快讯|人形机器人企业优必选斩获2.5亿元订单；智能养老服务机器人试点项目公布；法国Mistral AI融资后估值达140亿美元

Group 1: Humanoid Robots - Ubtech has secured a procurement contract worth 250 million yuan for humanoid robot products and solutions, primarily featuring the Walker S2 model, with delivery planned for this year [1][3] - The total contract value for Ubtech's Walker series humanoid robots has reached nearly 400 million yuan, including approximately 50 million yuan in delivered orders [3] - Ubtech has established collaborations with companies like BYD, Foxconn, and SF Express in sectors such as new energy vehicle manufacturing, 3C manufacturing, and smart logistics [3] Group 2: Smart Elderly Care Robots - A joint expert group from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Civil Affairs has selected 32 pilot projects for smart elderly care robots, indicating a shift towards large-scale growth in this industry [4][6] - The selected projects include intelligent emotional companionship robots, AI-assisted exoskeletons, and smart nursing collaborative elderly care robots [6] Group 3: AI Startups - French AI startup Mistral AI is completing a funding round of 2 billion euros, with an expected valuation of 14 billion dollars, making it one of the most valuable tech startups in Europe [7][9] - Mistral AI focuses on open-source language models and AI chatbots tailored for the European market, with its valuation previously at 5.8 billion euros [9] - Investment in European AI startups has seen a significant increase, with a 55% year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2025 [9] Group 4: Robotics Research - A new multi-robot motion planning method based on Graph Neural Networks (GNN) and reinforcement learning has been published in Science Robotics, developed by Google DeepMind Robotics, Intrinsic, and University College London [13][15] - This method allows for the automatic generation of collision-free trajectories by mapping robots, tasks, and obstacles as graph nodes and edges, reducing the need for manual programming [15] Group 5: Investment in Robotics - Shoucheng Holdings has made a multi-million yuan additional investment in Songyan Power to accelerate humanoid robot research and development [10][12] - The investment aims to enhance R&D efforts and product iterations, solidifying Songyan Power's leading position in humanoid robots and bionic facial technology [12]