bots

According to The Information, Meta Platforms (META.O) has collaborated with the Chinese startup Fourier to create a humanoid robot prototype, aiming to expand its presence in the robotics field. The two parties developed this humanoid robot, which weighs approximately 106 pounds, in just three months, with the internal code name "Max."

The 2026 World Physics AI Conference and Yushu Partner Ecosystem Conference was held today in Hangzhou. Wang Xingxing, Chairman, General Manager, and Chief Technology Officer of the robotics company Yushu Technology, stated in his keynote speech that the most critical challenge for embodied intelligence, surpassing the ChatGPT moment, is the alignment of AI model inputs and outputs with real robots.Wang Xingxing mentioned that for top large model companies, in a sense, they have basically achieved self-evolution of models internally, where models can write programs and collect data on their own, and humans only need to provide appropriate guidance and participation. He also noted that it usually takes 5 to 10 years for technological breakthroughs to diffuse to general users, so the external perception is not that profound, while physical AI has already shown signs of being penetrated.

Tesla (TSLA.O) announced that the Semi electric semi-truck has started production in Nevada, and the Optimus humanoid robot has begun production in Fremont.

According to a report by Financial Associated Press, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, reflected on his experience leading the government efficiency department in a preview of biographer Walter Isaacson's new podcast "Builders." Musk stated that cutting government spending has failed to address the U.S. fiscal deficit from within the government, and the only way to solve the U.S. national debt issue is through AI and robotics; it is impossible to rely solely on spending cuts to resolve the problem.Musk mentioned that Trump, both houses of Congress, and even the judicial system lack the genuine willingness to cut government spending. Trump wants to be liked and does not enjoy being blamed for funding cuts. He admitted that he got a bit caught up at that time, spending too long away from his companies; if he could do it over, his official tenure should only last one or two months instead of four, and he should have returned earlier to focus on AI. When asked if it was intoxicating to be in the West Wing of the White House, he said there was indeed a bit of that feeling, as it was pretty cool to witness major decisions in the Oval Office.The report cited campaign finance disclosures and a spokesperson for Musk's political action committee, stating that political spending in this election cycle has accumulated to approximately $366 million, with at least $276 million flowing to Republican-related organizations and their super political action committees since July of this year. It also mentioned that U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that a 3% economic growth rate is expected to help escape debt through growth; Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark stated at the IMF-World Bank annual meeting that under extreme scenarios where AI capabilities rapidly advance and become widespread, the U.S. GDP could reach $44.4 trillion by 2030, a figure that is not a baseline forecast. The U.S. Congressional Budget Office projects a federal deficit of $1.9 trillion for fiscal year 2026, expanding to $3.1 trillion by 2036.

Elon Musk stated that the only way to solve the U.S. national debt issue is to rely on artificial intelligence and robots. He acknowledged that the government efficiency reforms he once led did not achieve the expected results, and in the future, he may attempt to address this issue again with the help of artificial intelligence.Musk also pointed out that there is no willingness to cut spending from the president, the House of Representatives, the Senate, or the judicial branch.

According to the official announcement, Gate has launched the AGENCY perpetual contract (settled in USDT), supporting 1-10x leverage, and has simultaneously launched the AGENCY trading bot and Order Tracking feature.AGENCY (Agency) is a Launchpad on Solana equipped with AI agents and automated vaults for launching tokens.

According to the official announcement, Gate has launched HOOKED, HOOKR contract trading, trading robots, and Order Tracking features, with both contracts supporting 1-10 times leverage.HOOKED (Hooked) is a MEME Launchpad that supports programmable trading rules; HOOKR (Hookr.fun) is a functional Token of the programmable token issuance market protocol Hookr.fun on the Robinhood Chain.

According to the official announcement, Gate has launched the POD perpetual contract (settled in USDT), supporting 1-10 times leverage, and has simultaneously launched the POD trading bot and Order Tracking feature.POD (Dolphin) is a decentralized AI Inference / DePIN network, where users can utilize idle GPUs to provide inference computing power for Dolphin and other Open-weight AI Models.

According to a report by Caixin, the latest report from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that the global humanoid robot market continues to experience explosive growth. In the first half of 2026, global humanoid robot shipments are expected to approach 25,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 432.1%. The industry is accelerating its transition from technology validation to commercial application.Among them, China’s shipments exceeded 19,000 units, accounting for approximately 77.9% of the global market; ZhiYuan's shipments exceeded 8,600 units. IDC predicts that by 2030, global humanoid robot shipments will exceed 750,000 units, entering a period of accelerated large-scale application.

SpaceXAI launched Team Bots for collaborative AI workflows.

According to the official announcement, the Gate contract Robinhood section has launched AGRIPPA and MONITOR contract trading, trading robots, and Order Tracking features, all supporting 1-10 times leverage for long and short positions.AGRIPPA (Agrippa) is named after the ancient Roman general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and features a cute Bear-style Avatar; MONITOR (The Situation) revolves around the long-popular internet meme "Monitoring the Situation." Both are on-chain tokens of Robinhood.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk accepted an exclusive interview with China Central Television's finance channel. When discussing robots, he stated that everyone could have their own personal robot, which can take care of elderly parents, look after children, and serve as a one-on-one tutor for kids, handling various tasks.Musk mentioned that in the future world, a person could control hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of physical robots and digital intelligences. "My prediction is that within ten years, there will be at least 1 billion humanoid robots; in the next 15 years, it may reach 10 billion; and in the next 20 years, it could reach 100 billion."

According to the official announcement, Gate has launched real-time trading for STAMP and ORBIO perpetual contracts, supporting 1-10 times leverage for both long and short positions, and has simultaneously opened trading bot and copy trading functions.STAMP (Zcash Shielded Assets) is a Solana community project formed around the Shielded Assets (ZSA) being developed for Zcash; ORBIO (Orbio.so) is an on-chain Credit Marketplace built around AI inference on the Robinhood Chain.

According to a research report released by Tiger Sniff on September 20, as of August 2026, there are a total of 106 publicly disclosed centralized embodied intelligence data collection centers in the country, of which 84 are in operation, accounting for 79.25%. 52 centers disclosed the number of deployed robots, totaling approximately 3,972 units, which estimates that there are at least over 5,000 robots operating in data collection centers nationwide. The peak of construction is expected in the first quarter of 2026, after which new projects will significantly decrease, and the industry will shift from intensive construction to concentrated operation.In terms of regional distribution, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Guangdong have 18, 17, and 11 centers respectively, Sichuan has 8, and Beijing has 7. In terms of robot brands, Zhiyuan Robotics appeared 31 times, Leju 15 times, UBTECH 13 times, and Yushu Technology and Galaxy General each 10 times. 65.96% of data collection centers use a single robot brand, while 34.04% adopt a multi-brand strategy, and cross-entity data reuse remains a challenge.Regarding data pricing, the current real machine data costs about 500 to 1,000 yuan/hour, UMI and other non-entity data costs about 300 to 400 yuan/hour, and simulated synthetic data costs about 200 to 500 yuan/hour, with remote operation collection accounting for 79.05%. The report points out that centralized data collection has not yet formed a stable commercial closed loop, with buyer growth lagging behind base expansion. Centers that primarily rely on one-time construction funding will face greater operational pressure, and the industry elimination race has already begun.

According to official news, the Gate perpetual contract area for stocks was launched on September 18 at 18:00 (UTC+8) with contract trading for PATH (UiPath), CYPH (Cypherpunk Holdings), HUT (Hut 8), APLD (Applied Digital Corporation), AGPU (ExaWatt), QLD (ProShares Ultra QQQ), and CONL (Coin Daily Double Long ETF), as well as trading bots and Order Tracking features, supporting 1-20 times leverage.

According to the official announcement, the Gate contract Meme section has launched real-time trading of the GSTOCKBSC perpetual contract (settled in USDT), supporting 1-10 times leverage. Gate has also added the GSTOCKBSC trading bot and copy trading.GSTOCKBSC is a community token on the BSC Stock-Meme launch platform Genius.Fun, newly launched by Genius Foundation.

According to the official announcement, the Gate contract Meme section has launched the ALLINU perpetual contract real trading (settled in USDT), supporting 1-10 times leverage. Gate has also added the ALLINU trading bot and Order Tracking function.ALLINU is a representative Stock-Paired Meme that appeared after StonkFun opened the DraftKings stock Token $DKNG pairing.

According to the official announcement, Gate has launched PAID perpetual contract trading (settled in USDT), supporting 1-10x leverage. Gate has also simultaneously added PAID trading bots and copy trading features.PAID is the value capture token of the Solana Meme Creator Fee payment protocol Paid, and it is a token on the SOL chain.

According to official news, Gate has launched EMBER perpetual contract trading (settled in USDT), supporting 1-10 times leverage. Gate has also simultaneously added EMBER trading bots and copy trading features.

Anthropic released the latest AI abuse report stating that app development studios have utilized Claude to develop and operate over 20 dating apps. The platform claims that all users are real people, but approximately 75% of the matches that regular users encounter are AI characters. During a two-week observation period in April 2026, these dating apps operated over 4,700 AI characters, chatting with at least 25,000 different users and sending a total of about 2.36 million messages, primarily affecting users in the United States.The platform displays profiles in a mixed ratio of about 3 AI characters for every 1 real person. Claude simultaneously maintains thousands of conversations, with real part-time staff stepping in when users request video calls, ask for photos, or seek to follow social media accounts. The system generates three alternative replies for each message for part-time staff to choose from. User chatting and matching consume credits, and once depleted, users must purchase in-app virtual currency to recharge. Accounts fully controlled by AI are required not to acknowledge that they are robots.To evade app store scrutiny, the operators designed a special interface that is only activated during the review period, with over 20 apps using different program class names. Relevant brands disclosed by Anthropic include DORA, DONI, ROMI, LUMA, JOVIA, KIRA, GRACECHAT, HAVEN, NALO, and LOVIA. The company has banned related accounts and provided information on app identities and review evasion to Apple and Google.