The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) convened the 2026 annual plenary session of its Humanoid Robot and Embodied Intelligence Standardization Technical Committee in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
China's humanoid robot industry is accelerating its transition from technological exploration to large-scale commercialization, with standards playing a foundational and guiding role in this critical phase, officials said at an industry conference in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology convened the 2026 annual plenary session of its Humanoid Robot and Embodied Intelligence Standardization Technical Committee, alongside a "Standards Week" event, gathering hundreds of representatives from government, academia, research institutes, and enterprises.
Addressing the event, Vice-Minister of Industry and Information Technology Ke Jixin revealed that the humanoid robot industry is moving from single-unit prototypes and stage demonstrations toward batch deliveries, which significantly raises the requirements for coordination across R&D, production, testing, application, and safety governance," Ke said.
