China shipped more than 40,000 humanoid robots in the first half of this year, lifting its share of global shipments to 97 percent, according to an industry report released on Thursday at the 2026 World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing. The sector has moved past small-batch trials into routine deployment and real-world application at scale, the report said.

At the World Robot Conference in Beijing on 19 August, more than 300 companies displayed humanoid, industrial and service robots, highlighting the sector’s push into factories and…

Robot conference spotlights commercial push for China's robot sector-