Galaxy General Robotics redefines embodied AI with 'virtual-real integration': founder

Galaxy General Robotics is redefining embodied artificial intelligence (AI) with a world-first "virtual-real integration" approach, aiming to define the future of generalist robots, according to founder Wang He.

At the 2026 China Media Group (CMG) Spring Festival Gala, the humanoid robot "Xiao Gai" captivated audiences with its interactive performance, showcasing the latest advances in embodied AI. Wang, also a researcher at the Peking University, discussed the core technologies behind "Xiao Gai" and the future of the embodied AI industry, in a recent interview with the the CMG.

Wang identified "walnut spinning" as the most challenging skill for the robot, explaining that the difficulty lies not in the hardware, but in the coordination required for precise in-hand manipulation.

"The in-hand manipulation capability of Galaxy General's dexterous hand is indeed the strongest in the world. The greatest difficulty does not lie in the hardware itself. The real challenge is how to coordinate all five fingers to perform such fine in-hand manipulation. This model is actually the hardest part," Wang said.

"Behind this is actually the 'cerebellum' part of our Galaxy Brain (AstraBrains), which achieves fine in-hand control through reinforcement learning. The goal of this reinforcement learning is to make the walnut rotate in the direction you specify, and at the speed you want. After this reinforcement learning is completed in the simulator, we then move to the real world and use this strategy to obtain some real-world data. The returning real-world data help us improve the model's performance. We are the first in the world to have fully achieved this entire technical pathway, from what is virtual to what is real, and then to further improvement based on reality," he said.

To achieve robust generalization, Wang emphasized the importance of data.

"When I talk about generalization, it means that the model has processed a massive, astronomical amount of data. If all these data came entirely from the real world, the cost would be extremely high, and at the current technological stage, some things are simply impossible. If we tried to replicate the time spent learning walnut spinning in the simulation in the real world, it might take 100 years, or even several centuries. But in the simulation world, thousands of hands learn simultaneously. Through parallel simulation and reinforcement learning, after training, we deploy it to the real world, which greatly reduces the cost of data collection and learning time," he said.

"That's why we can say that by combining 99 percent synthetic data with 1 percent real-world data, we can take the best of both worlds. Synthetic data excels in sheer volume, while real data excels in perfectly and seamlessly connecting with the real world. Galaxy General makes the best use of both types of data, which allows us to continuously produce a wide variety of skills and lead the development of embodied intelligence," said the founder.

Galaxy General Robotics redefines embodied AI with 'virtual-real integration': founder

Nicaragua's co-foreign minister Valdrack Jaentschke has warned that militarism must never be allowed to rise again, as Japan's recent moves to lift its arms export ban and revise the pacifist Constitution continue to draw international concern.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, where Japan's Class-A war criminals from World War II were brought to justice.

In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Valdrack Jaentschke voiced his concern that today's world order is being undermined by interventionism and other challenges.

"It is necessary for us to remember that after the end of World War II, countries worked hard to build a new international order based on international law. However, regrettably, more than 80 years later, we are seeing that this once explored and attempted order is being challenged by interventionism, a confrontational mindset, and tendencies like 'might makes right.' These are precisely the conditions that gave rise to fascism and militarism in the past, which ultimately led to the tragedy of World War II," he said.

He said the international community has a responsibility to pursue a new international order -- one fundamentally grounded in peace.

"Looking back at the history more than eight decades ago and comparing it with today's reality, it is our responsibility to recognize that the world should, and must, build a new international order that is more just, fairer, rooted in international law, based on a logic of mutual benefit and shared success, and fundamentally grounded in peace," said the minister.

"Today, as we revisit the Tokyo Trials, it is meant to remind the world that such a tragedy must never be repeated -- and that we must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. We must stop that dark world -- born from militarism, interventionism, and fascism -- from ever returning," he said.

Nicaraguan FM warns of militarism revival