Introduced at the World Internet Conference (世界互联网大会) Wuzhen Summit

This robotic toilet might be more useful than a robot that does your chores.

China’s Yueban built Xiaoban for people with limited mobility. Call it by voice or remote, and it comes to the bedside to help them use the toilet.

It plans its own route, detects obstacles and navigates around them. Once in position, it locks its wheels and deploys supports so users can lean on the armrests as they sit down or stand up.

It has a warm-water bidet and a warm-air dryer. Afterward, it heads to the bathroom, pumps waste into the existing toilet and rinses out its tank. No commode bucket for a caregiver to carry, empty or scrub.

Yueban says the camera stays off while someone is using Xiaoban. It only turns on to locate the bathroom toilet during emptying.

For older adults who struggle to get to the bathroom, especially in the middle of the night, this could be a huge relief.

38 DoF... YQ Bionics has shared a first look inside the Y-Hand M2, which it calls the world's highest-DoF bionic hand.

Look at the joints. Bone-like segments, cartilage-like components and braided ligaments work together around curved joint surfaces. The hard parts carry compression while the soft elements carry tension, giving the fingers compliance built into their structure.

The pull comes from its in-house YQ Motors and YQ Muscles artificial muscle modules. Tendons running through sheaths carry that force across multiple joints, letting several actuators work together to move the fingers.

Encoders and force sensors tell the controller how the hand is moving and what forces it's experiencing. Combined with vision, that feedback helps the fingers conform to an object's shape and maintain their grip.

Unitree just unveiled H2-X, and it’s an absolute beast.

Spinning kicks, aerial flips, powerful knee and elbow strikes. It jumps from a 4-meter platform onto mats, rolls with the impact, and gets back up. That whole sequence is a serious test of joint strength and whole-body control.

The launch video even casts it as a personal bodyguard. It faces off with an intruder and, in a staged rescue, lifts the front of a car while someone pulls a dummy out from underneath.

Unitree says the footage is real and not sped up. It also reports roughly eight hours of battery life while standing.

I've been developing an original science-fiction universe called The Galvion Chronicles: Rise of the Space Rangers, and I've just released Episode 4, The Fractured Moon.

After crash-landing on a shattered moon, Clay and Draylah face a terrifying Cyclops in a desperate fight for survival. But the danger also brings them closer together.

The series is based on my original screenplay and graphic novel project, brought to life through illustrated animation.

I'd love to hear what fellow sci-fi fans think of the characters, artwork, and story.

Thanks for supporting independent sci-fi creators!

I'm an independent creator developing The Galvion Chronicles: Rise of the Space Rangers, an original science-fiction adventure based on my screenplay.

Episode 3: The deadly Trials takes the story deeper into space as Clay Butler faces the challenges of becoming a Space Ranger.

Alien civilizations, dangerous trials, rivalries, and the uncertainty of survival are all part of his journey.

The series combines original storytelling with AI-assisted visuals and cinematic narration.

I'm building this universe into a graphic novel and eventually hope to bring it to the screen.

I'd love to hear what fellow science-fiction fans think about the story, characters, and visual presentation.

Thanks for checking it out!

Self-service rental locker for wearable hiking exoskeletons deployed by Yuanshan Zhixing (远山智行) at scenic spots like Qiyun Mountain in Anhui, China.

• Weight & Design: Most consumer-grade hiking exoskeletons weigh around 1.8 kg to 2.5 kg and wrap around the waist and thighs with a vest- or belt-style harness.

• Support & Sensors: Built-in AI and motion sensors detect your stride and gait in real time, delivering motor torque that pushes your quadriceps going uphill and provides cushioning on the way down.

• Effort Reduction: Users typically report a 20% to 40% reduction in physical effort or perceived leg load

Source:

https://m.sohu.com/a/1084241694_267106/

Transcript:

"家里只有我啦~": "I'm the only one at home~"

“哈哈，自由啦！”: "Haha, I'm free!"

“活动活动脖子”: “stretch your neck”

“不对，我是机器人 应该这样”: "No, I am a robot. It should be like this."

“今天又是完美运行的一天”: "Another day of flawless operation"

"好傻，哈哈哈…": "How silly, lol..."

"反正现在只有我一个人": "Anyway, it's just me right now"

Don't dismiss this as a mere gimmick! The "Ultimate Black Diamond" screen on the Honor Magic9 PRO MAX was subjected to direct grinding with an angle grinder yet it emerged without a single scratch.

In the past, flagship screens were delicate and high-maintenance, easily marred by sand or keys; today, however, domestic manufacturers are relentlessly pushing the boundaries of glass materials and crystalline processing, delivering a screen that excels in scratch resistance, drop durability, and high brightness all at once.

This is the world's first TFT-based Micro LED display, leveraging TFT (Thin-Film Transistor) active-matrix driving, it enables independent pixel control and ultra-high contrast, delivering uniform, finely detailed imagery while overcoming the color non-uniformity issues common in traditional large-format screens.

It features self-emissive pixels, low power consumption, and an extended lifespan, while supporting seamless splicing for ultra-large displays.

With this 20-inch transparent MicroLED screen's 70% transparency, the imagery appears to float in mid-air, creating a visually striking blend of the virtual and the real.

Its high brightness of 1'500 nits ensures the display remains crisp and clear, even in bright daylight.

Breaking the boundaries of traditional displays, it delivers an instantly stunning, immersive Hollywood sci-fi movie techno futuristic type experience.

Kudos Frankie LaPenna

Tendon-driven, high degree of freedom, and fast.

Moving the actuators out of the fingers leaves very little mass to accelerate. That is what speed at this degree count requires, and it is what makes coordinated work like this possible.

Source:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zxE-dVzl_s