Accelerating the entry of humanoid robots into factories
2026-02-06
Last year's Spring Festival Gala, a robot yangko team amazed the audience. This year's robot feast needs to be upgraded. Recently, several robotics companies announced that they will become partners of the 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala. A larger and smarter team of robots is gathering, ready to showcase the extraordinary charm of "Made in China" in front of billions of viewers. The central government recently emphasized once again the need to continuously make new breakthroughs in promoting the development of China's future industries, and humanoid robots are an important track for future industries. From the parade performances on the Spring Festival Gala stage to the same stage competitions at the sports meet, in just one year, humanoid robot technology has continuously broken through, the categories have continued to enrich, and the application scenarios have rapidly expanded. With a visible growth trend, it has accelerated the development of the industry. By 2025, the number of domestic complete machine enterprises will exceed 140, and over 330 humanoid robot products will be released, with a steady increase in supply capacity. Multiple regions have included humanoid robots in their key layout and introduced special support policies. The industry generally regards 2025 as the first year of mass production of humanoid robots, and the industry is ready to take off with great potential for development. Artificial intelligence is an important engine for rapid iteration of humanoid robots. Artificial intelligence endows humanoid robots with abilities such as perception, learning, memory, decision-making, and motion control. By relying on large-scale models to optimize environment recognition, voice interaction, and autonomous planning, it improves action accuracy and scene adaptability. At the same time, the driving algorithm continues to iterate, reducing research and development costs, shortening research and development cycles, and promoting rapid improvement in product performance. Empowered by technology, humanoid robots are accelerating their transition from showcasing their skills to practical applications in industries, services, and homes. Humanoid robots are accelerating from "moving on stage" and "running on the field" to "being used at home" and "working in factories". The fields of automobile manufacturing, 3C electronics, food and medicine are important scenarios for the first landing of humanoid robots. These industries have a high degree of standardization, intensive repetitive tasks, and are in line with the initial operational characteristics of robots. They also have mature production lines and data foundations, which can significantly reduce adaptation costs and debugging difficulties. At the same time, factories also need intelligent carriers such as humanoid robots that combine environmental adaptability and task flexibility to solve practical problems such as high-risk job substitution, rising labor costs, and flexible production upgrades. The entry of humanoid robots into factories requires technological breakthroughs as a prerequisite. Xuanji pursues high degree of freedom, humanoid appearance, etc., while factories focus on essential needs such as high reliability and low cost. The shift in demands requires further optimization and iteration of core components such as joint modules, dexterous hands, and battery life of humanoid robots to address pain points such as high failure rates, insufficient load, and short battery life. At the same time, we will deepen the integration of large-scale models and embodied intelligence, allowing robots to move from "following the script" to "autonomous decision-making" and enhance their adaptability to complex environments. Breakthroughs have been made in both basic software and hardware, laying a solid technological foundation for the large-scale application of humanoid robots. Landing is the key to testing the value of humanoid robots. To promote research and production through application, and to truly use robots, we can understand the difficulties in real scenarios and polish the technology more reliably; Only by using it can we accumulate data, optimize algorithms, and make robots more convenient to use; Only by using it can we connect the supply and demand of the industrial chain and achieve economies of scale and cost advantages. Priority can be given to high-risk, physically demanding, and highly repetitive scenarios, quickly forming benchmark cases. Innovative business models such as leasing, pay per hour, etc., lower the threshold for use, solve problems such as "affordability, good usability, and quick cost recovery", and use scenario verification to force technological upgrades. Ecological collaboration is an accelerator for the large-scale integration of humanoid robots into factories. The upstream and downstream of the industrial chain cooperate together, unify interfaces, share data, and debug together. This not only complements each other's advantages, but also avoids duplicate investment, significantly reducing the cost and adaptation cycle of robot factory transformation. Ecological collaboration includes joint research and development by enterprises, promoting cost reduction of core components, etc; Industry alliances are accelerating the development of relevant standards to reduce duplicate development and adaptation costs; At the policy level, increase subsidies for the first (set) demonstration and intelligent manufacturing, and guide capital to invest in the implementation of core technologies and scenarios; School enterprise cooperation cultivates versatile talents, forming a virtuous cycle of technology, market, and policy, and promoting the acceleration of industrial scale. The acceleration of humanoid robots into factories is not only an important measure to empower the upgrading of the manufacturing industry, but also a strategic support for laying out future industries and cultivating new quality productivity. We look forward to a smart future where humanoid robots empower various industries and serve a better life. (New Society)
Edit:Momo Responsible editor:Chen zhaozhao
Source:Economic Daily
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