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Supermicro Begins Volume Shipments of NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra Systems and Rack Plug-and-Play Data Center-Scale Solutions

  • Now delivering high volume NVIDIA HGX B300 systems and NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 in volume to customers worldwide
  • Enabling turn-key day-one operation by delivering pre-validated solutions at system, rack, and data center-scale through Supermicro Data Center Building Block Solutions® (DCBBS)
  • Complete portfolio of 10+ SKUs now available featuring NVIDIA Blackwell and Blackwell Ultra to create diverse AI Factory environments at any scale

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Supermicro, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a Total IT Solution Provider for AI, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, today announced the broad availability of its NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra solutions. Supermicro is now delivering Plug-and-Play (PnP)-ready NVIDIA HGX B300 systems and GB300 NVL72 racks to customers worldwide. These solutions are purpose-built and pre-validated at system, rack, and data center scale before shipping, enabling rapid deployment of the industry’s highest performance and compute density for transformative AI infrastructure spanning the largest-scale AI training, real-time AI reasoning, agentic AI applications, multimodal AI inference, and physical AI deployments.

Complete NVIDIA Blackwell Solutions: Now Shipping NVIDIA HGX B300 Systems and GB300 NVL72 Racks Worldwide
Complete NVIDIA Blackwell Solutions: Now Shipping NVIDIA HGX B300 Systems and GB300 NVL72 Racks Worldwide

“Supermicro has the best track record of fast and successful deployments of new NVIDIA technologies,” said Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro. “Through Supermicro Data Center Building Block Solutions with our expertise in on-site deployment, we enable turn-key delivery of the highest-performance AI platform — critical for customers seeking to invest in cutting-edge technology. Data center customers face many AI infrastructure challenges: complex network topology and cabling, power delivery, and thermal management. Supermicro delivers pre-validated, plug-and-play solutions at system, rack, and data center scale, enabling AI factories to deploy rapidly and helping our customers lead in AI.”

For more information, please visit https://www.supermicro.com/en/accelerators/nvidia

Supermicro integrates Blackwell Ultra generational advancements with system-level and rack-level engineering to create a solution that maximizes efficiency and performance at scale. At the system level, Supermicro’s NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra systems feature advanced air and liquid cooling design optimized for the increased GPU power utilization. Blackwell Ultra’s GB300 and B300 can be configured to use up to 1400W per GPU while offering 50% greater inferencing performance while utilizing FP4 compute and 50% more HBM3e capacity compared to NVIDIA Blackwell. Having larger memory sizes and faster inferencing speeds is crucial for running more complex and powerful models efficiently.

Supermicro’s complete Blackwell Ultra portfolio leverages breakthrough innovations including the company’s direct liquid cooling (DLC) technology stack, advanced air cooling, and I/O design optimization. Validated by market-proven deployments, Supermicro delivers at volume the industry’s broadest portfolio of NVIDIA Blackwell systems. These Supermicro NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra solutions are specifically engineered as the building blocks for AI factories of the future and doubling compute network bandwidth to achieve new benchmarks in AI factory productivity.

Breakthroughs in AI, including the development of foundation models now with trillions of parameters, are forged at the cluster and data center-level with enormous AI factories interconnected with high-bandwidth networking. Supermicro offers NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra reference architecture solutions for enterprises seeking plug-and-play deployment of NVIDIA Quantum-X800 InfiniBand or NVIDIA Spectrum-X™ Ethernet compute fabrics with bandwidth up to 800 Gb/s. From a single rack to cluster level configurations as fully scalable plug-and-play units, with a choice of air or liquid cooling, these reference architecture-based solutions allow customers to take full advantage of Blackwell Ultra integration of 800 Gb/s NVIDIA ConnectX-8 SuperNICs into the NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 and NVIDIA HGX B300. Supermicro’s GB300 NVL72 rack-scale system achieves 1.1 exaFLOPS dense FP4 compute performance, while NVIDIA HGX B300 systems in 8U air-cooled and 4U liquid-cooled configurations provide up to 7.5x performance gains over NVIDIA Hopper™ accelerator based systems, with 144 petaFLOPS of FP4 compute and 270 GB of HBM3e memory per GPU.

Supermicro’s total solution with NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra is fully integrated to combine the hardware with infrastructure software and application software, including NVIDIA AI Enterprise, NVIDIA Blueprints, and NVIDIA NIM to bring optimized AI performance to these powerful systems. In addition, Supermicro’s DCBBS offers a range of services, including on-site deployment of cluster cabling and other critical data center components, including power and thermal equipment, to ensure fast time-to-market and time-to-online. Combined with its DLC-2 (direct liquid cooling) technology, DCBBS helps customers save up to 40% power, reducing 60% data center footprint, and decreasing 40% water consumption, all of which leads to 20% lower TCO. As AI factories continue to scale, Supermicro’s AI Factory DCBBS package fully equips data centers to tackle these rising AI computational requirements.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro (NASDAQ: SMCI) is a global leader in Application-Optimized Total IT Solutions. Founded and operating in San Jose, California, Supermicro is committed to delivering first to market innovation for Enterprise, Cloud, AI, and 5G Telco/Edge IT Infrastructure. We are a Total IT Solutions provider with server, AI, storage, IoT, switch systems, software, and support services. Supermicro’s motherboard, power, and chassis design expertise further enables our development and production, enabling next generation innovation from cloud to edge for our global customers. Our products are designed and manufactured in-house (in the US, Asia, and the Netherlands), leveraging global operations for scale and efficiency and optimized to improve TCO and reduce environmental impact (Green Computing). The award-winning portfolio of Server Building Block Solutions® allows customers to optimize for their exact workload and application by selecting from a broad family of systems built from our flexible and reusable building blocks that support a comprehensive set of form factors, processors, memory, GPUs, storage, networking, power, and cooling solutions (air-conditioned, free air cooling or liquid cooling).  

Supermicro, Server Building Block Solutions, and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

All other brands, names, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 

HIGHWAY HOLDINGS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2026 RESULTS

HONG KONG, Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Highway Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: HIHO) today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended June 30, 2025.

Net sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 were $1.55 million compared to $1.88 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. Net income for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $61,000, or net income of $0.01 per diluted share, compared with net income of $98,000, or net income of $0.02 per diluted share in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025.

Roland Kohl, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Highway Holdings, commented, “As an OEM supplier, our fortunes are closely tied to the performance of our customers. Following the COVID pandemic, which saw over-ordering, high inventories followed by strong reductions in demand, many of our customers until today have not yet recovered. Since we are heavily dependent on them, our business was also negatively impacted. Furthermore, recent uncertainties from increased tariffs imposed by the U.S. globally, the threat of additional new tariffs, and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have created market instability and have further added significant challenges.  

“Despite these headwinds, we have maintained a solid financial position, which provides us the strength and flexibility to navigate this difficult environment as we seek a path back to sustainable growth. Despite reduced demand from existing customers, we are encouraged to see unexpected interest in new business from former customers. For example, we recently received a small order for our proprietary CO₂ cleaning machines, which had no sales activity for several years. The new interest in our cleaning machines follows governmental efforts by the Chinese government to replace toxic cleaning solvents with alternative non-environmental damaging cleaning solutions. This is a promising development that could be the beginning of a new product line and additional business. Furthermore, we also received renewed interest from a previous gaming console customer who, after a two-year pause, would like to ramp-up product production.”

“We are working relentlessly to diversify beyond the constraints of our OEM model, pursuing strategic actions that we believe will ultimately free us from the stranglehold of past business cycles. While the path forward involves challenges, we are confident in our ability to adapt, capitalize on new opportunities, and emerge stronger. Our focus remains on building a company that, in the long-term, is more resilient, more innovative, and better positioned to deliver long-term value.”

Gross profit and profit margins for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 decreased to $527,000, or 34%, compared with $661,000 and 35%, respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, primarily due to decreased sales.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 slightly increased by 1% to $665,000 in the first quarter 2026 from $658,000 in the year ago period due to inflationary increases.  

The Company recognized a $4,000 currency exchange gain in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, compared to $38,000 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025.  The Company also earned $43,000 in interest and had an $82,000 gain on the disposal of a small underutilized real property in the first quarter of 2026, as the Company continues to benefit from a relatively high interest rate.  The Company does not engage in foreign currency hedging activities.

The Company ended the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 in a solid financial position with $5.82 million of cash and cash equivalents, which exceeded its combined short- and long-term liabilities by $3.06 million. At June 30, 2025, the Company had a working capital balance of $5.7 million, with a current ratio of 3.2:1, and total shareholders’ equity of $6.4 million, compared to $6.3 million as of March 31, 2025.

About Highway Holdings 

Highway Holdings is an international manufacturer of a wide variety of high-quality parts and products for blue chip equipment manufacturers based primarily in Germany. Highway Holdings’ administrative office is located in Hong Kong and its manufacturing facilities are located in Yangon, Myanmar and Shenzhen, China.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the prospects of its proprietary CO₂ cleaning machines and new orders for gaming consoles, economic, competitive, governmental, political and technological factors affecting the company’s revenues, operations, markets, products and prices, the remaining impact of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, and other factors discussed in the company’s various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, the company’s annual reports on Form 20-F.

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HIGHWAY HOLDINGS LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statement of Income

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for shares and per share data)

Quarter Ended

June 30

2025
(unaudited)

2024

(unaudited)

Net sales

$1,547

$1,879

Cost of sales

1,020

1,218

Gross profit

527

661

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

665

 

658

Operating income (loss)

(138)

3

Non-operating income (expense):

Exchange gain (loss), net

4

38

Interest income

Gain (loss) on disposal of assets                           

43

82

45

Other income (expense)

5

7

Total non-operating income (expenses)

134

90

Net income (loss) before income taxes

(4)

93

Income taxes

61

Net income

57

93

Less: net gain/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

(4)

(5)

Net income attributable to Highway Holdings Limited’s

$61

$98

Shareholders

 

Net income (loss) per share – Basic

$0.01

$0.02

Net income (loss) per share – Diluted

 

$0.01

$0.02

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

Basic

4,445

4,506

Diluted

 

4,445

 

4,506

 

HIGHWAY HOLDINGS LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheet

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for shares and per share data)

June 30

March 31

2025
(unaudited)

2025
(audited)

Current assets:

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$5,816

$5,972

Accounts receivable, net of doubtful accounts

1,039

1,022

Inventories

956

1,146

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

458

430

Total current assets

8,269

8,570

Goodwill, net

Property, plant and equipment, net

126

94

Operating lease right-of-use assets

622

784

Long-term deposits

12

11

Long-term loan receivable

95

95

Total assets

9,124

9,554

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$472

$613

Operating lease liabilities, current

468

623

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

1,108

1,274

Income tax payable

423

486

Dividend payable

81

81

Total current liabilities

2,552

3,077

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

184

187

Long term accrued expenses

23

23

Total liabilities

2,759

3,287

Shareholders’ equity:

Preferred shares, $0.01 par value

Common shares, $0.01 par value

46

44

Additional paid-in capital

12,201

12,178

Accumulated deficit

(5,378)

(5,437)

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) / income

(498)

(516)

Non-controlling interest

(6)

(2)

Total shareholders’ equity

6,365

6,267

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$9,124

$9,554

 

 

Ride Into Fall Adventures with HAOQI E-Bikes

FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — From September 11 to 30, 2025, HAOQI is rolling out its biggest savings of the year and introducing two upgraded models built for adventure: Rhino 2.0 and Cheetah 2.0.

Rhino 2.0 — Power Meets Endurance

  • Peak 1500W / Rated 1000W motor for stronger acceleration
  • Torque sensor for smooth, natural pedaling
  • 48V 23.2Ah battery with up to 90 miles max range
  • 28MPH top speed for city or trail
  • Full suspension for comfort on all terrain
  • Color display with real-time ride data

Cheetah 2.0 — Built for Distance & Comfort

  • Full suspension for a stable, cushioned ride
  • Dual battery capacity: 25Ah for extended adventures
  • Color display for an upgraded user experience

Spotlight: MUSTANG Mid-Drive Model

The MUSTANG mid-drive e-bike remains a rider favorite and often sells out quickly.

Good news: production has increased, and full stock will return by the end of October. Don’t miss your chance to ride one of the smoothest, most powerful mid-drive e-bikes in our lineup.

Community Challenge — Ride & Win

From September 11–22, join our HAOQI community for a chance to win prizes:

  • Lucky Prize: 3 random winners will each receive a $200 gift card or surprise rewards.
  • Popularity Prize: The post with the most likes wins a Flying Fish Scooter ($499 value).

Why Riders Trust HAOQI

  • Fast Shipping: From California in 2–3 business days; delivery 5–10 days.
  • Flexible Payments: Klarna & Affirm installment plans available.
  • Shipping Protection: Optional coverage for loss, damage, or delays.
  • 2-Year Warranty: Ride worry-free.
  • Customer Support: Connect with us via Facebook @Haoqiebike.com or email vip@haoqiebike.com.

Ride Further. Celebrate Fall.

Don’t miss your chance to save big during HAOQI’s Fall Sale! Now’s the perfect time to invest in comfort, performance, and sustainability — all at unbeatable prices.

Explore all limited-time offers and start your autumn adventure today:
https://haoqiebike.com/pages/haoqi-ebike-sale

About HAOQI

Founded in 2020, HAOQI (pronounced “how-chee,” meaning “Good Ride”) specializes in dual-battery, all-terrain e-bikes for commuters and adventure seekers. The brand recently expanded into e-scooters and the Hyper HAOQI Picks performance lineup. With tax-included pricing, free U.S. shipping, and 2-year warranties, HAOQI offers one of the best value-to-performance ratios — backed by a responsive U.S.-based support team.

 

Infinix Announces Global Launch of GT 30, Further Expanding Its Gaming Device Lineup

Featuring capacitive shoulder triggers and a 1.5K 144Hz AMOLED display, bringing tournament-level gaming experiences to more users.

HONG KONG, Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Infinix today officially launched the GT 30 globally, introducing a new addition to the GT 30 Series. Following the GT 30 Pro’s designation as the official device for the inaugural 2025 PUBG MOBILE Africa Cup, the GT 30 Series further strengthens Infinix’s presence in the global gaming arena. Through strategic partnerships with world-renowned titles such as PUBG Mobile, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Free Fire, Honor of Kings, and Delta Force, the GT 30 Series continues to expand its gaming ecosystem while bringing tournament-level experiences to a broader base of young users.

Infinix GT 30
Infinix GT 30

Flagship Performance with Infinixs Self-Developed 3DVCC Cooling Technology

The Infinix GT 30 carries forward the flagship performance DNA of the GT Series, powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7400 5G chipset and equipped with a 1.5K 144Hz AMOLED display for a seamless balance of high performance and smooth visuals. Complementing this, the GT 30 features Infinix’s self-developed 3D Vapor Cloud Chamber (3DVCC) liquid cooling system, combined with superconducting graphite covering the motherboard, display, battery mid-frame, and speaker area. Paired with high thermal conductivity gel for efficient heat transfer, this forms a comprehensive heat dissipation structure that ensures stable performance and low-temperature operation even under high-performance workloads.

Infinix AI Powers Seamless Everyday Experiences

The GT 30 Series integrates Infinix’s AI suite, deeply embedded across the system to enhance learning, productivity, creativity, and communication. With more than 25 AI-powered features, it simplifies daily tasks, from information extraction to creative generation and privacy protection.

For information processing, features like One-Tap Screen Q&A and long-text summarization quickly distill key insights, ideal for students and knowledge seekers. In creative scenarios, AI text-to-image, sketch-to-image, and AI-generated wallpapers make design and content creation more efficient. Functions such as AI Erase, AI Extend, and image-to-document conversion further enhance productivity in handling documents and visual content.

For communication and sharing, AI call summaries, real-time two-way translation, and auto-answer break down barriers of language and time, helping users focus on what matters most. Meanwhile, AI privacy masking automatically conceals sensitive information when sharing, ensuring security and peace of mind.

With these capabilities, the GT 30 is not only powerful gaming gear but also an efficient assistant for learning, creativity, and communication.

Infinix GT Gaming Co-Lab Driving E-Sports Innovation

The Infinix GT Gaming Co-Lab partners with leading global game publishers to continuously push the boundaries of mobile gaming performance and immersive experiences.

Among its standout breakthroughs is the AI Frame Rescue Engine (AIFRE), an intelligent frame prediction algorithm that anticipates single-frame high-load scenarios and allocates processing power in advance to effectively minimize frame drops. Complementing this is the Game Thermal Control Engine, which leverages neural networks to analyze gameplay dynamics and temperature changes in real time, ensuring smooth and stable performance even under high frame rates.

With these innovations, the GT 30 Series has secured official high-frame-rate certification across ten popular game titles, further cementing its position as a trusted device for competitive gaming.

Beyond hardware and AI capabilities, the GT 30 also enhances both gaming and everyday use through refined interaction design. Equipped with GT Trigger capacitive dual shoulder keys, it delivers millisecond-level responsiveness and customizable mapping, giving players in Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) and First-Person Shooter (FPS) games near-console control. The intelligent lighting system provides real-time visual feedback in gameplay, pulsing with actions such as kills and firing. In daily use, it signals calls, messages, and charging status, and can even flash in sync with music—serving as both a battle indicator and a powerful medium of personalization and social interaction.

Bringing Tournament-Level Experiences to a Broader Audience

“Infinix GT Series represents more than just hardware specifications—it is a complete ecosystem built around gamers and technology enthusiasts,” said Weiqi Nie, Product Director at Infinix. “With the launch of the GT 30, tournament-level gaming experiences are no longer limited to hardcore enthusiasts but are now reaching a wider community of young users. From shoulder triggers to the display, from cooling to AI, we have refined every detail to not only meet the demands of intense team battles but also to support users in learning, creativity, and communication. This marks another important step for Infinix in expanding its presence in the e-sports domain.”

In addition to continuing the Shadow Ash and Blade White colorways from the GT 30 Pro, the GT 30 debuts two new finishes — Cyber Blue and Pulse Green. It is equipped with 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM (expandable to 16GB), and will be available globally at a starting price of around USD 200. The GT 30 will launch first in Malaysia, with pricing and availability varying by market. For more details, users can visit the local Infinix website.

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About Infinix

Established in 2013, Infinix is an innovation-driven brand dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technology, bold design, and outstanding performance. The brand provides smart, enjoyable mobile experiences that enhance everyday life. Beyond smartphones, Infinix has expanded its portfolio to include TWS earbuds, smartwatches, laptops, tablets, smart TVs, and more—building a comprehensive ecosystem of smart devices. Currently, Infinix products are available in over 70 countries and regions worldwide, including Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

For more information, please visit: http://www.infinixmobility.com/

 

CASEKOO celebrates the iPhone 17 Launch with its Fresh, Multi-Functional Orange Case

NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Global creative powerhouse CASEKOO has today announced the launch of its highly anticipated case collection for the all-new iPhone 17, unveiling a signature, multi-functional case in a bold, fresh ORANGE colorway engineered to complement the advanced features of Apple’s latest flagship device.

The vibrant new case collection, designed for the cutting-edge iPhone 17 series, combines bold aesthetics with unparalleled utility for the modern user.
The vibrant new case collection, designed for the cutting-edge iPhone 17 series, combines bold aesthetics with unparalleled utility for the modern user.

What Orange brings

To further highlight the innovation behind its latest collection, CASEKOO is showcasing its proprietary SHOCKPROOF technology, designed to deliver advanced protection without compromise. The cases are meticulously engineered with precision cutouts that provide seamless access to the iPhone 17’s enhanced camera system and new Action Button. Responsive, tactile buttons ensure smooth usability, while raised bezels protect both the screen and camera lenses when placed on flat surfaces. Offering military-grade drop protection, the collection safeguards the iPhone 17 against unexpected impacts—all while maintaining a slim profile and sleek, vibrant aesthetic.

Another standout feature is its multi-functional MAGIC STAND, which now rotates 360 degrees for perfect viewing angles in both portrait and landscape mode, making it ideal for streaming content, attending video calls, or following recipes hands-free.

What Orange means

“With every new iPhone, we see a surge in demand for personalization, but this year it’s different. Users aren’t just customizing; they’re optimizing,” said Ralph, Founder of CASEKOO. “They want accessories that actively enhance their experience. Our ‘ORANGE’ isn’t just a color; it’s a response to modern freedom. It’s a functional, mood-boosting tool designed to empower users to engage with their device on their own terms—liberating their hands to pursue their passions, fostering genuine connection through more dynamic conversations, or simply offering a vibrant, daily reminder of confidence and joy with every interaction.

Key features of the Orange Case

360° Rotatable Kickstand: Provides versatile hands-free viewing both vertically and horizontally for movies, calls, and more.

ICover – Semi-Covered Design Camera Protection: Adds reinforced protection around the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max’s enlarged camera bump.

Perfect Fit: Precision cutouts for all ports, buttons, and the iPhone 17’s new camera array.

Drop Protection: Advanced U-SHOCK 3.0 airbags with reinforced tri-layer corners deliver pro-level drop protection.

Patented MagPrime: 2x stronger magnetism with near-zero power loss — faster, safer, and fully MagSafe compatible.

Premium Finish: The striking orange color is paired with a smudge-resistant coating that feels great in hand.

About CASEKOO:

CASEKOO is a global innovator in high-performance tech accessories, dedicated to engineering premium protection that doesn’t sacrifice style. Built with advanced materials and pioneering designs, CASEKOO’s products empower a seamless digital life by transforming essential devices into ultra-resilient, functionally rich, and aesthetically sleek companions. Renowned for its MAGIC STAND Technology, the CASEKOO Lab consistently delivers the utility and confidence modern users demand. For more information on CASEKOO and its full range of products, please visit casekoo.com.

Kepler Robotics Announces Advanced Gait Upgrade for K2 “Bumblebee,” Demonstrating the Potential of Hybrid Architecture

SHANGHAI, Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Shanghai Kepler Robotics Co., Ltd. (“Kepler Robotics”) today announced the successful completion of a major gait upgrade for its humanoid robot K2 “Bumblebee,” and released China’s first demonstration video of a “hybrid-architecture disturbance-resistant” gait. In the video, K2 “Bumblebee” steadily navigates a variety of complex terrains—including bricks, plastic surfaces, and grass—and maintains stable steps even when subjected to external pushes, documenting the robot’s ability to maintain balance and adapt to real-world environments.

At the same time, Kepler introduced a demonstration of its VLA+ training platform, highlighting how K2 “Bumblebee” applies a layered VLA+ model to interpret natural language commands and carry out a wide range of tasks.


This dual upgrade in mobility and cognition positions K2 “Bumblebee” for future use across industrial applications, service scenarios, and a growing number of real-world deployments.

Committed to a Hybrid Architecture Based on Roller Screw Linear Actuators
K2 “Bumblebee” incorporates a hybrid design that combines roller screw linear actuators with rotary actuators in a series-parallel configuration, enabling a human-like straight-knee gait. This design pathway is widely acknowledged within the robotics sector as highly complex, requiring advanced kinematic modeling and precise torque control. The advantages, however, are clear: the approach delivers more natural gait, improves energy efficiency, strengthens task execution, and enhances adaptability across diverse environments. This methodology has also been recognized in the development roadmaps of other leading humanoid robotics firms.

Specifically, K2 “Bumblebee” is powered by planetary roller screw linear actuators working in tandem with rotary actuators. The linear actuators function as the robot’s “leg muscles,” providing the primary walking force, while the rotary actuators fine-tune adjustments and gait switching, enabling terrain adaptability. The planetary roller screw is a high-precision transmission component that converts rotary motion into linear motion through planetary drive and threaded engagement. It delivers high load capacity and precision transmission with an energy conversion efficiency of 81.3%. The roller screw also offers low friction, high positioning accuracy, and load-bearing strength superior to ball screws, ensuring smooth and durable operation.

Whether walking, executing tasks, or responding to natural language commands, Kepler’s K2 “Bumblebee” demonstrates reliable stability and accuracy—evidence that humanoid robots designed with hybrid architecture and roller screw linear actuators represent not only human-like form but also a pragmatic solution for efficiency and performance.

Overcoming Engineering Challenges to Achieve a Human-Like Straight-Knee Gait

Achieving a straight-knee gait using hybrid architecture and roller screw linear actuators presents engineering challenges in both mechanics and the transition from simulation to physical performance (the “Sim-to-Real Gap”).

Most commercially available robots built with quasi-direct-drive actuators rely on simpler serial structures. To ensure precise control of each K2 “Bumblebee” joint under heavy loads and complex motion, Kepler’s engineering team conducted extensive research into positional, velocity, and torque dynamics between roller screws and their paired joints. This work resulted in the development of a hybrid series-parallel structure. While the architecture introduces more complex kinematic and dynamic modeling, it enables K2 “Bumblebee” to achieve greater precision and stability.

The Sim-to-Real approach is the critical step in transitioning humanoid robots from prototypes to commercial systems. Yet the Sim-to-Real Gap introduces difficulties such as dynamic inconsistencies, sensor noise and latency, environmental variability, limitations in domain randomization, actuator delays and nonlinearities, as well as communication and computation lags—all of which complicate torque control during locomotion. For instance, simulations often rely on idealized ground models with uniform properties, while in practice, even surfaces of the same material can vary significantly in friction, elasticity, and other attributes. This discrepancy can cause gait strategies optimized in simulation to result in slippage or instability in real-world conditions.

Kepler Robotics has addressed these challenges by enabling K2 “Bumblebee” to dynamically switch gaits across complex terrains through a combination of reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and linear actuator torque control—producing a natural, human-like straight-knee walk. At the same time, Kepler trains the robot with simulated data to improve its general perception and language comprehension, while real-world datasets allow the system to directly learn from human movement. Through this dual-data flywheel of continuous learning, and with the layered VLA+ model supporting semantic recognition and task-oriented guidance for understanding, reasoning, and planning, K2 “Bumblebee” continues to improve its task execution reliability.

Expanding Steadily Into Real-World Application Scenarios
The latest gait upgrade of Kepler’s K2 “Bumblebee” not only confirms the progress of its hybrid architecture in humanoid gait control but also expands its real-world applicability. Commercial use cases include scientific research and education, exhibition and customer engagement, as well as data collection and training. Industrial deployments extend to logistics and material handling, intelligent manufacturing, and specialized operations. With the ability to operate across multiple sectors and supported by continuous learning and training, K2 “Bumblebee” is evolving into a versatile, capable operator in enterprise environments.

The year 2025 is widely viewed as the first year of humanoid robot commercialization. Looking ahead, the global humanoid robotics market will be shaped not only by hardware and algorithms, but also by ecosystems and scaled deployments. Companies that succeed in overcoming the barriers of cost and scalability will establish a clear competitive advantage. Kepler’s K2 “Bumblebee” is laying a strong foundation of competitive strengths in the humanoid robotics sector. These include its technology upgrades, multi-scenario adaptability, one-hour charging that supports up to eight hours of operation, a 30 kg payload capacity, more than 80% of hardware developed in-house, and best-in-class cost efficiency.

In recent years, robotics innovators in China have rapidly emerged as significant contributors to the industry’s growth. As the first commercially available humanoid robot to integrate a hybrid architecture with roller screw linear actuators, Kepler’s K2 “Bumblebee” is positioned to capitalize on its comprehensive commercial strengths in practical deployments, redefining production models across industries.

 

TORRAS Unveils OrigArmor – The World’s First Anti-Reflective, 3D Full-Coverage Screen Protector for iPhone 17

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — With Apple’s iPhone 17 series launching this September, premium tech brand TORRAS, known as the “Optical Technology Expert,” introduces OrigArmor, the world’s first tempered glass screen protector featuring anti-reflective (AR) technology and 3D full-coverage curved edges. Designed for the entire iPhone 17 lineup, OrigArmor delivers unmatched clarity, seamless coverage, and advanced protection.

TORRAS OrigArmor Screen Protector
TORRAS OrigArmor Screen Protector

iPhone 17 Ready – Full Coverage from Day One

Engineered to match the iPhone 17’s curved display, OrigArmor provides 100% edge-to-edge protection with no light leaks or gaps. While typical protectors leave 0.4–0.8mm exposed, OrigArmor reduces shrinkage to just 0.2–0.4mm, keeping the display flawless and fully visible from the moment users unbox their device.

See the Screen – Not the Reflection

At the heart of OrigArmor is optical-grade AR Technology, ensuring visibility in any light.

Drastically reduced glare for clear viewing even under sunlight.

Less than 0.8% reflectivity and 95% light transmittance, outperforming standard protectors.

True-to-life colors without dullness or distortion.

Whether outdoors, streaming, or editing photos, OrigArmor keeps the screen vibrant and distraction-free.

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Beyond clarity, OrigArmor offers 360° military-grade durability with reinforced edges and shock-absorbing layers to guard against drops and scratches. Smooth 3D curved edges enhance comfort and resist chipping—whether used alone or with a case.

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TORRAS redefines installation with its roller tray system:

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A Category First – No Trade-offs

Consumers once had to choose between anti-glare clarity and robust coverage. OrigArmor combines both, marking a milestone in TORRAS’s pursuit of optical excellence.

About TORRAS

Founded with the mission to “Break Boundaries,” TORRAS blends engineering, optical science, and design to elevate the digital lifestyle. With millions of users worldwide, TORRAS continues to set new standards in quality and performance.

Pricing & Availability

The OrigArmor Screen Protector for iPhone 17 will be available globally starting September 1, 2025, at an MSRP of $34.99, via TORRAS Amazon Store and the official TORRAS website.

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Psoriatic Disease To Take Center Stage at the UN General Assembly: IFPA Calls for Greater Recognition of Psoriatic Disease During UN High-Level Meetings

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA) spotlights psoriatic disease at the upcoming UNGA 80 in New York, where world leaders are expected to adopt a new Political Declaration on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), mental health and well-being.

Frida Dunger - Executive Director of IFPA credit: IFPA
Frida Dunger – Executive Director of IFPA credit: IFPA

Key Highlights:

  • An estimated 60 million people worldwide are affected by psoriatic disease – a serious, lifelong noncommunicable disease that impacts the skin, joints, and other organs. Psoriasis also increases risks for diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and depression.
  • Despite a 2014 World Health Organization (WHO) resolution recognizing psoriasis as a major public health concern, progress has been slow, prompting IFPA (International Federation of Psoriasis Associations) to call for renewed global commitment.
  • IFPA representatives are traveling to the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs to advocate for the inclusion of people with psoriatic disease in global and national health policies, with a special focus on putting lived experience at the heart of policymaking.

Read more about this event and register: https://pages.devex.com/devex-at-unga-80

Psoriatic disease is a lifelong, systemic inflammatory condition, often coexisting with other NCDs, such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases and depression. An estimated 60 million people live with the disease. Despite the numbers, psoriatic disease has been overlooked in the health systems worldwide.

The first and only resolution on psoriasis was adopted by WHO in 2014, recognizing it as a major public health concern. Since then, the progress has been poor. IFPA is calling for a greater global commitment to ensure that the needs of people with psoriatic disease are integrated into global and national health policies.

To amplify this call, IFPA representatives are traveling to New York to participate in the upcoming United Nations High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) – at UN Headquarters on September 25. This event brings together health leaders, experts, and policymakers to shape the future of NCD prevention and care. IFPA is seizing this opportunity to advocate for more inclusive policies, improved access to care, and greater recognition of psoriatic disease within the broader NCD agenda.

As a part of this advocacy initiative, IFPA organizes a high-level conversation in partnership with Devex on the sidelines of UNGA, titled: Psoriatic Disease and NCDs: Putting Lived Experience at the Heart of Policy. The event takes place at the Devex NCD Pavilion in New York on September, 22.

More details about this advocacy event and registration: https://pages.devex.com/devex-at-unga-80

The session will feature Frida Dunger, Executive Director of IFPA, and Kate Reynolds, IFPA ambassador, living with psoriatic disease. The speakers will share powerful perspectives on why lived experience must move to the center of global health policymaking.

People living with psoriatic disease are more than our illness, we are whole people, and we need to live our best lives, just like anybody else. I am traveling to New York to speak up about psoriasis at this event because, in my opinion, there should be no decisions about us without us, – shares Kate Reynolds, IFPA Ambassador.

Inclusive health policy is not optional, it is essential for ensuring that over 60 million people across the globe, living with psoriatic disease, are no longer left behind, says Frida Dunger, Executive Director of IFPA.

About IFPA

IFPA (the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations), founded in 1971 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, is the global organization dedicated to advocating for everyone affected by psoriatic disease. IFPA’s members include national and regional patient associations and represent over 60 million people worldwide. Through global coalitions, World Psoriasis Day campaigns, the IFPA Forum, and the World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Conference, IFPA is redefining psoriatic disease as a key lens for stronger, more inclusive health systems. Learn more: https://www.ifpa-pso.com/

 

United Nations Headquarters in New York Credit: UN
United Nations Headquarters in New York Credit: UN