Alibaba Group Timeline

Events

• 2026-08-28 - Research Publication - Amap releases open ABot-Recon streaming 3D model - ABot-Recon accepts monocular RGB video without requiring depth sensors or pre-calibrated camera parameters. On KITTI-02 at 504 by 280 resolution, ABot-Recon reaches 24.45 frames per second with about 6.71 GB peak memory; the stated minimum GPU is a GTX 1080… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2026-08-24 - Funding - XPENG Robotics signs share-purchase agreements for more than $900M - IDG Capital initiated the round, with Gaorong Ventures participating and Tencent and Alibaba supporting as strategic investors. The capital is allocated to robotics hardware and software R&D, Physical AI model training, data generation, production facilities… - source: xpeng.com
• 2026-07-21 - Research Publication - Alibaba AMAP releases ABot-World-0 interactive world model - The model produces 720p interactive video at up to 16 FPS with about 1.2 seconds of latency and roughly 19 GiB peak VRAM on an RTX 5090. ABot-World-0 accepts raw keyboard actions for roaming and character interaction rather than relying on a fixed scripted… - source: arxiv.org
• 2026-06-16 - Research Publication - Alibaba releases Qwen-Robot embodied-AI model suite - The suite includes Qwen-RobotNav, Qwen-RobotManip and Qwen-RobotWorld components. The release targets robot navigation, manipulation policy development and simulation workflows. - source: autonews.gasgoo.com
• 2017-07-13 - Deployment - Geek+ robots operate at Alibaba’s Tmall warehouse - Alibaba’s Tmall warehouse was the named operating site. Geek+ said dozens of robots were working in the warehouse. Geek+ reported that the warehouse use had begun in 2015. - source: geekplus.com