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Nokia partners with atNorth to support cloud services in Finland

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High-density infrastructure to be supported at atNorth’s FIN02 site in Helsinki.

HELSINKI, April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — atNorth, the leading Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider announced its plans to support Nokia’s cloud infrastructure with a multi megawatt deployment at its FIN02 site in Finland. The contract spans over 12 years and includes potential extensions totaling over 10MW.

Nokia, one of the world’s leading telecommunications and networking technology companies, is headquartered in Finland and has long utilized Finnish data centers, leveraging the country’s cool climate and renewable energy sources to ensure the sustainability of its workloads. In fact, the business was ranked as the most sustainable telecoms and communications company in the world earlier this year.

Nokia and atNorth have built a long-standing relationship through atNorth’s use of Nokia data center switches that power its HPCaaS offering, which currently runs from its data centers in Iceland and Sweden.

Well versed in the evolving data center landscape, Nokia was looking for a data center partner that could accommodate its high-density infrastructure needs without compromising its environmental credentials. The business required capacity suitable for high-density workloads of more than 130kw per rack, available at speed and with the potential for future scalability.

Located in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, atNorth’s newest data center, FIN02, runs on renewable energy and features robust power and liquid cooling capabilities. Built for scalability, its modular design supports high-performance workloads. A collaboration with Kesko Corporation enables waste heat recycling to heat a nearby store, further lowering its carbon footprint.

“atNorth was able to meet our complex technical requirements at speed without compromising on our sustainability goals,” said Marika Mentula, Vice President for Network Infrastructure North Europe at Nokia. “By helping support our cloud infrastructure at atNorth’s FIN02 data center, we can deliver high-performance infrastructure that supports our most demanding applications.”

“As the data center industry continues to grow at record speed, it’s clear that businesses are increasingly seeking the full package—sustainable, secure, infrastructure that can scale rapidly,” said Eyjólfur Magnús Kristinsson, CEO of atNorth. “Our longstanding partnership with Nokia—rooted in the hardware demands of our HPCaaS offering and built on a shared commitment to sustainability—is a testament to that. It adds to a growing list of globally recognized companies that trust atNorth with their mission-critical data and rely on us to deliver best-in-class service.”

The news follows atNorth’s recent announcement of its heat reuse partnership with retail giant, Kesko Corporation at its FIN02 data center in Finland. The business has two other metro sites near Helsinki and a fourth ‘mega’ site is currently in development in Kouvola, that is expected to be operational by the end of 2025. 

About atNorth

atNorth is a leading Nordic data center services company that offers cost-effective, scalable colocation and high-performance computing services trusted by industry-leading organizations. The business acquired leading High Performance Computing (HPC) provider, Gompute, in 2023 enabling a compelling full stack offering tailored to AI and other critical high performance workloads.

With sustainability at its core, atNorth’s data centers run on renewable energy resources and support circular economy principles. All atNorth sites leverage innovative design, power efficiency, and intelligent operations to provide long-term infrastructure and flexible colocation deployments. The tailor-made solutions enable businesses to calculate, simulate, train and visualize data workloads in an efficient, cost-optimized way.

atNorth is headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland and operates eight data centers in strategic locations across the Nordics, with a site to open in Ballerup, Denmark in 2025, as well as its tenth under construction in Kouvola, Finland and its eleventh site in Ølgod, Denmark. The business has also secured land for a future mega site in the Sollefteå Municipality in Sweden.

For more information, visit atNorth.com or follow atNorth on LinkedIn or Facebook.

About Nokia

At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. 

As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs, which is celebrating 100 years of innovation.  

With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future.

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AGIBOT Unveils Four New Products at WAIC 2026, Showcasing Embodied AI in Real-World Operations

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More than 30 AGIBOT robots are operating across WAIC venues, while industrial deployments and live demonstrations highlight the company’s progress in turning robotic capabilities into repeatable real-world workflows

SHANGHAI, July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AGIBOT, a global leader in embodied AI and robotics, today unveiled four new products at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2026 in Shanghai: the AGIBOT A3 Ultra, X2 Edu, G2 Max, OmniHand 3 Ultra-M. Together, the new products expand AGIBOT’s portfolio across full-size humanoid platforms, heavy-payload industrial task robots and direct-drive dexterous manipulation systems.

At its 200-square-meter exhibition space at Booth H3-C101 in the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center, AGIBOT is presenting the three new products alongside its manipulation foundation models, industrial deployment cases and live robot demonstrations. Beyond the booth, more than 30 AGIBOT robots are operating across WAIC venues, providing visitor guidance, information services, demonstrations and other forms of on-site support.

“The industry should no longer judge embodied AI by whether a robot can complete an impressive demonstration once, but by whether it can be manufactured, delivered and integrated reliably into real operating environments,” said Peng Zhihui, Co-founder, President and CTO of AGIBOT. “AGIBOT A3 Ultra, G2 Max and OmniHand 3 Ultra-M address three essential layers of that challenge: the humanoid platform, industrial task execution and dexterous manipulation. Together with our recent production and factory-deployment milestones, these launches reflect our focus on building robots that can deliver consistent and practical value at scale.”

Three New Products Designed for Real-World Work
The AGIBOT A3 Ultra is a full-size humanoid robot developed for long-duration operation in public-facing, commercial and service environments. Standing 1.74 meters tall and weighing 60 kilograms, it features 51 active degrees of freedom, a five-kilogram payload capacity per arm and up to eight hours of combined operating time. Its perception system includes 3D LiDAR, RGB-D cameras, fisheye cameras and binocular vision, while GPS, RTK and UWB positioning support navigation and coordinated operation across different environments. Powered by NVIDIA Thor for high-level embodied AI processing, A3 Ultra supports direct charging, battery replacement and autonomous charging, allowing it to remain available for extended service workflows rather than isolated appearances.

The AGIBOT X2 EDU is a humanoid robotics development platform designed for education, competitions and scientific research. Standing approximately 1.3 meters tall, it features 29 degrees of freedom across the body, including seven degrees of freedom in each arm, and supports an end-effector payload of up to three kilograms. Its fully modular architecture allows the robot to be disassembled and reconfigured throughout the hardware chain, while open motion-control and hardware interfaces provide access for secondary development. Developers can flexibly integrate end effectors, sensors and additional computing modules according to different teaching and research requirements.

The AGIBOT G2 Max is the company’s first heavy-payload, force-controlled embodied task robot, developed for material handling, palletizing and other industrial operations. G2 Max combines higher load capacity with force-controlled arms, adjustable working height and omnidirectional wheeled mobility. It is designed to operate alongside existing production equipment and factory systems, undertaking repetitive physical tasks that require both strength and controlled interaction. Its energy system supports battery replacement and autonomous charging to reduce operational interruptions in continuous production environments.

The OmniHand 3 Ultra-M is a flagship direct-drive dexterous hand designed for embodied AI training, teleoperation, demonstration capture and contact-rich manipulation. It integrates 20 active degrees of freedom into a human-scale form factor weighing 630 grams. The hand supports a whole-hand gripping load of up to 5 kilograms, with a typical opening or closing time of 0.3 seconds and repeatability of ±0.2 millimeters. Vision-based tactile sensors at the fingertips and a tactile array in the palm enable the hand to detect changes in contact, force and object position, while its fully direct-drive architecture supports responsive force regulation during complex manipulation tasks.

Industrial Deployments Demonstrate Continuous Task Execution
AGIBOT is also presenting industrial deployments developed with Longcheer Technology, PIA Automation and other partners. The applications cover tasks including tablet quality-inspection loading and unloading, chip handling, production-line material movement and other repetitive industrial processes.

At Longcheer Technology’s Nanchang manufacturing facility, AGIBOT G2 robots have been integrated into a live tablet mass-production quality-inspection line. The robots complete a closed-loop workflow covering material collection, precision placement, equipment interfacing and finished-product return. Production-line integration was completed within 36 hours, and the deployment has supported approximately 3,000 units per shift and more than 64 hours of cumulative continuous operation, with downtime loss kept below 4%.

These cases differ from one-off motion demonstrations because the robots must maintain production rhythms, repeat tasks consistently, respond to changes in object position and surrounding conditions, and coordinate with upstream and downstream equipment. The deployments show how embodied AI systems can become part of existing production processes without requiring manufacturers to rebuild an entire line around the robot.

AGIBOT is also presenting applications in cultural tourism, transportation and commercial services, including projects developed with Sichuan Cultural Tourism and Guangzhou Railway. In these environments, robots support guided tours, route guidance, visitor interaction, information services and on-site assistance, moving from general-purpose showcase roles toward defined service workflows.

Live Demonstrations Connect Technical Capabilities with Practical Tasks
At Booth H3-C101, AGIBOT is presenting a series of live demonstrations spanning dynamic motion, human-robot collaboration and multi-step commercial service tasks.

In the table tennis demonstration, the robot uses real-time visual perception, trajectory prediction and closed-loop motion control to respond to a fast-moving ball in a dynamic environment. The boxing demonstration highlights teleoperation, whole-body coordination and low-latency motion response, showing how a robot can translate an operator’s movements into coordinated physical actions.

A beverage-service demonstration presents an end-to-end commercial workflow. The robot identifies and picks up cups, operates beverage-making equipment and delivers the finished drink to a visitor. Rather than demonstrating an isolated grasping action, the workflow combines perception, navigation, manipulation and task sequencing to show how a robot can complete a connected series of service tasks.

During WAIC 2026, AGIBOT has deployed more than 30 robots across key public areas of the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center and the West Bund venue. The robots are supporting visitor guidance, information services, live demonstrations and other on-site interactions throughout the event.

The deployment moves the robots beyond scheduled appearances at AGIBOT’s booth and places them within the conference’s wider service environment. Operating in busy public spaces requires the robots to navigate around visitors, respond to changing conditions and maintain consistent performance over extended periods, providing a practical test of their mobility, interaction and operational reliability.

Manipulation Foundation Models and the Embodied AI Forum
A dedicated Manipulation Intelligence Zone at the AGIBOT booth is presenting the company’s manipulation foundation models, dexterous systems and task-development technologies. The exhibition shows how perception, reasoning, action planning and physical control are connected to support task execution in complex environments.

On July 19, AGIBOT will host the WAIC 2026 Embodied AI Forum at the Golden Hall of the Shanghai World Expo Center. The forum will bring together researchers, technology leaders and robotics entrepreneurs from China and overseas to discuss the development of Physical AI, advances in embodied intelligence and the technical and operational requirements for scaling robots from research systems into real-world applications.

Through its new products, venue-wide robot deployment, industrial cases and live demonstrations, AGIBOT is presenting a connected path from foundation models and robotic hardware to systems that can carry out defined tasks in factories, commercial environments and public spaces.

For more information, please visit AGIBOT.com and follow AGIBOT on:
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About AGIBOT
AGIBOT is an Embodied AI foundation model company developing both the intelligence layer and the corresponding robotic embodiments needed to bring general intelligence into the physical world. AGIBOT’s “Three Intelligences in One” architecture integrates Locomotion Intelligence, Interaction Intelligence, and Manipulation Intelligence into a unified embodied system. Its portfolio spans humanoid robots, quadrupeds, dexterous systems, and commercial cleaning solutions. In June 2026, AGIBOT announced that its 15,000th robot had rolled off the production line.

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Advancing innovation through emerging technologies: PolyU launches free course on advanced technologies

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HONG KONG, July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) continues to promote interdisciplinary learning and knowledge transfer with the launch of the third course under the Advanced Education Programme offered by the PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR).

Commencing in September 2026, the new course, “Advanced Technologies”, will run for 12 weeks and cover six areas of applied science and technology: photonics, quantum technologies, intelligent wearable systems, artificial intelligence of things, advanced manufacturing, and textiles for future fashion. Designed and delivered by PolyU experts, together with guest speakers from relevant industries, the course aims to broaden participants’ understanding of emerging technologies and their applications in driving innovation, industrial transformation and societal advancement.

The course will introduce the latest developments in optical fibre communications and smart sensing, quantum technology, wearable intelligence and multisensory technologies, neuromorphic intelligence and AI-driven semiconductor research and development, smart manufacturing and lightweight structural components in Industry 4.0, as well as smart and sustainable fashion and textiles. Through these topics, participants will gain insights into pressing global challenges, PolyU-led innovations that address them, and technological opportunities emerging across related fields.

The course is open, free of charge, to eligible members of the public, and no prior background in the relevant disciplines is required. It will be offered in dual mode, with both in-person and online options, enabling participation by learners in Hong Kong and overseas. Participants who meet the attendance requirements may apply for a certificate of completion with minimal administration fees.

Enrolment closes on 31 August 2026. Places for in-person attendance are limited, while online places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

For details and registration, please visit:
https://www.polyu.edu.hk/pair/education/

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Mobile: +852-91501890
Email: annaswlee@gmail.com

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Lovense Brings In-Store Experience Series to 18 Hustler Hollywood Locations Nationwide

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Connected intimacy brand continues experiential retail rollout across the U.S.

SINGAPORE, July 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Lovense, a leader in app-connected intimacy technology, is expanding its nationwide in-store experience series with Hustler Hollywood, bringing guided product demonstrations and hands-on consumer education to specialty retail locations across the United States. Following a successful launch in Charlotte, North Carolina earlier this month, the initiative will continue with 17 additional stores throughout July.

Branded “Get Turned on: Explore Love Tech,” the series reflects Lovense’s continued investment in experiential retail, offering consumers guided product discovery in a hands-on retail environment. Each event features dedicated display areas, in-store education sessions, and on-site specialists who walk visitors through the Lovense app and product ecosystem.

“You can read about remote control or app-synced patterns, but until you’ve felt it respond in real time, it stays abstract,” said Dan Liu, CEO of Lovense. “These events give people that moment — the first time the device moves with the app, you see them get it. That’s where curiosity turns into confidence.”

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Lovense on in-store event programming,” said Jen May, VP of Marketing at Hustler Hollywood. “This series provides HUSTLER Hollywood customers with edutainment and extra value during their visit. Having Lovense product experts connecting with our store teams and customers has helped deepen brand awareness and knowledge of the product line.”

Early consumer engagement has highlighted strong interest in products including Flexer, Velvo, and Ferri, with visitors responding positively to the opportunity to interact with the products and learn more about their features before purchasing.

The Hustler Hollywood partnership supports Lovense’s broader retail strategy of making connected intimacy technology more accessible through product education and in-store experiences. With 18 events across 18 U.S. cities this summer, the program marks the beginning of a broader rollout — with plans to bring the experience to additional markets and regions.

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