Shenzhen based robotics company Dobot announced today a strategic partnership. The partnership focuses on integrating cloud computing and enhancing edge-cloud device collaboration. Dobot, a company that has shipped more than 80,000 collaborative robots to clients such as BYD and Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Xiaomi, introduced Atom, the world’s very first full-sized robot, capable of dexterous manipulating and straight-leg-walking, in March. As the race for humanoid robots heats up, technology giants are increasingly taking on roles as enablers. They provide essential tools and platforms. Also today, Huawei announced https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1747043273168098.htmla partnership> with Ubtech Robotics to co-develop humanoid solutions leveraging Huawei’s AI chips (Ascend, Kunpeng), cloud services, and large model expertise. Meanwhile, Baidu Smart Cloud is supplying compute, large models, and simulation tools to startups like https://www.sohu.com/a/864744776_120261671Zhiyuan>, Qianxun, and Unitree, underscoring a growing platform-driven approach to the humanoid gold rush.[Cailian (in Chinese)