More than 20 Chinese companies make it to the Time Magazine's 300 Best Inventions list
American magazine Time recently announced the 300 Best Inventions of 2025, with more than 20 Chinese tech companies and their innovative products successfully selected, including Unitree, DeepSeek, Xiaomi, Lenovo, BYD, Huawei, Honor, and Jizhe.
This list includes cutting-edge technology fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, wearable devices, advanced materials, medical technology, application software, cryptography and blockchain, education, and more, showcasing innovative achievements around the world.
In the robotics field, Unitree stood out with its R1 robot. This bipedal programmable robot, released in July this year, weighs about 25 kilograms and is equipped with an AI system that has voice recognition and image processing capabilities. The R1 robot has 26 joints and can perform high-difficulty actions such as running, boxing, and handstands, and is considered to have broken the design boundaries of traditional humanoid robots.
In the artificial intelligence field, the DeepSeek R1 model, which became popular at the beginning of the year, also made the list. DeepSeek built an AI system comparable to OpenAI's top models within a few months, with a training cost of only about 6 million US dollars. More impressively, this model remains freely available to users to this day.
The Xiaomi 15 Ultra was specially mentioned on the list. This phone is equipped with an imaging system co-developed by Xiaomi and German Leica, with an appearance design inspired by classic cameras and integrated with AI smart photography features, offering users a new experience in image creation.
Additionally, Lenovo's Yoga solar notebook, BYD's Seagull model, Huawei Pura 80 Ultra, Honor's new battery technology, and Jizhe's pocket-sized three-fold Zip projector all made the list, demonstrating the diverse strength of China's scientific and technological innovation.
Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1847727360924672/
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