“2025 World Robot Games” Opens; US Secretly Installs Trackers to Prevent AI Chips from Being Transported to China | Tech Early
丨 August 15, 2025, Friday 丨
NO.1 “2025 World Robot Games” Opens
On the evening of August 14th, the 2025 World Robot Games opened at the Beijing Ice Rink. The games will feature 26 events and 487 matches. The competition period is from August 15th to 17th, divided into two rounds (morning and afternoon) over three days. The games are categorized into three types: competitive, performance, and scenario races. Among them, the competitive race focuses on examining the stability of human-like robots in high-speed movement, adaptability to complex environments, explosive power, and precise control; the performance race emphasizes the real-time coordinated control and group coordination of human-like robots; the scenario race highlights the fine operating abilities and intelligence levels of human-like robots in scenario applications.
Point: This event focuses on the stage-by-stage achievements of humanoid robot development, while standing on actual scenario applications, which may push the development of robots into human life, serving economic and social progress; promoting the integration of technology, sports, and culture. Through the competition, hardcore technology is converted into a visual entertainment experience. This form not only attracts spectators to interact in real-time but also allows for the dissemination of influence through social media, reducing the public's sense of detachment from high-end technology.
NO.2 US Secretly Installs Trackers to Prevent AI Chips from Being Transported to China
According to CCTV International News, citing Reuters sources, a message person revealed that the US government has secretly installed tracking devices in some technology products containing AI chips during transportation, attempting to track possible shipments to China. Christina Pazzini, a US tech industry journalist, said that installing such trackers sometimes only requires administrative approval. Notably, companies like Dell and Supermicro, which sell servers with NVIDIA chips, may have been aware of the trackers but have not responded to media inquiries. However, sources also indicate that the US government has not yet installed tracking devices on individual chips, as chip-level monitoring requires embedding signal software, effectively turning each chip into a "signal" and making technology more complex.
Point: The current situation is reminiscent of the "Digital Mirror Plan," but technology surveillance has penetrated from the data layer to the physical layer. It's worth noting that physical trackers may become a jumping board for hackers, creating new security vulnerabilities. If technology continues to be politicized, it will eventually force industries to restructure and give rise to more thorough parallel systems.
NO.3 China Scientists First Detect Moon's New Generation Laser Retroreflector Signal
Recently, the Zhongshan University Tianqin Distance Measurement Station first detected the echo signal of the new generation moon laser retroreflector NGLR-1 and confirmed the experiment's success. At Beijing time on August 13th at 0:37 am, engineers Han Xida and Wu Xunlin led a team to detect the echo signal of NGLR-1's backscatter mirror, initially obtaining 17 distance measurement values due to weather conditions, followed by 38 distance measurement values at 5:39 pm, confirming the experiment's success.
Point: This is China's first detection of the moon's new generation laser retroreflector signal, making our country one of the countries that have achieved this cooperative goal after France, Germany, and the United States, showcasing our country's leading strength in lunar laser ranging.
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