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Jul 20, 2026
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China expects embodied AI robot output to exceed 100,000 units in 2026, MIIT says

China's industry ministry said on July 20, 2026 that more than 230 companies have released over 400 embodied AI robot models and that full-year output of complete machines is expected to exceed 100,000 units. Official data show industrial robot output rose 28% in the first half and 29.0% to 729,352 sets in the first eight months, as Beijing pushes humanoids into real factories through a joint programme with the state asset regulator.

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Jun 8, 2026
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China orders every province and central state firm to put humanoids to work in real sites, targeting 100 use cases and 10,000-unit deployment capacity by end-2026

China's industry ministry and its state-asset regulator have launched a 2026 special action that requires each provincial region to open at least 20 real-world training scenes and each central state-owned enterprise at least 10. The notice, dated June 3 and published June 8, sets a year-end goal of more than 100 high-value application scenarios and the ability to deploy humanoid and embodied AI robots at a scale of tens of thousands of units.

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Mar 13, 2026
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China writes embodied AI into its 15th Five-Year Plan as industrial robot output climbs 28% to 773,000 units

China's legislature approved the 2026 to 2030 development outline on March 12, naming embodied AI a future industry and calling for national training grounds, integrated brain-and-cerebellum robot models and faster humanoid deployment. Official data show industrial robot output rose 28.0% to 773,074 sets in 2025 and 33.2% in the first quarter of 2026.

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