Horizon
X Square Beats Figure AI's Benchmark by 45%: China's Humanoid Compression Hits the Leaderboard Again
X Square Beats Figure AI's Benchmark by 45%: China's Humanoid Compression Hits the Leaderboard Again

X Square specifically targeted Figure AI's published benchmark on robotic manipulation tasks - then claimed to have beaten it by 45%. Combined with Wall-B sorting at 70% lower hardware cost, LimX Dynamics matching Figure's capabilities, and Tiangong Omni earning full marks on work tasks, the pattern is structurally clear: Chinese humanoid labs are running a capability-per-dollar compression that mirrors what DeepSeek did to GPT-4.

25/08/2026 à 16h27 8 8

Ground
Sharp's AI Robot That Deliberately Disagrees: What Designing Against Full Compliance Tells Us
Sharp's AI Robot That Deliberately Disagrees: What Designing Against Full Compliance Tells Us

Sharp has introduced a new model of its "Pocketomo" conversational AI robot - and the defining design choice is that it won't fully agree with you. The character is intentionally designed to push back, express boredom, and decline to validate. In a product category defined by helpfulness and positive reinforcement, this is a deliberate inversion worth examining.

25/08/2026 à 16h23 10 11

Horizon
WRC 2026: 300 Companies, No Dominant Route - The Humanoid Stack Is Still Being Decided
WRC 2026: 300 Companies, No Dominant Route - The Humanoid Stack Is Still Being Decided

The World Robot Conference 2026 put over 300 companies on a single floor showcasing embodied AI applications. The headline number is striking. The follow-up detail from Pandaily's coverage is more important: technical routes remain unsettled. The race is real, the applications are shipping - but the winning architecture hasn't been locked in yet.

25/08/2026 à 16h23 10 10

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