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Robotics: Policy
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.

Robotics

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

Made in China 2025

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

China technology

China’s regions roll out 5-year plan priorities, with tech topping the list

Following Beijing’s proposals for its next half-decade of policymaking, localities are following suit, with a focus on emerging fields.

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An employee produces semiconductor chips for export at a factory in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province. Photo: AFP
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.

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.

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China manufacturing

China’s top economic planning agency warns of rise of too many robots

NDRC says there are now more than 150 humanoid robot manufacturers in the country and highlights risk of potential investment bubble.

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A journalist touches a hand made for Xpeng’s second-generation Iron humanoid robot at the company’s Guangzhou headquarters on November 6. 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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China’s robotics twin stars join national committee to shape industry standards

Unitree’s Wang Xingxing and AgiBot’s Peng Zhihui have been appointed to the Standardisation Technical Committee for Humanoid Robots.

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Chinese humanoid robot makers seize the spotlight at Shenzhen’s hi-tech expo

Robotics firms Unitree, EngineAI, Cyborg and Shenzhen Ruiyan draw enthusiastic crowds at Friday’s opening of the 27th China Hi-Tech Fair.

China Hi-Tech Fair attendees are regaled by a kickboxing match between humanoid robots from Unitree Robotics. Photo: Iris Deng
China technology

Opinion | The quiet US-China tech contest for the future

The competition will be decided by who builds the most productive, trusted and durable infrastructure. Those choices will shape billions of lives.

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Engineers run with a robot taking part in a half marathon race in Beijing, on April 19. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war

China’s lesson for the US: it takes more than chips to win the AI race

The AI war is increasingly waged among ‘hyperscalers’ – companies with full-stack capabilities across software, hardware and applications.

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China manufacturing

As China’s population falls, 300,000-strong robot army keeps factories humming

The country leads the world in newly installed industrial robots, far ahead of Japan and the US.

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US-China tech war

Opinion | Consumers will decide the course of the US-China tech rivalry

As Washington and Beijing aim to weaken the other side’s tech ecosystem, both are vying for dominance in the global marketplace.

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A humanoid robot gestures at the media centre of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit 2025 in Tianjin, China, on August 30. Humanoid robots are being mass-produced in China at comparable quality but much lower prices than in the US. Photo: EPA
Robotics

Tesla targets China’s humanoid robot market with new Weibo account

The US company may hope to leverage its brand to penetrate China’s competitive humanoid robot sector, an analyst says.

Visitors look at Tesla’s Optimus robot at its exhibition booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July 2024. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
China technology

Opinion | China’s 10-year industrial plan is paving the way for tech greatness

The Made in China 2025 plan to modernise manufacturing power is just one of the first steps in upgrading the nation’s technological prowess.

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China Future Tech briefing

Robotics | Farming robots help China feed, clothe shrinking population

Robotic cotton and tea pickers, driverless tractors and automated drones are helping Chinese farmers increase agricultural yields while using fewer workers.

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Video | Robots impress spectators at world conference in Beijing

Event showcases game-changing technology to assist people from all walks of life.

Humanoid robots show impressive moves at world conference in Beijing
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Humanoid haven: China’s new robot store showcases home-grown products

The Robot Mall in Beijing’s E-Town features products from over 40 domestic brands, including Unitree and UBTech.

Robotics

Back to basics: Keenon Robotics takes pragmatic approach with humanoids

The Chinese robot maker aims to identify simple tasks manageable by current humanoids, instead of creating an all-purpose robot.

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China manufacturing

China’s humanoid-robot sales seen gearing up, with adoption push ‘very likely’

Robot models are trained on data, and one way to do that is to get them in the hands of people – so the government may expedite the process with incentives, Morgan Stanley says.

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A humanoid robot waves at onlookers during a demonstration in China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen last month. Photo: Xinhua
US-China trade war

What if Chinese, US firms make humanoid robots together? CEO calls for a collab

With advantages respectively held by China and the US, the founder of Unitree Robotics points to opportunities for their private companies to work together.

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The burgeoning field of humanoid robotics has become a new frontier in the broader technological competition between the US and China. Photo: SCMPOST
DeepSeek

Head of China’s state-owned firm regulator visits DeepSeek, Unitree

Zhang Yuzhuo says state-owned enterprises should learn from the agile innovation practices of private firms.

China economy

My Take | China could embrace universal basic income as AI takes jobs

While the term ‘universal basic income’ has yet to appear in any official Chinese policy documents, the idea may soon become less foreign.

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China technology

Opinion | China offers an alternative to Western ‘technofeudalism’

China’s answer to the Western model focuses on planning, an open source approach and whether the new technology earns its place in society.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei, an open-source advocate, at a meeting of entrepreneurs in Beijing on February 17. Photo: Xinhua
Science

Chinese military lab creates mosquito-sized microdrone for covert operations

State broadcaster CCTV showcases defence university’s miniature bionic robots suited to reconnaissance and battlefield missions.

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A CCTV screenshot shows a Chinese mosquito-sized UAV developed at the National University of Defence Technology and suited to covert military operations. Photo: CCTV
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China’s robotics market set to double in four years: Morgan Stanley

Robotics is a key part of the Made in China 2025 initiative, launched a decade ago to position the country at the forefront of hi-tech industries.

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China economy

My Take | What will China look like in 2030? A forecast on the next 5-year plan

China is likely to leverage advanced technology to boost manufacturing, achieving self-sufficiency while becoming an indispensable exporter.

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