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

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 6, 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 3, 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 1, 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.

October 29, 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.
The Robot That Refused to Die: Skild AI's Omni-Bodied Brain Allows Robots to Walk Away From Catastrophic Limb Loss

Skild AI's omni-bodied brain gives robots unprecedented resilience, adapts almost instantly to severed limbs, allowing on AI to control robot body of any kind.

October 20, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
Boston Dynamics' Spot Secures a "spot" in Dutch EOD Squad

Boston Dyanmics' Spot secures a multi-year contract with Dutch EOD team, providing agile remote reconnaissance and bomb disposal abilities.

October 20, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
NVIDIA's Dual Thrust: A New Era of Open-Source AI and Physics for Robotics

Newton Physics Engine, a GPU-accelerated physics engine developed by NVIDIA, Google DeepMind and Disney Research, aimed to close the sim-to-real gap for robotic

October 20, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
Care Meets Compassion: The Story of Quo Labs and the Future of Elderly Healthcare

Quo Labs is an innovative startup founded in 2025 by three young visionaries—Audrey Lo, Jenny Wen, and Kai Leviyang, dedicated to change the elderly care.

October 20, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
The Robot That Thinks: Apollo Gets a Brain from Google DeepMind

Apptronik & Google DeepMind unite Apollo robot with Gemini AI, ushering in the Era of Embodied Intelligence, foreshadowing Artificial General Intelligence.

October 20, 2025
Kai Dong, Chia
Editor at Aparobot.
Scaling Down to Save the World: The Tiny Revolution in Robotics

Revolutionize your world with microrobots! Discover how tiny tech delivers targeted drugs, inspects engines, and saves lives. The future of precision is small.

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