Beijing, China – China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology predicted that the country’s production of humanoid robots would exceed 100,000 units by 2026.
This is a further indication of the rapid acceleration of the artificial intelligence and robotics industry in China.
Deputy Director of the Ministry’s Science and Technology Department, Gan Xiaobin,
said that the growing artificial intelligence system and accelerating
industrial applications are pushing the robotics sector to a new stage of growth.
He stressed that China continues to promote high-quality development in this field.
He explained that the adoption rate of artificial intelligence applications among major industrial companies in China has exceeded 30%.
The National AI Investment Fund also continues to inject new investments to support companies and projects operating in the sector.
The Chinese official noted that the latest innovations will be showcased
at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2026. It is scheduled to be held in Shanghai from July 17 to 20.
Moreover, more than 1,100 organizations will participate in the conference.
It will feature over 3,000 products, including more than 300 innovations making their global debut.
In a related development, data from China’s General Administration of Customs showed
continued strong growth in robot exports during the first five months of this year.
Exports reached approximately 20 billion yuan, equivalent to nearly $3 billion. In addition,
a total of 10.37 million units were exported to more than 150 countries and regions worldwide.
Cleaning robots topped the sector’s exports with a value of 14 billion yuan,
representing over 70% of the total export value. China exported approximately 70,000 industrial robots between January and May.
The exports also included more than 8,000 intelligent human-like robots,
used in monitoring equipment, scientific research, education, public services, and other advanced applications.
This comes in light of China’s continued expansion in global robotics markets.
