Embodied AI and Robotics Pivot

DeepSeek invested 140.8M yuan in Unitree for robotics AI models. Chinese entrepreneurs jumping into world models. Robotics startups raised $5.6B by mid-2026; LimX Dynamics ($2B) racing toward IPO. Ex-Alibaba Qwen engineer launches Pragmatik Labs in Shanghai for agents bridging digital/physical worlds. US robot ban highlights China's manufacturing edge. New today: A grounded perspective on the embodied AI data bottleneck argues China's cost-efficient pathway could lower barriers for developing nations, contrasting US scale-driven approach and highlighting geopolitical hardware restrictions.