China’s largest payment platforms are competing to move beyond the final step in a transaction and become the starting point for services.

The deal follows regulatory approval for seven on-device AI services.

US chipmakers lead, but Chinese players aim to increase their local market share.

The capabilities it develops for one product can often be adapted across categories.

Products that grow organically tend to have stronger staying power.

The company aims to define a new personal robot category before the market matures.

Robotaxis take years to scale because technology, regulation, public acceptance, and fleet operations have to mature together.

Open-source models from Z.ai and DeepSeek draw big-name users such as Coinbase and Uber.

Its Viatrix exoskeleton is designed to make long walks easier, targeting everyday consumers rather than elite athletes.

The series has drawn over 13,000 orders, as UBTech tries to move humanoid robots beyond industrial use and into households.