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   China's embodied-AI data centers face scrutiny as local governments top robot buyers

   A long-form analysis published with authorization by TMTPost maps China's embodied-AI data-collection industry: by the end of June 2026 more than 70 embodied-AI training sites were in operation nationwide, with 46 more under construction or planned across 18 provincial-level regions. It cites a Caijing magazine report describing a funding loop in which local governments or state platforms provide sites, money and scenarios, data centers buy complete robots from hardware makers, and funds return through data orders, and quotes Mech-Mind founder Shao Tianlan alleging some firms use data centers and related-party deals with local governments, investors and suppliers to manufacture "fake, unsustainable revenue"; Galbot said it denies the claims and has reported them to police, and no regulatory or audit conclusions exist so far. The piece also reports that quoted prices for real-robot teleoperation data have fallen from 500–1,000 yuan per hour to around 100 yuan and even 5 or 3 yuan, and that Beijing's Shijingshan humanoid-robot data training center stopped operating after less than 18 months as partner Realman withdrew its equipment.

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   Altman confirms OpenAI will build its own humanoid robots, targeting a 2027 demo

   Asked on the Sources podcast whether OpenAI would manufacture humanoid robots itself, CEO Sam Altman answered "we will," arguing that humanoid form makes sense because the world is designed for humans. He said appearance matters far less than developing the intelligence — the "brain" — that drives the robot. Altman said he expects a striking demo prototype around 2027, with robots actually on the streets "a few years" later; OpenAI has disclosed no product form, pricing, subscription model or launch date. Reports citing OpenAI's job listings say the company is hiring for motion control, state estimation and actuator control, developing its own mechatronic actuators, and staffing manufacturing and supply chain, with a near-term goal of general robots assisting infrastructure workers and personal robots as a longer-term aim.

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3. Oct 11
   Ex-Apple designer-led Hark launches proactive Hark Pro app ahead of 2027 hardware

   Hark, the AI startup led by Figure AI founder Brett Adcock, launched Hark Pro on October 6, a proactively positioned app available free on web, iOS and Android, with paid tiers at $20 a month for double usage and $100 for ten times the usage that can buy groceries, hail rides or build spreadsheets for users. The main screen is still built around a text box, while "proactive cards" on the left use connected email and third-party services to remind users that a colleague is waiting for approval, that receipts need submitting or that a flight needs checking in; tasks run on a cloud computer called Handoff, which Hark demonstrated ordering food on DoorDash with only payment confirmation left to the user. Hark design lead Abidur Chowdhury, a former Apple industrial designer, compares today's chatbots to early command-line interfaces and wants Hark to do for AI what the Macintosh did for PCs; the company's first hardware is slated for 2027 with no details disclosed, and Hark says it will not sell user data or share it with advertisers.

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