Kai Dong, Chia

Editor at Aparobot.

A 3D visual effects artist with 3 years of experience, Kai Dong is passionate about visual storytelling and the evolving intersection of art and technology. With the rapid rise of AI and emerging tools, new era of cinematography is on the horizon—one that redefines creative possibilities. Eager to explore the latest innovations and committed to learning, adapting, and contributing to the future of visual effects through experimentation and continuous discovery.

Latest stories

The Shape-Shifter: How LimX Dynamics is Building the "Ultimate Teacher" for AI

Meet TRON 2 by LimX Dynamics, a 3-in-1 modular robot teaching A to move an work. From walking to dual-arm tasks, it's the future of embodied AI.

December 25, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
10,000 Humanoids: 1X Technologies and EQT Announce Industry's Massive Rollout Plan

1X Technologies & EQT sign a deal for 10,000 NEO humanoid robots by 2030. Despite teleoperation debates, the industrial rollout marks a massive leap for AI.

December 17, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
The Giant Leap: Agility's Digit Humanoid Graduates to Major Commercial Deployment with Mercado Libre

Agility's Digit humanoid robot begins major commercial deployment at Mercado Libre in Texas, validating bipedal logistics.

December 16, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
The Robotic Frontier: Where Metal Meets Mayhem in the Race to Rescue

Discover the extreme challenges robots face in fire, flood and earthquake zones and how Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Teaming using coordinated UAVs, UGVs and UUVs.

December 11, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
The Engine of AI How Data Centers Became "Factories" and Why They Might or Could Leaving Earth?

AI's massive power & cooling needs are pushing data centers to land, sea & space. Discover the bottlenecks and cutting-edge solutions for AI's infrastructure.

November 27, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
The Energy Cage: Why the Future of Robots and EVs Runs on a Lithium Budget

Li-Ion batteries risk thermal runaway and limits humanoids and EVs runtimes. Solid-State Batteries promises safer, higher-density power, but is it true?

November 24, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
From Horsepower to AI Power: The Uncharted Road of Unmanned Taxis

Taxi history: Medallions to AI. Unmanned taxis bring 85% safer injury rates in controlled zones, but face crash rate and privacy concerns.

November 24, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
TITAN: The Industrial Giant Quietly Redefining Hard Work

RoboForce TITAN: An industrial AI robot features at the GTC 2025 to tackle "dull, dirty, dangerous" work with a 40 kg payload capacity and 1mm precision.

November 24, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
NEO Debut: A Leap for Home Automation or a Privacy Predicament?

NEO Humanoid, a $20k hype? 1X's humanoid uses human help for data, aiming for full autonomy by 2026. Buying it might be trading privacy for data autonomy.

November 24, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
The Million-Dollar Question: Deconstructing the Cost of the Humanoid Dream

Humanoids robots are costly because they blend complex engineering, AI and design—machines built not just to move and look like us, but to understand the world.

November 24, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
The $1,400 Humanoid: Noetix' Bumi Broke the Price Barrier

Noetix launched Bumi, the first $1,400 humanoid robot. It democratizes robotics for education & consumers, shocking the market with an unprecedented low price.

October 25, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
The Robot Muscle: The Actuators and Gears That Animate Robots

Learn how actuators (muscles), reducers (strength), and servos (brains) give robots like Sophia their precise motion and strength.

October 20, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
The Architects of Motion: An Odyssey into Robot Kinematics

Learn robot motion! Understand how Forward Kinematics and Inverse Kinematics are used in robotic arms and manipulators.

October 20, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
The New Factory Floor: How Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) are Redefining Logistics and Warehousing

Harness the power of AMRs to transform logistics. Discover the shift from rigid AGVs to flexible robots, the role of SLAM, and port automation.

October 20, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
The Story of Learning: How a Humanoid Finds Its Feet

Reinforcement Learning (RL) is a machine learning process where an agent learns optimal actions via trial-and-error, maximizing cumulative rewards.

October 20, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
From Miniature to Penthouse: Meet the Machines Printing Your Next Home

Robotic construction is here, Charlotte and Alquist cut carbon, slash cost and use 3D printing advanced tech to create affordable and sustainable homes.

October 20, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
The Unboxing of Tomorrow: Figure 03 and the Quest for the $20,000 Humanoid

Figure 03: General-purpose humanoid for home help. Powered by Helix AI, it uses 3g tactile sensing & wireless charging for daily tasks.

October 20, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
The Robotic Hand: From Simple Gripper to Bionic Masterpiece

Robotic dexterity is key. From simple grippers to bionic hands, the future of automation and human-robot interaction relies on advanced end-effectors.

October 20, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
Escaping the Blind Spots: Ditching LiDAR for a Smarter Vision?

Sensor fusion boosts robot perception, but each 3D camera has weakness, from environmental limits to security concerns.

October 20, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
The Imagination Machine: How AI is Painting and Filming Our Dreams

Learn the magic of Generative AI. We explain Diffusion Models and Sora v2's leap from image to world-simulating video.

October 20, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.