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Embodied AI development advances across China(Xinhua) 13:22, March 18, 2025
Embodied AI integrates AI into physical bodies such as robots to enable them to perceive, learn and dynamically interact with the environment like humans. Relying on computation and logical reasoning, it can continuously learn, adapt and complete tasks by perception, action and environmental feedback, thus improving autonomy and practical application in real world.
In addition to humanoid robots, other hardware with interactive capabilities, such as autonomous driving vehicles and wearable devices, can also serve as bodies of embodied AI.
Many cities in China are now funding projects that advance embodied intelligence systems, allowing AI to physically interact with the world.
A staff member conducts tests on a Walker X humanoid robot at a sci-tech company in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, June 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
A TORA-ONE humanoid robot demonstrates its gripping ability at a sci-tech company in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, June 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with its outstanding capabilities in research and development and solid foundation for manufacturing, serves as a fertile ground for the development of humanoid robot sector. In recent years, various vertical areas in the humanoid robot sector, ranging from basic components to system integration, have been flourishing in the Greater Bay Area. Numerous technology companies and research institutions have mushroomed here, infusing greater intelligence and dexterity into humanoid robot products, which are gradually deployed in fields of industrial operation, medical care, education and research, and others.
Yang Jun tests a quadruped robot in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
Yang Jun (2nd L) and his colleagues demonstrate a quadruped robot for clients at DEEP Robotics in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
Yang Jun, born in 2003, is an engineer on the technical support team at Hangzhou-based robotics firm DEEP Robotics. As an enthusiast of anime and mech models, he majored in computer science and technology in college and logged in his dreamed walk of life after graduation. DEEP Robotics is a high-tech enterprise at the state level, specialized in innovation and application of "embodied AI technology."
Most members of Yang's team are between 20 to 30 years old, tasked with product demonstrations, on-site installation and debugging, and post-installation maintenance for clients. As their hosting city draws steadily increased interest in the field of sci-tech innovation, Yang and his colleagues have to receive nearly 40 groups of clients and investors daily. The city is super friendly to innovations, which has attracted Yang to pursue his career here. "I enjoy the buzz atmosphere for relentless exploration at the forefront of the industry," said Yang.
Members of the R&D team of Wuhan Glory Road Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., debug the humanoid robot at the company in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)
He Qi (2nd L), a member of the R&D team of Wuhan Glory Road Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., debugs the humanoid robot at the company in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)
Recently, the R&D team of Wuhan Glory Road Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. has been fine-tuning the strength and dynamic balance of a humanoid robot from the "Laborer" series at the robotics laboratory.
Standing 1.8 meters tall and weighing 95 kilograms, this robot utilizes a self-developed motion control algorithm, enabling it to carry loads of 40 to 60 kilograms and walk with straight legs.
A staff member displays a robot product at a robot display and experience center in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
A staff member displays a welding robot product at a robot display and experience center in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
