Fresh dispatches on China’s robotics industry — events, company milestones, products and deployments. Each headline links straight to the original report.
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Beijing's “Tiangong” humanoid clocked 8.86 seconds in the 100-metre sprint at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing — beating the human men's world record — in a games that drew global attention to China's robot athletics.
At the second World Humanoid Robot Games (Aug 22–26), humanoid robots broke human records on the track — a striking leap from last year, when viral clips showed robots freezing at the starting line or veering off course.
Galaxy General’s humanoid played tennis with former pro Zheng Jie at the games’ opening. Founder Wang He says the robot can serve, return, save and lob — and it gets back up on its own after falling.
With 300+ exhibitors and 150+ new products, the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing showcased the industry’s momentum. Galaxy General debuted its bipedal Galbot ET1 humanoid and its self-developed “Galaxy Brain” embodied foundation model.
In the first half of 2026, China’s humanoid robot shipments accounted for 97 percent of the global total, according to a report covered by CCTV+, which also highlighted China’s push on standards, talent, cooperation and innovation infrastructure.
Unitree’s revenue neared 1.7 billion yuan in 2025 and reached ~1.15 billion yuan in H1 2026, up 48.5% year on year — with the company vertically integrating motors, reducers, controllers and LiDAR in-house.
Use cases are expanding into emergency response, household services, industrial production and pharma logistics — including the LINGLOONG v2.0, described as the world’s first firefighting humanoid robot.
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