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Direct Drive Tech’s TITA Robot Camera Platform Captures Star Moments at 2026 Blue Dragon Red Carpet

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INCHEON, Korea South, 7th Aug 2026 – The red carpet is the most closely watched segment of the Blue Dragon ceremony, South Korea’s highest-profile annual honors for film and television and a principal showcase for its K-content industry. At the 2026 edition, staged in Incheon, Lim YoonA joined the actors and performers making their entrances before the assembled press. Working the lane alongside the handheld and fixed-position crews was Direct Drive Tech’s TITA wheeled-bipedal robot, introduced at the ceremony for the first time as a mobile camera platform and marking its first red-carpet assignment at an international awards event. TITA covered the arrival lane, the fixed photo area and the media interaction zone, contributing autonomous following, stabilized travel and multi-angle camera work.

Direct Drive Tech deployed its TITA wheeled-bipedal robot as a mobile camera platform on the 2026 Blue Dragon red carpet, supporting following shots, programmable camera moves and stable filming through a dense, fast-moving live-event environment.

Built on Direct-Drive Robotics: Direct Drive Tech Provides the Hardware Foundation for Professional Red-Carpet Filming

Camera movement is ultimately a torque problem, and that is where Direct Drive Tech has concentrated since its founding in 2020. The company builds gearless direct-drive motors, power modules, robot joints, sensors and actuators, an approach that removes conventional gear reduction from the joint, lowers backlash and yields the fine, continuous control a moving camera depends on. Its modular wheeled-bipedal robots were among the first of their type to reach volume production.

TITA was the platform used in Incheon. The 8-DoF machine combines an eight-degree-of-freedom joint layout, a proprietary balance algorithm and millimeter-scale environmental perception, giving it the travel speed associated with wheeled equipment and the adaptability associated with legged machines. It runs on an NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB module, carries a 10 kg moving payload, tops out at 3 m/s, climbs grades of up to 30 degrees, and works for roughly two hours per set of hot-swappable batteries. ROS 2, SDK and API access and the TITA Bridge expansion interface support development, and the same platform is used for inspection, mapping, security patrol, delivery experiments, education and secondary development.

Several of those attributes matter directly on a carpet. The direct-drive motors deliver generous peak torque while running quietly, which keeps the machine unobtrusive near live interviews. Modular mounting points accept professional cinema gimbals, high-definition camera bodies and additional sensing modules without a rebuild. LiDAR, stereo vision and TOF depth sensing let the robot map crowd movement as it goes and clear obstacles in real time. Mechanical heads and fixed tracks are constrained by the space they need and by how abruptly they start and stop; a self-balancing mobile base answers both constraints.

Multi-Scenario Deployment: TITA Supports Core Red-Carpet Camera Work at the 2026 Blue Dragon Event

Units were assigned to coordinated positions covering the three phases of the program: arrivals, the fixed photo area and the media interaction zone.

Dynamic Following Shots

The walk from the carpet entrance to the signature wall is hard to record as one continuous take when coverage depends on handheld operators and dolly positions. Switched into autonomous following, TITA held its subject through a combination of pre-loaded path and visual tracking, keeping pace with Lim YoonA (임윤아) as she walked the lane. The wheel-leg structure allowed slight lateral corrections around staff, fans and press crossing the lane, and the camera stayed level and stabilized throughout, producing a continuous point-of-view record for official coverage and for entertainment media in Korea and abroad.

Programmable Camera Movement and Cinematic Angles

Orbiting moves, push-in close-ups and slow motion are standard vocabulary at major awards ceremonies, and TITA’s programmable motion control accepts those trajectories in advance. Through the posing segment the robot circled talent at constant speed across a full 360 degrees, alternating rising and descending framing within the same pass. When Lim YoonA (임윤아) turned toward the cameras and raised a hand in greeting, it worked with high-speed camera equipment to capture high-frame-rate slow motion that holds detail in lighting, styling and garment movement. Selected clips were pushed to social platforms during the event, extending the reach of the ceremony’s red-carpet coverage.

Mobility in Tight Red-Carpet Spaces

Media positions and lighting rigs occupy both sides of the Blue Dragon carpet, and what remains is narrow. Camera dollies cannot advance into it and handheld operators lose sight lines behind the crowd. TITA’s compact body switches between two-wheel travel and a slower legged gait, which lets it thread the gaps between camera positions and take side-profile and low-angle frames that heavier equipment rarely reaches. Collision warning and emergency braking governed close-range work around talent, keeping the creative benefit and on-site safety in balance.

From Robotics Labs to Global Entertainment: A New Commercial Scenario for Direct Drive Tech

Mobile robot platforms built for industrial inspection, education and delivery experimentation are steadily finding work in film production, broadcast and large-scale live events, where autonomous navigation, repeatable motion and quiet operation answer requirements that conventional rigs meet with difficulty. Such events are also a strict testbed, permitting no downtime and no unpredictable behavior, and the operating data they produce feeds back into engineering.

That gives the Blue Dragon deployment relevance well beyond entertainment: to production teams and live-event producers assessing robotic camera support, to robotics developers and universities in search of a capable research base, to laboratories and inspection teams working in confined spaces, and to automation integrators building application-specific systems. TITA is offered as an open platform, with ROS 2 support, SDK and API access, modular expansion through TITA Bridge and documented interfaces for secondary development. Direct Drive Tech will continue advancing direct-drive robotics under real operating conditions, carrying its platforms from laboratories and industrial parks into a wider range of commercial and creative settings.

About Direct Drive Tech

Founded in 2020, Direct Drive Tech focuses on direct-drive robotics systems, wheeled robot platforms, direct drive motors and modular robot hardware, including robot joints, power modules, sensors and actuators. Its product line includes TITA, DIABLO, D1, the M15 Series and the M06 Series, serving robotics research, education, industrial inspection and commercial deployment. More information is available at https://shop.directdrive.com/.

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Volt Funded Launches Globally with Evaluation Program Offering Up to 90% Profit Share

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Dubai, UAE, August 7th, 2026, FinanceWire

A new kind of prop firm where traders prove their skills risk-free, with no personal funds on the line, and earn up to 90% of the profits when they pass.

Volt Funded today opened to new traders around the world. Learn more at voltfunded.com. The firm offers a new kind of prop trading: instead of risking their own savings, traders use a simulated account to prove their skills. Those who pass the challenge earn the chance to make real payouts, without their own money ever being on the line.

Starting out in trading can feel risky and out of reach. Many people worry about losing their savings before they ever learn how it works. Volt Funded was built to take that fear away, giving new traders a safe place to learn, clear rules to follow, and the chance to earn real money once they prove they can trade.

Trading Education and Evaluation

Volt Funded is on a mission to make trading something anyone can learn safely. The firm teaches a simple, step-by-step way to trade, with built-in limits that protect traders along the way. Its vision is a world where no one has to risk their own savings to find out if they can trade, a world where learning is safe and skill gets rewarded.

Start Safely: Rules That Protect Traders

At Volt Funded, trader safety comes first. The firm does not hand traders money and leave them to guess. It provides a clear plan from day one.

Traders always know their limits. Safe loss limits stop them from losing too much. Simple rules keep them on track. Clear goals show them exactly what to aim for.

Profit Sharing Model

Once traders show they can follow the rules, they earn a funded account with up to $100,000 to trade with. This is simulated capital, but the profits earned are real, and traders keep 90% of them.

There are no hidden fees, no surprise charges, and no timer rushing trades. Traders can take their time and trade the right way. If they become profitable, Volt Funded pays out every two weeks.

Every account also comes with a simple, reliable platform, low trading costs, and friendly support in many languages, so trading feels easy from the very first day.

Trader Feedback

Traders who have completed the challenge and reached a funded account have been sharing their experience directly, from working through the rules to receiving their first payout. See their stories on Instagram, or join the conversation on Discord.

Launch Promotion

To mark its global launch, Volt Funded is giving every new trader 30% off their first challenge with the code TRYVOLT. Those who pass receive their next challenge free.

A challenge is simply a short test that shows a trader can follow the rules. It is the easiest, lowest-cost way to begin. Traders can sign up at voltfunded.com/signup.

No one needs a fortune to start, only the willingness to learn the right way. For new traders, the journey begins with a single challenge.

About Volt Funded

Volt Funded is a global prop firm that helps people learn to trade safely and earn from it. Traders use a simulated account, so their own money is never at risk. After passing a simple challenge, they can earn a funded account of up to $100,000 in simulated capital, keep 90% of their profits, and get paid every two weeks, with no time limits and no hidden fees. Volt Funded runs on the widely used MetaTrader 5 platform, with multilingual support for traders everywhere.

For more information or to sign up, visit voltfunded.com/signup.

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MEXC Lists New Ondo Tokenized Stock Pairs Spanning AI Infrastructure, Semiconductor and Rare Earth Sectors

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Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 7th, 2026, Chainwire

MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has listed five new Ondo tokenized stock trading pairs on Spot, expanding user access to stocks spanning AI infrastructure, semiconductors, enterprise software and rare earth materials.

The new pairs are AXTION/USDT (AXT Inc), AEHRON/USDT (Aehr Test Systems), APLDON/USDT (Applied Digital), USARON/USDT (USA Rare Earth) and SAPON/USDT (SAP SE). The pairs went live on Spot on August 6, 2026, at 13:30 (UTC), with deposits now open. Withdrawals will open on August 7, 2026, at 13:30 (UTC).

Report data jointly published by MEXC and CoinGecko shows that demand for stock-related products on crypto exchanges rose notably in 2026. U.S. stock trading volume across six major centralized exchanges climbed 337.4% month over month in June to $189.84 billion, representing 48.3% of total TradFi volume and overtaking precious metals as the largest traditional-asset category for the first time. Over the same period, MEXC’s own monthly TradFi volume expanded roughly 59-fold, reaching $91.12 billion in May, while the platform ranked second by monthly market share among the six exchanges tracked for five consecutive months.

The report also found that crypto-native users are increasingly moving into traditional-asset trading. In contrast, some users with a traditional-finance background have begun shifting their trading activity to crypto exchanges, driven by round-the-clock access, lower barriers to entry, faster execution, and the ability to manage multiple asset classes from a single account. In response to this trend, MEXC has continued to expand its U.S. stock asset coverage, giving users worldwide a more efficient, lower-barrier, one-stop trading experience.

This listing marks the 27th batch of tokenized stock pairs introduced through MEXC’s collaboration with Ondo. Ondo tokenized stocks allow retail and institutional users outside the United States to instantly mint and redeem tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs 24 hours a day, five days a week. MEXC will continue to work with Ondo to bring users broader on-chain access to traditional securities.

In addition, MEXC has launched MEXC 0808: Stock Season, its annual brand event centered on “0 Fees” and “Infinite Opportunities”, running from August 8 to August 28 (UTC). Early bird registration is now open. During the event, MEXC will waive trading fees on Stock Futures, Tokenized Stocks and RealStocks. More details are available on the event page.

About MEXC

MEXC is the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchange, trusted by more than 40 million users across 170+ markets. Built on a user-first philosophy, MEXC offers industry-leading 0-fee trading and access to over 3,000 digital assets. As the Gateway to Infinite Opportunities, MEXC provides a single platform where users can easily trade cryptocurrencies alongside tokenized assets, including stocks, ETFs, commodities, and precious metals.

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This content does not constitute investment advice. Given the volatility of financial markets, including digital assets, tokenized assets, and traditional financial products, investors should carefully assess market conditions, underlying asset fundamentals, and potential financial risks before making any investment or trading decisions.

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With 33 Years of Expertise, JPSUN Expands Global Footprint Across Europe & Americas

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China, 7th Aug 2026 — JPSUN (Jinpeng Sunshine), a leading integrated manufacturer of aluminum windows and doors with 33 years of industry experience, has fully delivered custom JC77 series system windows for Cyprus coastal luxury villas, marking another milestone of its continuous global project expansion across Europe, Latin America and North America.

Founded in 1993, JPSUN operates multiple intelligent manufacturing bases focused on full vertical production of aluminum windows and doors. The brand maintains stable long-term cooperation with overseas developers and contractors, completing a series of landmark overseas developments including Spanish coastal villa communities, Bahamas high-end seaside resorts and large industrial park projects in Mexico.

The flagship JC77 villa-grade system window was selected for the Cyprus villa complex after cross-border supplier performance screening. Located on the Mediterranean coastline, the resort suffers year-round strong sea wind, salt spray corrosion and intense rainfall. Verified by JPSUN’s CNAS-certified laboratory, the product reaches Class 6 water tightness and 38 dB sound insulation, equipped with anti-corrosion surface treatment and multi-cavity thermal break frames to withstand harsh coastal climates effectively.

JPSUN’s core competitive strength stems from its dedicated 270-member R&D team, more than 300 proprietary patents and long-term university joint research programs. All core products have obtained NFRC (North America) and CE (EU) international certifications, meeting rigid construction standards worldwide.

Up to now, JPSUN’s global service network covers Central Asia, Southern Europe, Latin America and North America. Its representative completed overseas projects include high-end villas in Spain, Bahamas seaside residential resorts and large industrial complex window works in Mexico. The professional overseas engineering team delivers full-cycle support: site survey, personalized design, production supervision and complete after-sales service for international real estate developers, construction firms and architectural studios.

Industry analysts comment that manufacturers of aluminum windows and doors with full industrial chain capacity, global standard certifications and diversified overseas project portfolios hold growing market advantages worldwide. Supported by three decades of technical accumulation and proven delivery records across Europe and the Americas, JPSUN has become a reliable core supplier for international high-end construction projects.

Media Contact: JPSUN Overseas Marketing Department

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