BYD x PaXini: Robots That Can Feel in Factories
Welcome back to Learn English with Podcasts! Sarah, quick question — can your robot feel?欢迎回到 Learn English with Podcasts！Sarah，问你个小问题——你的机器人会有触觉吗？
My robot? Mike, I do not even have a robot at home. Just a very slow vacuum.我的机器人？Mike，我家里连机器人都没有，只有一个很慢的吸尘器。
Right, most factory robots are like that vacuum. They can see and move, but they cannot feel.对，大多数工厂机器人就像那个吸尘器一样。它们能看、能动，但不会感知触觉。
That is true. They can lift a heavy box, but they do not know if the box is slipping.确实，它们能搬起重箱子，却不知道箱子是不是正在打滑。
Exactly. And that is why a new deal in China caught my eye. On August 25, 2026, BYD and a company called PaXini Tech signed a strategic agreement.没错，这就是为什么中国的一笔新合作吸引了我的注意。2026年8月25日，比亚迪和一家叫帕西尼感知科技的公司签署了战略合作协议。
PaXini? I have heard of BYD, the big electric car maker. But PaXini sounds new.帕西尼？我听说过比亚迪，那家很大的电动车公司。但帕西尼听起来很新。
PaXini Tech is a startup that makes touch for robots. Their specialty is tactile sensors and humanoid robots. They build the fingertips of robots.帕西尼是一家给机器人制造触觉的初创公司。他们的专长是触觉传感器和人形机器人。他们在打造机器人的指尖。
So BYD builds cars, PaXini builds robot skin. Why team up?所以比亚迪造车，帕西尼造机器人皮肤。为什么要联手？
The signing was at BYD's global headquarters. Big names were there. PaXini's founder and CEO Xu Jincheng, co-founder Nie Xiangru, and from BYD, vice president Luo Zhongliang and board secretary Li Qian.签约就在比亚迪全球总部举行。大人物都到场了。帕西尼创始人兼CEO许晋诚、联合创始人聂相如，还有比亚迪方面的副总裁罗忠良和董事会秘书李黔。
Wow, senior leaders from both sides. Who actually signed the paper?哇，双方高层都来了。是谁代表签字呢？
Zhao Weibing, head of BYD's Future Lab, and Luo Xiaoheng, chief strategy officer of PaXini. So it was serious.比亚迪未来实验室主任赵伟冰和帕西尼首席战略官罗霄恒代表签字。所以这是一次很正式的合作。
Okay, so it is official. But what will they actually do together?好吧，合作已经官宣了。但他们具体要一起做什么呢？
They will work together on two things: data collection and robots for real factories. BYD will give PaXini something very valuable — real factory life.他们将在两件事上合作：数据采集和面向真实工厂的机器人。比亚迪会给帕西尼一样非常宝贵的东西——真实的工厂生活。
What do you mean by real factory life? Like, a car assembly line?你说的真实工厂生活是什么意思？比如，汽车装配线？
Exactly. Building a car is very complex. You have thousands of steps, tiny parts, strong press machines, long supply lines. BYD has huge factories and a giant supply chain to test robots in.没错。造车非常复杂。有成千上万道工序、细小的零件、重型冲压设备、长长的供应链。比亚迪有庞大的工厂和供应链，可以让机器人在真实环境中接受检验。
I see. So it is not a lab. It is a noisy, busy, real car factory. If a robot can work there, it can work anywhere.明白了。所以不是实验室，而是嘈杂、忙碌的真实汽车工厂。如果机器人能在那里工作，就能在任何地方工作。
Right. BYD calls it a real industrial testing ground. And there is a second gift: data. Every grip, every slip, every push from the factory will help train the AI model.对。比亚迪称之为真实的工业验证土壤。还有第二份礼物：数据。工厂里的每一次抓取、每一次打滑、每一次推压，都会用来训练AI大模型。
So the factory teaches the robot brain. More real data means the brain gets smarter and more general.所以工厂在教机器人大脑。越多真实数据，大脑就越聪明、越通用。
You got it. That is how BYD will help improve the model's general ability and decision making. For robots to work at large scale, they need this training.你说对了。这就是比亚迪帮助提升模型泛化能力和决策能力的方式。要让机器人实现规模化落地，就需要这样的训练。
And what does PaXini bring? The touch?那帕西尼带来什么呢？触觉吗？
Yes. PaXini brings its own technology for tactile sensors, multi-dimensional sensing, and full-modal embodied data collection. In simple words, they give robots nerve endings.对。帕西尼带来自主的触觉传感器、多维感知和全模态具身数据采集技术。简单说，他们给机器人装上了神经末梢。
Nerve endings — I like that image. So the robot can finally feel pressure, texture, even a tiny vibration?神经末梢——我喜欢这个比喻。所以机器人终于能感受到压力、纹理，甚至轻微的震动了？
Exactly. Think of a human hand. You can close your eyes and still feel if an egg is raw or cooked, or if a screw is tight enough. PaXini wants robots to have that same feeling.没错。想想人的手。你可以闭上眼睛，依然能感觉到鸡蛋是生的还是熟的，或是螺丝有没有拧紧。帕西尼想让机器人拥有同样的感觉。
That is a game changer. Without touch, a robot just squeezes with fixed power. With touch, it can be gentle or firm when needed.这可是颠覆性的。没有触觉，机器人只能用固定力度去挤压。有了触觉，它就能在需要时或轻或重地调整。
Right. And there is an interesting backstory. BYD was already an investor in PaXini. Now they move from investor to strategic partner. That is a big step up.对。还有个有趣的背景。比亚迪本来就是帕西尼的股东。现在从股东变成了战略合作伙伴。这是一次大升级。
So first they said, we believe in you, here is money. Now they say, let's build together, here is our factory.所以一开始他们说，我们相信你们，给你们资金。现在他们说，我们一起干，把我们的工厂也交给你。
Exactly. It shows a clear path. A top electric car company is now moving deep into embodied AI and core robot sensing. The line between car maker and robot maker is getting blurry.完全正确。这展现出清晰的路径。一家头部电动车企业正深入具身智能和机器人核心感知环节。车企和机器人公司之间的界限正变得模糊。
That is not just one company's story. If it works, it could be a new sample for all of China's smart manufacturing.这不只是一家公司的故事。如果成功，它可能成为中国智能制造升级的新样本。
The article said exactly that. As robot technology grows, this deal could become a new example of how Chinese factories upgrade with AI.文章就是这么说的。随着机器人技术进步，这次合作有望为中国智能制造升级提供新的样本。
I am thinking about a simple example. In a BYD factory, a robot has to pick up a soft rubber tube. Without touch, it might crush it. With PaXini's sensors, it feels the softness and holds it just right.我想到一个简单的例子。在比亚迪工厂，机器人要拿起一根软橡胶管。没有触觉，它可能会压扁管子。有了帕西尼的传感器，它能感受到柔软度，力度刚刚好地拿住。
Perfect example. Or tightening a bolt inside a car door. Eyes cannot see inside. But fingertips can feel when it is tight.太好的例子了。或者在车门里拧螺栓。眼睛看不见里面，但指尖能感觉到什么时候拧紧了。
Okay, but here is my funny thought. If robots can finally feel, will they start complaining? Like, boss, this metal sheet is too hot!好吧，但我有个好笑的想法。如果机器人终于会感知的，会不会开始抱怨？比如，老板，这块钢板太烫了！
Haha, maybe! And maybe that is the real test. When a robot says, hey, go easy, this part is fragile — then you know it truly has touch.哈哈，也许吧！也许那才是真正的考验。当机器人说，嘿，轻点，这个零件很脆——你就知道它真的拥有触觉了。
I love that picture. A former car company teaching a robot hand to feel a car part. It feels like BYD is not just building cars anymore. It is building hands.我喜欢这个画面。一家曾经的车企正在教机器人之手去感知汽车零件。感觉比亚迪不再只是造车了，它在造一双手。
And hands that learn inside a real factory, with real data, get really good, really fast. That is the bet both companies are making.而在真实工厂里、用真实数据学习的手，会非常快地变得非常灵巧。这就是两家公司共同的赌注。
So next time we see a BYD car on the road, we can think, the same tech that built the car might soon build the robots that build the next car.所以下次在路上看到比亚迪的车，我们可以想，造这辆车的技术，很快可能就会用来打造下一代造车的机器人。
Nice loop. Thanks for joining us on Learn English with Podcasts today! If you liked this story about robots that can feel, share it with a friend who still thinks robots are just cold metal arms.漂亮的闭环。感谢今天收听 Learn English with Podcasts！如果你喜欢这个关于会感知的机器人的故事，就分享给还觉得机器人只是冰冷金属手臂的朋友吧。
And tell us, what job would you give a robot that can truly feel? See you next time!也告诉我们，你会给一个真正会感知的机器人安排什么工作？下期见！