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Robotics: Industry Trends
Discover how China is becoming a global leader in robotics, integrating automation into industries and daily life.
China is pushing its humanoid robotics industry to become “a global leader”. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

Shenzhen eyes bigger role in world robotics arena as firms vow to boost output

Premier Li Qiang urges faster adoption of robotics to benefit industries and households during a meeting with tech companies in Shenzhen.

Artificial intelligence

China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026

Robotics

Tech giants go prime time in the fight for China’s biggest audience

China stock market

UBTech’s US$237 million Fenglong deal tightens humanoid robot supply chain

Hong Kong-listed UBTech is buying a 43 per cent stake in Zhejiang Fenglong, as China’s robotics firms increasingly eye A-share acquisitions.

Chinese robotics firms are increasingly turning to acquisitions of mainland-listed companies to deepen industrial capabilities and secure access to domestic capital markets. Photo: Xinhua
Robotics

China’s AgiBot aims for US$142 million revenue as humanoid robots gain momentum

Fast-growing robotics start-up expects to ship out 5,000 units in 2025 amid Beijing backing of the embodied intelligence industry.

China technology

Chinese team smashes robot rival as sparks fly at Abu Dhabi showdown

Deep-Sea Shark 3, built by China’s Fierce Roc team, kicks some bot at the Battle of the Robots at Abu Dhabi’s Games of the Future.

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China technology

Video | Humanoid robots take centre stage at Shanghai summit

Competitions mainly focused on robotic applications in industrial assembly, home services, flower arranging, healthcare and elderly care, as well as restaurant services.

Competitions mainly focused on robotic applications in industrial assembly, home services, flower arranging, healthcare and elderly care, as well as restaurant services
Science

How China’s US$150,000 robot start-up beat Elon Musk in 2 years

EngineAI robot delivers forceful Bruce Lee-style kicks, while Musk’s Optimus jogs a few steps and falls over while handing out water bottle.

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Made in China 2025

China’s Unitree teases platform allowing users to control robots via smartphones

Hangzhou robotics unicorn’s platform is designed to bring embodied intelligence into everyday life.

Made in China 2025

China’s Pudu Robotics rolls out overseas charm offensive with robot dog

Quadruped dubbed D5 from Pudu – founded by former HKUST engineering student Felix Zhang – draws crowds at Tokyo expo.

Pudu Robotics’ latest quadruped model, D5, debuted at IREX. Photo: Wency Chen
Robotics

Shenzhen robotics start-up Daimon secures China Mobile backing for AI push

Daimon Robotics, co-founded by HKUST professor Wang Yu, received a fresh injection of funds from the mobile operator’s Lianchang Fund.

Daimon Robotics Technology said Lianchang Fund, backed by China’s largest mobile operator, has invested in the company. Photo: Handout
Robotics

Tsinghua University sets up research institute in push for robotics talent

The Institute for Embodied Intelligence and Robotics will be led by Zhang Tao, director of the university’s automation department.

Science

‘Real Steel’: PLA unveils motion-controlled combat robot to 13 countries

Chinese and foreign military cadets test bomb disposal robot using voice commands and discuss ethical boundaries of AI in war: state media.

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Robotics

Chinese schools offer ‘embodied intelligence’ courses to aid robotics industry

Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University are among seven schools that plan to offer ‘embodied intelligence’ as a new major.

Beijing Institute of Technology plans to recruit 120 students for the first batch of the embodied intelligence course. Photo: Shutterstock
Robotics

Changan Auto becomes latest Chinese carmaker to join humanoid robot bandwagon

State-owned carmaker invests US$31.8 million to take a 50 per cent stake in Changan Tianshu Intelligent Robotics Technology.

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Xpeng’s next-generation Iron humanoid robot interacts with the media during a tour of the company’s headquarters in Guangzhou last month. Photo: AFP
Robotics

UBTech humanoid robots to patrol China-Vietnam border crossings

The initiative features the industrial-grade Walker S2, billed as the world’s first humanoid robot capable of replacing its own battery.

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Xiaomi

Xiaomi open-sources AI model spanning autonomous driving and robotics

EV and AI initiatives have become an increasingly important part of Xiaomi’s business.

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Robotics

UBTech’s 2026 humanoid robots production to grow 10-fold to 5,000

Production cost is falling 20 per cent every year, says UBTech’s chief branding officer Michael Tam during an interview with the Post.

UBTech says it is on track to deliver 500 humanoid robots for industrial use by the end of this year. Photo: Handout
China consumption

Shanghai dreams of a new era of ‘AI restaurants’. But can diners stomach it?

The Chinese city aims to pioneer a new age of ‘smart dining’, where automated kitchens, robot servers and data-driven menus are the norm.

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Robotics

China’s humanoid robots: UBTech scores US$112 million in factory orders

Buoyed by industrial orders and the sector’s momentum, UBTech’s share price has gained more than 150 per cent this year.

Made in China 2025

Unitree, AgiBot robots steal the show at Shanghai’s import expo

Humanoid robots and cyber dogs are among the showstoppers that help companies gain sales opportunities at the CIIE.

Remote-controlled robots from Unitree Robotics put on a show at the China International Import Expo. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Video | Meet the spider robot that 3D prints homes

The large-legged robot can straddle walls of two-storey buildings while printing out structures.

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Spider robot. Photo: Reuters
China manufacturing

China’s industrial robot production overtakes 2024 levels amid automation drive

Sectors cranking out cars, electronics and new-energy products are accelerating China’s advancements in robotics, with strong downstream demand.

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China manufacturing

China’s robot makers race to roll out cheaper humanoids – but is it sustainable?

Budget-friendly models are raising hopes that humanoids have finally gone mainstream – but business model fragile, industry insiders say.

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China travel

China’s robot-powered factories turn hi-tech production lines into tourist spots

The advanced manufacturing sector is fast emerging as the travel industry’s latest growth driver.

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A humanoid robot “staff” called Walker S Lite, developed by UBTech, moves a heavy load onto an automated guided vehicle in Zeekr’s 5G-enabled smart factory on August 5, 2024, in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Robotics

Start-up Deep Robotics scrambles for top talent amid China’s quest for dominance

The company needs talent in the algorithm area to help fine-tune its humanoid robots, top executive Li Chao says.

Hangzhou-based Deep Robotics debuted its biped humanoid robot DR01 at the World Robot Conference last year. Photo: Handout
Robotics

China’s Noetix debuts ‘family-friendly’ US$1,400 humanoid robot

The Bumi model signals the ‘entry of humanoid robots into the consumer market’, the company says.

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China trade

Robots take centre stage at Canton Fair, defying US tariff concerns

Booths displaying hi-tech products attract plenty of potential buyers at China’s oldest and biggest trade exhibition.

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