Chinese humanoid robots are on the verge of coming to the U.S. — before Elon Musk is ready to sell his Optimus machines. Chinese humanoid robot company LimX Dynamics is in talks with U.S. business partners, the startup’s founder Will Zhang said in an exclusive interview.

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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/cnbc-china-connection-newsletter-humanoid-robots-middle-east-us-limx-tesla-optimus.html“We expect sales to businesses to be the key driver this year, taking over from government, R&D and entertainment-related sales last year,” equity analyst Shen Zhong said in the report. By 2050, the firm predicts China’s humanoid market could reach annual sales of 54 million units.AI OverviewLimX Dynamics, a leading Chinese humanoid robotics company, is leveraging the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor platform (the robotics-focused variant of the Drive AGX Thor platform) for its next-generation robots. As part of this, LimX Dynamics is adopting NVIDIA's integrated hardware and software stack, which includes the QNX Operating System for functional safety. LimX Dynamics and NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor: LimX Dynamics is among the early adopters of the Jetson AGX Thor platform, designed to power advanced robots and humanoid robots with high-performance, real-time AI. The TRON 2 humanoid robot from LimX is designed for high-end AI, supporting NVIDIA Isaac Sim and other advanced simulation/runtime environments.QNX on AGX Thor: BlackBerry's QNX OS for Safety 8 is integrated directly into the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor (and Jetson AGX Thor) development kit. This provides a certified, secure foundation for running complex AI applications, such as those found in autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.Synergy: The combination allows LimX Dynamics and other robotics firms (such as Unitree, UBTech, and AgiBot) to develop robots that require high-speed processing, such as for the vision-language-action (VLA) models and real-time balance. The Jetson AGX Thor, powered by the Blackwell architecture, delivers 7.5 times more AI performance than the previous AGX Orin, facilitating advanced physical AI deployment.  via /r/BB_Stock https://ift.tt/lM3zsdU

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“We expect sales to businesses to be the key driver this year, taking over from government, R&D and entertainment-related sales last year,” equity analyst Shen Zhong said in the report. By 2050, the firm predicts China’s humanoid market could reach annual sales of 54 million units.

AI Overview

LimX Dynamics, a leading Chinese humanoid robotics company, is leveraging the 

NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor platform (the robotics-focused variant of the Drive AGX Thor platform) for its next-generation robots. As part of this, LimX Dynamics is adopting NVIDIA's integrated hardware and software stack, which includes the QNX Operating System for functional safety. 

• LimX Dynamics and NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor: LimX Dynamics is among the early adopters of the Jetson AGX Thor platform, designed to power advanced robots and humanoid robots with high-performance, real-time AI. The TRON 2 humanoid robot from LimX is designed for high-end AI, supporting NVIDIA Isaac Sim and other advanced simulation/runtime environments.
• QNX on AGX Thor: BlackBerry's QNX OS for Safety 8 is integrated directly into the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor (and Jetson AGX Thor) development kit. This provides a certified, secure foundation for running complex AI applications, such as those found in autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.
• Synergy: The combination allows LimX Dynamics and other robotics firms (such as Unitree, UBTech, and AgiBot) to develop robots that require high-speed processing, such as for the vision-language-action (VLA) models and real-time balance. 

The Jetson AGX Thor, powered by the Blackwell architecture, delivers 7.5 times more AI performance than the previous AGX Orin, facilitating advanced physical AI deployment.