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StepFun’s Step 5 Preview ranks among top three open-source models globally

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-212026-09-2103 mins

Step 5 Preview uses a sparse mixture-of-experts architecture with 600 billion total parameters but activates only 27 billion at a time.

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Hangzhou offers startup hubs AI tokens to cut costs for young founders

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-212026-09-2105 mins

Instead of only subsidizing rent or providing cash, cities could increasingly help startups by covering part of their AI usage costs.

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AgiBot to deploy 300-plus robots at world’s ‘first’ robotics theme park

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-212026-09-2005 mins

The scale of the project reflects a shift in how humanoid robots are being tested in commercial environments.

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PrimeBot tests the waters with personal droids starting at nearly $3,000

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-212026-09-2004 mins

At 19,999 yuan, its robots sit closer to the price range of high-end consumer electronics than traditional industrial robots.

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PrimeBot partners Tencent to bring AI skills into physical world

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-212026-09-2003 mins

The tie-up signals a shift from robots executing fixed commands to AI agents that can reason, call external skills and act in the physical world.

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Today’s Yangtze funding roundup: metal 3D printer, robotics, chips…

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-202026-09-2008 mins

Yangtze River Delta startups in metal 3D printer, tactile robotics, photonic chips and aerospace automation raised fresh funding.

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QwenWork builds telescope simulator for Chinese astronomers in 3 days

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-182026-09-1804 mins

Qwen said the simulation data will also be used to train vision-language-action models for telescope control.

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Lumos Robotics launches NexCore to cut robot skill development to days

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-182026-09-1805 mins

The idea is to shift robot deployment from one-off engineering projects toward a more repeatable process for producing and improving skills.

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Today’s Yangtze funding roundup: AIDD, surgical robotics, AI4S…

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-182026-09-1804 mins

New capital will support R&D, clinical trials, commercialization and the deployment of AI-driven scientific research platforms.

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Zelos builds world’s ‘first’ 10,000-chip cluster for L4 autonomous driving

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-182026-09-1806 mins

Fleet size, real-world operating data and access to large-scale computing are becoming increasingly intertwined.

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