en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 17, Qiyuan Robot, a subsidiary of Shangwei New Materials, began preparations for its first offline store in Asia at the Futian Zhuoyue Center shopping district in Shenzhen. The store is positioned as an offline experience space for consumer-grade humanoid robots and has now entered the construction and renovation phase. On-site information shows that the storefront has been enclosed with hoardings, featuring the words "coming soon Shenzhen" and displaying the product image of the Qiyuan Q1, a small-sized full-body force-controlled humanoid robot, along with the name "Quester1."
This indicates that Qiyuan Robot is advancing consumer-grade humanoid robots from online showcases and product launches to offline experience scenarios.
According to on-site staff, the store is expected to open by the end of July or August 2026, covering an area of approximately 300 square meters. Public reports also indicate that this store is referred to as the "First Asian Authorized Experience Store of Qiyuan Robot," where users will be able to experience the Qiyuan Q1 and subsequent new consumer-grade humanoid robots in the future. The official opening date, specific products on display, sales methods, and subsequent rollout plans for Qiyuan Robot's stores are subject to the company's future public disclosures.
From a location perspective, the Futian Zhuoyue Center area in Shenzhen boasts strong commercial foot traffic and a consumer electronics display profile. For consumer-grade humanoid robots, offline stores not only serve as sales entry points but also play crucial roles in product demonstrations, user education, interactive experiences, and service consultations. Unlike traditional consumer electronics, humanoid robots involve multiple factors such as motion control, interaction methods, safety boundaries, application scenarios, and usage costs, requiring consumers to form intuitive judgments through on-site experiences.
The Qiyuan Q1 is the core product image displayed on the store hoardings. Relevant information shows that this product is positioned as a small-sized full-body force-controlled humanoid robot, with the name "Quester1" also appearing on the hoarding visuals. Compared to industrial robots and commercial service robots, consumer-grade humanoid robots place greater emphasis on home, education, companionship, developer ecosystems, and personal scenario expansion. Their commercialization challenges lie not only in hardware manufacturing but also in whether the product is sufficiently safe, interactions are natural, scenarios are clear, and users are willing to pay for the experience and functionality.
Offline experience thus becomes a critical step before consumer-grade humanoid robots enter the mass market.
Notably, Qiyuan Robot's offline expansion is not limited to Shenzhen. Public reports show that the "First Global Authorized Experience Store of Qiyuan Robot" in Shanghai is also planned to debut soon, with stores in cities like Xi'an simultaneously advancing preparations. A representative from Shangwei New Materials stated that the company's consumer-grade embodied intelligent robot business is progressing according to established plans, with ongoing work in technology research and development, product iteration, and scenario exploration. Specific business details are subject to the company's official announcements.
From an industry perspective, since 2026, humanoid robot companies have been transitioning from the technology demonstration phase to the scenario validation phase. Previously, industry competition focused more on motion capabilities, joint modules, dexterous hands, visual perception, algorithm models, and overall machine costs. Now, consumer-grade products are facing more direct questions: where users can experience the product, how the product is delivered, how after-sales service is handled, and which scenarios can generate sustained demand. The emergence of offline stores indicates that companies are beginning to establish user touchpoints in a manner closer to consumer electronics.
For Qiyuan Robot, the significance of the first Asian store in Shenzhen lies not in the size of a single store but in the fact that consumer-grade humanoid robots are entering real commercial spaces. Whether the approximately 300-square-meter experience store can fulfill multiple tasks such as product display, functional demonstrations, user interaction, and sales conversion will serve as a key indicator for observing its subsequent commercialization pace.
Currently, the store is still in the renovation preparation phase. Whether it will open as planned by the end of July or August, whether the Qiyuan Q1 will be available for hands-on experience in the store, whether new consumer-grade humanoid robots will be launched simultaneously, and how stores in cities like Shanghai and Xi'an will proceed, remain to be further disclosed by the company.
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