Zhipu AI’s New GLM-5.2 Model Set to Supercharge API and Open Platform Usage
According to NUPIAO’s latest updates, Zhipu AI officially dropped the news on June 15 that their newest flagship model, GLM-5.2, is finally live. What makes this one special? It handles a massive 1-million-token context window and keeps crushing long-haul task benchmarks. Even better, they’re open-sourcing it under the MIT license. All signs point to this being a huge lift for their upcoming open platform and API call volumes.
ZhiPingFang Rolls Out the World’s First Brain-Inspired Embodied AI Framework: NeuroVLA
NUPIAO has the scoop on another big June 15 announcement. At the 2026 Beijing BAAI Conference’s Embodied AI CEO Forum, ZhiPingFang’s founder and CEO Guo Yandong took the stage to unveil NeuroVLA—the very first brain-inspired embodied AI system on the planet. They’re also throwing it wide open on the AlphaBrain Platform. Built hand-in-hand with The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), NeuroVLA mimics the human brain’s three-layer setup: the cortex handles deep reasoning and planning, the cerebellum keeps movements smooth and steady, and the spinal cord triggers lightning-fast instinctual reactions. Right now, it’s live and ready for developers across the industry. On the hardware side, ZhiPingFang already runs a semi-automated factory pumping out over 2,000 robots a year, and they’re mapping out two new production lines for late 2026 aiming for 20,000 to 30,000 units. Real-world, edge-deployed large models are coming fast.
AgiBot’s Full-Size Expedition A3 Takes Center Court: Autonomous Table Tennis Champion
Another massive hit from NUPIAO’s radar on June 15: AgiBot’s full-size Expedition A3 just pulled off a completely self-guided table tennis match. No remote controls, no pre-written scripts, zero human interference. That makes it the first full-size bipedal humanoid robot to handle every decision and rally all on its own. To pull off those split-second moves, AgiBot teamed up with Peking University’s Prof. Zhang Shanghang’s lab to build the SpikePingpong motion control algorithm. They also hooked up a high-frequency 20kHz pulsed camera from PKU’s Prof. Huang Tiejun’s team. The result? Visual reaction time jumped ten times faster than older setups, letting the bot predict paddle contact points down to the millimeter. Pretty wild stuff.
Enflame Technology Clears Shanghai Stock Exchange Hurdle for Star Market IPO
Big news hitting the exchanges on June 15: Shanghai Enflame Technology just got the green light from the STAR Market listing committee. If you’re keeping score, they’re looking to raise around 6 billion RMB. That cash will pour directly into developing their fifth and sixth-generation AI chips, push those products into mass production, and fund next-gen AI hardware-software integration projects. Enflame’s clearly doubling down on domestic chip innovation.
Songyan Dynamics Drops the First OpenHarmony Consumer Humanoid Robot
NUPIAO picked up some exciting tidbits lately about Songyan Dynamics rolling out the industry’s very first consumer-grade humanoid robot built on OpenHarmony. Meet the N2, making its official debut at HDC 2026. Alongside the launch, they’re kicking off a “100 Devs, 100 Units” co-creation program, handing over robot hardware and SDK access to a hundred developers. With support for both Ubuntu and OpenHarmony ecosystems, they’re seriously lowering the barrier for app creators. Open-source hardware lovers should definitely watch this space.
Sugon Unveils Next-Gen General-Purpose HPC Platform Shattering Performance Records
Mark your calendars for June 15: Sugon just introduced their brand-new general-purpose high-performance computing platform. Under the hood, it’s packing China’s first domestically made 10T-class general CPU. The numbers are impressive—HPL double-precision floating-point performance nearly doubled, STREAM memory bandwidth jumped by almost 100%, and overall application speed saw an average 100% uplift. For the first time, its specs are finally competing head-to-head with top-tier international flagships.
Oceanic Embodied AI Startup ShiHang Intelligent Closes Massive Over-1B RMB Series A
On June 15, NUPIAO reported that ShiHang Intelligent, a leader in marine embodied AI, successfully closed its Series A round raising more than 1 billion RMB. This currently stands as the largest single investment in the underwater robotics sector to date.
The roster of new backers reads like a who’s-who of tech investing, including Shanghe Momentum Fund (backed by Moore Threads and Kunlunxin), VertexGrowth from Singapore’s Temasek, CITIC’s massive agricultural industrial fund, Yuzun Capital, and public market player Dayang Electric. Impressively, all existing investors—Vertex Ventures China, Peak XV Partners China, Huaying Capital, Changshi Capital, Shengjing Jiacheng Capital, and Anyu Capital—all doubled down with heavy over-subscriptions. This fresh capital will primarily fuel core R&D, global market expansion, and supply chain ecosystem building, pushing marine robots further into complex deep-sea operations.
Daxiao Robotics Secures Angel+ Round, Pushing Total Funding Past $100 Million
Another major financing move reported by NUPIAO on June 15: Daxiao Robotics just wrapped up its Angel+ round. The deal attracted backing from heavy hitters like Geely Capital, DCI Capital, Shenzhen Capital Group, Shanghai Sci-Tech Innovation Fund, MetaX, Shengyu Investment, FSG Ventures, Huakong Fund, Lingang Special Area Fund, and Yuizi Zhaquan. Longtime backer SenseTime Guoxiang Capital doubled down, while Gaojie Capital served as the long-term financial advisor. Expect most of this cash to flow straight into world model development and end-to-end “hardware-software integrated” commercial solutions.
To cap it off, Daxiao Robotics has now raked in well over $100 million in total funding since the first half of 2026.
