China’s Eyou opens world’s first automated line for humanoid robot joints
Manufacturer adds line in anticipation of surge in global demand for humanoid robots, with one estimate projecting 100,000 shipments by 2027
The plant, based in Pudong, Shanghai, opened last Wednesday with an annual capacity of 100,000 units, with scope to triple output.
The expansion indicates the company’s efforts to secure market share once humanoid robot shipments reach mass-market scale.
Capacity must be built in advance to seize the first-mover advantage, Shanghai Securities News reported, citing an executive from a publicly listed components manufacturer in eastern China’s Zhejiang province.
The executive added that humanoid robot mass production would not follow the automotive industry’s historical path of gradual iteration and steady scaling. Instead, the market was expected to hit a tipping point where a technological breakthrough triggered a sudden surge in demand.