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Discover how China is becoming a global leader in robotics, integrating automation into industries and daily life.
China’s Blade Runner moment as androids, flying cars take off
China Future Tech briefing

Robotics | China’s Blade Runner moment as androids, flying cars take off

Humanoid robots are going into mass production, followed soon by flying cars, with China in a leading position in both technologies.

World Economic Forum

Will China lead the next wave of AI, robotics evolution? Unitree CEO thinks so

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Unitree Robotics now a unicorn with ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent funding

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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 turns to robots for elderly care with national pilot programme

Amid a demographic crisis, the government is encouraging the use of robots to care for senior citizens in institutional and home settings.

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Beijing academy unveils ‘RoboBrain’ AI model for China’s humanoids

The launch comes amid efforts to leverage rapidly advancing AI technology to improve the capability of robots.

Visitors watch a robot performing during the world robot carnival in Wuhan this week. Photo: Xinhua
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Self-driving mining trucks offer a glimpse of China’s hi-tech future

A coal mine in Inner Mongolia showcases Beijing’s determination to transform traditional industries with advanced technologies.

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Chinese robotics star Agibot adds JD.com as investor, joining Tencent

After a new funding round, e-commerce giant JD.com holds a 0.75 per cent stake in AgiBot, a high-flying start-up founded by Huawei veterans.

China manufacturing

More than a show: China’s robot fights offer ringside view of tech advancements

China’s humanoid robotic firms are looking to KO the competition, and what they learn in the ring looks to advance the robotics industry by leaps and bounds.

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Humanoid robots square off in a fight on Sunday in Hangzhou. Photo: Handout
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Hong Kong surgical robot start-up Cornerstone takes aim at da Vinci

Company aims to raise US$70 million to develop its systems, which it claims rival the market-leading da Vinci units at lower cost.

A robotic surgical system from start-up Cornerstone Robotics on display at the Leap technology conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 5, 2024. Photo: Matt Haldane
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Chinese robot firms dazzle at Macau’s Beyond Expo amid AI boom

The significant presence of robotics companies underscores the intense domestic competition in the rapidly growing sector.

Artificial intelligence

AI hardware start-ups get fresh boost from Shenzhen’s US$1 billion funds

The Shenzhen government has launched funds of 5 billion yuan and 2 billion yuan dedicated to AI and robotics start-ups at the city’s AI expo.

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba and DeepSeek’s home province aims to become AI hub through big spending

A new plan from the Zhejiang government will see billions of yuan spent through 2027 to support AI companies and attract ‘top talent’.

Workers at Hangzhou-based Deep Robotics debug a humanoid robot on February 28. Photo: Xinhua
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China’s industrial robot output soars, as Unitree and UBTech take lead

Production of industrial robots in April outpaced increases seen in earlier months amid national enthusiasm around the technology.

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A UBTech humanoid robot picks up an object during a demonstration simulating a factory’s assembly line. Photo: Reuters
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Huawei, UBTech team up to bring humanoid robots to factories and homes

The partnership aims to establish smart factories, leveraging Huawei’s strengths in self-developed AI processors.

Artificial intelligence

China’s humanoid robot makers lack unified ‘end-to-end’ AI system: Unitree CEO

That system allows robots to execute general tasks, which dispenses with running separate programs for specific activities.

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China’s Unitree fixes flaw that gives hackers remote control of robots

The start-up has downplayed the impact of the vulnerability, noting that the affected model has been discontinued.

Unitree’s Go2-W robot interacts with an attendee during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | The convergence of AI and robotics couldn’t have come at a better time

The country’s manufacturing prowess and sophisticated supply chains will propel humanoid robot development.

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Chinese maker of cleaning robots has US deal suspended amid tariff turmoil

Lingdu Intelligent Technology’s first US buyer halted a US$1.6 million deal for its X-Human robots as it waits for changes in US tariff policy, COO says.

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Chinese AI and robotics start-ups respond to Xi’s self-reliance call

The Chinese president met representatives from several AI and robotics start-ups during a visit to Shanghai.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the Shanghai Foundation Model Innovation Center on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE/Xinhua
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China’s UBTech, Midea push humanoid robots into factories amid push for adoption

UBTech’s Walker humanoids are headed for a car plant, while Midea plans to have its own robots in an appliance factory by next month.

A demonstration of one of UBTech’s Walker-series humanoid robots during a media tour of the company’s offices in Shenzhen on April 23. Photo: Edmond So
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‘Nothing like this in US’: for China’s robot makers, Trump’s tariffs don’t bite

Many firms say they feel little pressure to lower prices, as there are few viable alternatives to their products.

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China’s humanoid robot half-marathon puts technology’s limits on public display

Videos of robots falling, trembling and struggling to stay upright circulated widely, with only six out of 21 finishing the race.

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Chinese robotics star Unitree opens Hangzhou factory amid humanoid frenzy

Unitree opened the 10,000-square-metre facility this year, located just 15 minutes from its headquarters.

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A visitor dressed in an ancient costume interacts with a Unitree humanoid robot at the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo in Hainan on April 13. Photo: Xinhua
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China’s humanoid robot half marathon winner wants to be ‘Android’ of robotics

Likening its tech to Google’s Android, the state-backed X-Humanoid is seeking a greater role in China’s highly competitive robotics industry.

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The Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre’s Tien Kung Ultra robot competes in China’s first half marathon for humanoid robots as engineers run alongside it. Photo: Xinhua
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Tencent-backed household robot maker Narwal raises US$100 million

Narwal, known for its robot vacuums and mops, will use the funding to develop an AI-powered household product.

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Meet Peng Zhihui, the latest robotics star to catch the premier’s attention

The founder of AgiBot joins a new generation of tech entrepreneurs who have gained recognition from China’s top leadership.

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