Today’s Yangtze funding roundup: Space, fusion, biotech, solar, robotics…
Deep-tech startups in space, fusion, biotech and solar secured fresh funding as investors backed next-generation technologies.
Day: August 4, 2026
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Leapmotor joins robot race with new $31 million manufacturing entity
More than 20 automakers worldwide have announced plans to develop humanoid robots, including BYD, Xpeng, GAC Group, Chery, Tesla and Hyundai.
MiniMax opens H3 to challenge closed AI video with multimodal push
By open-sourcing H3, MiniMax is betting that the model can become infrastructure for developers and applications rather than just a standalone product.
MagicLab breaks ground on Wuxi plant to begin robot mass production
The factory launch comes as China’s embodied AI sector moves beyond early-stage technology validation.
Alibaba’s Qwen3.8 pushes AI toward autonomous software development
Qwen3.8 arrives as the AI industry moves from conversational models toward agentic systems that can independently complete multi-step tasks.