According to Xinhua, embodied AI is being applied more and more widely in China, from industrial production to logistics and rescue, with the goal of bringing robots from laboratories to work in real-world situations.
At the Baiyun AI Innovation Center in Guangzhou (China), technicians wear motion-recognizing suits, wear virtual reality (VR) glasses and sensors to control human-shaped robots to replicate movements in real time.
Mr. Lu Zhicong - Deputy General Director of Bach Van Industrial Technology Investment Co., Ltd., said that the enterprise is completing full-body control technology, with the goal of helping robots reproduce more than 90% of human movement.
In addition to humanoid robots, the business also develops robot dogs to serve firefighting by integrating infrared sensors, fire detection sensors, communication modules and image recognition algorithms. According to Mr. Lu, the goal is for robots to undertake repetitive or highly dangerous tasks.
Another enterprise, Li-Gong Industrial, is also developing robots for smart manufacturing. At the World AI Conference 2026 (WAIC 2026), the enterprise demonstrated robots that can continuously perform stages of picking up goods, replenishing goods, transporting and managing warehouses.
Mr. Cao Yuran - Senior Marketing Manager of Li-Gong Industrial, said that the company has developed a data collection device set including cameras and tactile sensor gloves with more than 100 pressure points. This system records images and senses force from human hands to convert into robot training data.
According to Mr. Cao, robots are not intended to replace workers but to take on repetitive tasks, helping people focus on higher value tasks such as adjusting equipment, planning production and optimizing processes.
Currently, Li-Gong Industrial's orders are full until October and the company is expanding its market to South America, Europe and Southeast Asia.
According to the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the four-legged robot developed by China currently accounts for nearly 70% of global sales. China also has more than 400 human-shaped robot models, accounting for more than half of the total in the world.
