In the first half of this year, China's humanoid robot shipments exceeded 40,000 units, with the global share rising to 97%

en.Wedoany.com Reported - Zhang Feng, Party Secretary of the Board of the Chinese Institute of Electronics and Chairman of the China Humanoid Robot and Embodied Intelligence Hundred-Person Association, released the "2026 Humanoid Robot Industry Development Report" at the 2026 World Robot Conference.

The "2026 Humanoid Robot Industry Development Report" conducts in-depth analysis and assessment from five dimensions: industry overview, development trends, technical services, industrial chain, and product application scenarios. It primarily introduces the connotation, extension, strategic significance, and trend outlook of humanoid robots, with a key focus on analyzing the development status of five countries—China, the United States, Germany, South Korea, and Japan. It systematically outlines the core technology system of humanoid robots, details the industrial chain products, and comprehensively analyzes seven typical application scenarios.

The report presents four core findings. First, technological innovation has entered a new stage of "cluster emergence," with accelerated technology iteration and faster advancement of high-end, intelligent whole-machine products. Humanoid robots' capabilities in environmental perception, planning and decision-making, and motion control continue to strengthen, with sustained improvements in adaptability and stability in complex environments.

Second, the industrial chain has achieved a "dual leap" in quality, efficiency, and capability, forming a full-chain manufacturing capability for humanoid robots—from key chips and components to complete machines.

Third, industry applications have entered the "comprehensive rollout" deep-water zone, with humanoid robots accelerating the transition from small-batch production to routine deployment and large-scale application. In the first half of 2026, China's humanoid robot shipments exceeded 40,000 units, with the global share further rising to 97%.

Fourth, ecosystem building has formed a new paradigm of "symbiotic prosperity," with the accelerated construction of a "four-in-one" industrial ecosystem led by standards development, grounded in talent cultivation, expanded through international cooperation, and supported by innovation infrastructure construction.

Humanoid robots are robots whose appearance and behavior resemble those of humans, possessing some or all human characteristics. These human features include the head, torso, limbs, movements, expressions, language, and intelligence. Humanoid robots are the product of deep integration between artificial intelligence and robotics, regarded as the best embodiment of embodied intelligence. They are expected to become another disruptive product following computers, smartphones, and new energy vehicles, playing a significant role in scenarios such as manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, emergency rescue, home services, healthcare, and storage, profoundly transforming human production and lifestyles.