millions of yuan in strategic financing. This round of financing was jointly invested by Longgang Financial Holdings and Daoshi Technology. The financing will focus on the field of spatial intelligence.

Automatic assembly robot for injection sites
Advantages of AI automatic assembly machine for injection sites