Ant joins the likes of Elon Musk’s Tesla in doubling down on AI-powered robotics. While the field has been plagued with hyped ...

Jack Ma-backed Ant Group Co. showcased its first humanoid robot on Thursday, formally joining an intensifying effort by Chinese companies to compete with the US in commercialising frontier technology.

(Bloomberg) --Jack Ma-backed Ant Group Co. showcased its first humanoid robot on Thursday, formally joining an intensifying effort by Chinese companies to compete with the US in commercializing a ...

Ant Group unveiled its first humanoid robot at a trade show in Shanghai on Thursday, heralding the Chinese fintech company’s entry into the increasingly competitive field of embodied artificial ...

Ant Group, backed by Jack Ma, entered the humanoid robot race by unveiling its first model, the R1, at the 2025 Inclusion Conference on the Bund in Shanghai. Through its unit Robbyant, the Alibaba ...

When fully developed, R1, which for now uses wheels instead of legs to get around, will be deployed as a “smart companion for your home,” according to Robbyant, though it could also guide tourists, ...