Kinetix AI and HKU MMLab publish SMASH humanoid table-tennis research - 2026-04-01 - Research Publication - The system perceives the ball through onboard egocentric cameras rather than an external motion-capture setup. Its learned controller coordinates full-body strokes including smashes and low crouching returns. The paper… - source: arxiv.org
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Robotics capital moves — 7–13 September 2026 - 2026-09-13 - Funding rounds, acquisitions and other capital transactions across robotics, autonomous systems and their enabling technologies.
Kinetix AI Raises RMB500M for Full-Stack Humanoid - 2026-09-11 - The Shenzhen startup is scaling KAIBot, KAI Hand, its data pipeline and embodied-AI infrastructure less than a year after founding.
Kinetix AI launches KAI humanoid - 2026-04-26 - Kinetix AI has unveiled KAI, a full-size humanoid built around high dexterity, tactile sensing and human-scale service tasks.