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iFLYTEK has introduced the SparkAudio 1.0 speech foundation model, which integrates a 0.65 billion parameter audio encoder with a 30 billion parameter A3B mixture of experts model, specifically trained on domestic chips. Additionally, the company launched the Robot Super Brain Platform 3.0, which in...
Lyte AI Inc. has successfully raised $165 million in Series C funding, achieving a post-money valuation of $1.6 billion. Founded in 2021, the Sunnyvale-based company specializes in designing processors, multimodal sensors, and software that enable robots to accurately perceive their surroundings. Th...
Lyte, a rapidly expanding robotics and AI startup formed by key members of Apple's Face ID team, has successfully raised approximately $165 million in its latest funding round. This significant investment has resulted in a valuation increase, bringing the company's worth to $1.6 billion. The fundin...
Lyte has announced a successful $165 million Series C funding round, led by Maverick Silicon. This financing values the company at $1.6 billion post-money and marks a significant step as Lyte prepares for production deployments. The funding is crucial for Lyte, a company specializing in physical AI...
Modovolo, a US 3D printer manufacturer, is upgrading its BFP platform by integrating Lyten's graphene-enhanced PA1205 filament. This partnership aims to produce aerospace-grade components that are lighter and stronger, supporting domestic manufacturing and reducing reliance on overseas supply chains...
Northwestern Polytechnical University has unveiled a new smart adhesive material that exhibits a grip strength increase of 400 times when electrically activated. This innovative material can hold up to 10-pound dumbbells and has potential applications in various fields, including chip manufacturing,...
Researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University have unveiled GravOff, an innovative bipedal robot designed to simulate a low-gravity environment through the use of rotors. This groundbreaking technology allows the robot to achieve impressive jumps of up to 6.9 meters, showcasing remarkable precisio...
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Polytechnic University of Bari has developed an innovative artificial muscle that measures just 2mm in diameter yet can lift an impressive 200 times its own weight. This breakthrough, achieved in October 2023, introdu...
At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026, iFlytek unveiled innovative AI-powered smart glasses aimed at improving cross-language communication. The glasses are equipped with a real-time subtitle translation feature that displays translations directly on the lens, complemented by an integrated speaker...
Northwestern Polytechnical University, in collaboration with City University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, unveiled the world's first miniature soft robot designed for autonomous operation in extreme cold conditions, including temperatures as low as -50°C (-58°F). This groun...
At the 2024 Global 1024 Developer Event held on Thursday, Chinese tech company iFLYTEK unveiled significant advancements in its voice recognition technology. The company announced that its system now covers dialects from all prefecture-level cities across China, supporting a total of 201 dialects fr...
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