New research from LexisNexis showed the nation’s growing influence in the robotics industry.
July 30, 2026
Chinese companies account for six of the world's ten strongest private humanoid robotics patent portfolios, according to a new analysis from LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions.
Using its proprietary patent index, LexisNexis ranked privately held companies with a bipedal humanoid robot, evaluating both the size and quality of their patent portfolios across interaction systems, morphology, and control and planning architectures.
Shanghai-based Fourier ranked first, followed by Agibot and LimX Dynamics. Pudu Robotics, Unitree Robotics and Leju Robotics also featured in the top ten, while Germany's Agile Robots and U.S. companies Figure AI, Apptronik and Agility Robotics rounded out the list.
