{"slug": "chinese-ai-chipmaker-hygon-plots-expansion-from-data-centres-to-robotics", "title": "Chinese AI chipmaker Hygon plots expansion from data centres to robotics", "summary": "Chinese chipmaker Hygon Information Technology is preparing to release a new chip targeting physical-world applications including robotics, machine vision and intelligent manufacturing, expanding beyond its current data-centre focus, according to Jiemian News and the China Securities Journal. The chip, an iteration of Hygon's CPU1000 series, is designed for \"low-power, embedded and edge computing requirements,\" with a launch event to be held in Shenzhen under the slogan \"Let computing power reach the physical world,\" per a Sunday post on the company's official WeChat account.", "body_md": "# Chinese AI chipmaker Hygon plots expansion from data centres to robotics\n\nNew chip targets range of physical AI applications, where machines interact directly with their environments\n\n[Ann Cao](https://www.scmp.com/author/ann-cao)in Shanghai\n\nChinese chipmaker Hygon Information Technology is set to release a new chip targeting physical-world applications including robotics, expanding from its current focus on data centres, according to Chinese media reports and company information.\n\n[artificial intelligence](https://www.scmp.com/topics/artificial-intelligence?module=inline&pgtype=article)becomes increasingly important.\n\nThe new chip, an iteration of the company’s CPU1000 series, is designed to meet “low-power, embedded and edge computing requirements”, targeting a range of physical AI applications in sectors including robotics, machine vision and intelligent manufacturing, according to reports by business news outlet Jiemian News and state-backed newspaper China Securities Journal on Sunday.\n\nThe company touted the launch event, which will be held in the southern tech hub of Shenzhen, with the slogan, “Let computing power reach the physical world”, according to a post on the company’s official WeChat account on Sunday, which did not disclose more information.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chinese-ai-chipmaker-hygon-plots-expansion-from-data-centres-to-robotics", "canonical_source": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3368168/chinese-ai-chipmaker-hygon-plots-expansion-data-centres-robotics?utm_source=rss_feed", "published_at": "2026-09-21 00:30:10+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-21 00:52:46.873540+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-chips", "robotics", "ai-infrastructure", "computer-vision"], "entities": ["Hygon Information Technology", "CPU1000", "Jiemian News", "China Securities Journal", "Shenzhen"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chinese-ai-chipmaker-hygon-plots-expansion-from-data-centres-to-robotics", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chinese-ai-chipmaker-hygon-plots-expansion-from-data-centres-to-robotics.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chinese-ai-chipmaker-hygon-plots-expansion-from-data-centres-to-robotics.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chinese-ai-chipmaker-hygon-plots-expansion-from-data-centres-to-robotics.jsonld"}}