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Feb 20th £­ Mentor Daily High£­Tech news

2025/02/20 15:34:19

1. SH First Mass Production Factory of Humanoid Robots Started Production

Zhiyuan Robotics, the first mass production factory of humanoid robots in Shanghai, has been put into production. In 2024, 1,000 robots rolled off the production line, and it is expected that the annual output will reach thousands of units in 2025. Based on mature supply chain and high-end manufacturing foundation, the robots produced by this factory are widely used in the manufacturing and logistics industries, promoting the intelligent transformation and indicating the accelerated development of the humanoid robot industry.

2. Long March 8A Carrier Rocket Successfully Conducted Its Maiden Flight

The Long March 8A carrier rocket of China successfully carried out its maiden flight at the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The rocket sent the Low Earth Orbit Satellite Internet Group 02 satellites into the predetermined orbit successfully. The success of this launch has enabled the Long March 8 rocket to achieve serialization, and further expanded the family of China's new generation of carrier rockets.

3. Zhejiang Province Promotes New Energy Vehicles Charging and Electricity Market Transactions

Zhejiang Province has built 1,315 ‘green charging piles’, and a total of 40.372 million kilowatt-hours of green electricity has been supplied. 407,100 new energy vehicles have used green electricity. In 2024, Zhejiang innovated the electricity trading mechanism to promote new energy vehicles charging and electricity market transactions, improve the efficiency of the power grid, and help with the consumption of new energy. During the Chinese New Year, the charging volume of green charging piles reached 9.676 million kilowatt-hours.

4. China Siwei Provides Innovative Solutions for Xinjiang's Mineral Exploration Undertaking

China Siwei of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Xinjiang Geological Bureau. The two parties will carry out cooperation in fields such as technological innovation in mineral exploration and remote sensing data services. By addressing challenges such as high altitudes and deep incision areas, Siwei will utilize the "satellite-air-ground-well" technology to construct an efficient exploration system, providing innovative solutions for Xinjiang's mineral exploration undertaking.

5. Chinese Academy of Sciences Opens a "Scientific and Technological Achievements Supermarket" in Shenzhen

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences has opened a ‘Scientific and Technological Achievement supermarket’ in Shenzhen. In the first week of its trial operation, the contracted amount reached 5.8 million yuan. Here, scientific and technological achievements in seven major categories are classified and labeled. Enterprises can scan the QR code to learn more information, and they can also directly contact the research and development teams. Cooperation is as convenient as buying groceries. This is the first ‘new supermarket’ of this kind in Shenzhen, which is of great significance.