Robots become a new business card for China's high-end manufacturing exports

In the 2026 World Robot Conference exhibition hall, multiple industrial humanoid robots are working on the Ubiquitous booth. One of the robots is simultaneously sorting cosmetic packaging boxes with both hands, and its movements are proficient and smooth, attracting the audience to stop and watch. In reality, these industrial humanoid robots have been applied to scenarios such as loading and unloading automotive sheet metal parts, unpacking and palletizing cardboard boxes, and sorting small items in logistics and e-commerce.

Such scenes can be seen everywhere at the 2026 World Robot Conference held in Beijing from August 19th to 23rd. This conference has thousands of Chinese and foreign guests attending, with over 300 domestic and foreign enterprises and more than 3000 innovative products participating. In recent days, foreign procurement teams from Europe, the Middle East, and other regions have been lingering at various exhibition booths, expressing their willingness to cooperate and purchase from Chinese robotics companies.

Last year, our overseas revenue accounted for about 23% of our total revenue, including C-end products, education business, etc. Our customers are distributed in Southeast Asia, Latin America and other regions, "said Tan Min, Chief Brand Officer of Ubixion. The current global robot market is active, and we will increase our efforts to explore overseas markets. ”

Jack Perry, Chairman of 48 UK based groups, stated that China's robotics industry is developing rapidly and leading in physical intelligence. Many European companies are considering the transformation towards artificial intelligence, hoping to improve efficiency by purchasing robots.

China has a very good development foundation in large-scale manufacturing, supply chain, and artificial intelligence big models. The prospects for cooperation between China and South Korea are very broad, and we can jointly explore cooperation in the artificial intelligence and intelligent manufacturing industries with physical intelligence as the starting point, "said Kim Jae hwan, Secretary General of the Korea Artificial Intelligence Machine Industry Association.

Not only the 2026 World Robot Conference, but another robotics event also sends a signal of industrial cooperation between China and foreign countries. Brazil has assembled 5 teams for the Robot Soccer World Cup and formed a national team to participate in the second World Humanoid Robot Games, which will open on the 22nd.

We have formed a robot soccer team by developing a multi-agent system, and we came here to participate in the competition with the hope of testing the robots' ability to cooperate with each other, "said Flavio Toni Dandel, the leader of the Brazilian team." Cooperation from different regions of the world and cultural backgrounds is very important for the development of humanoid robots, and China provides a great platform

Zhou Changjiu, President of the International Council of the Asia Pacific Robot World Cup, stated that multiple countries and regions have purchased multiple Chinese robot bodies through the World Humanoid Robot Games, and based on this, have conducted secondary development and applied them to laboratory research, education, and other fields. International cooperation will help form a new ecosystem of humanoid robots worldwide.

At the World Humanoid Robot Games, Chinese robot companies accelerated their evolution and received many foreign purchase orders. It is reported that the overall revenue scale of this enterprise reached over 100 million yuan last year, with nearly half of the revenue coming from overseas markets, and customers covering multiple countries and regions such as the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Some foreign universities purchase robots through the World Humanoid Robot Games for use in education, scientific research, and other scenarios. Some clients also try to explore scenarios such as security, inspection, and front desk reception.

Li Chaoyi, the overseas sales manager of Accelerated Evolution, said, "Chinese robot products are very competitive. Nowadays, the trust in Chinese robot products in overseas markets is increasing. Purchasing Chinese products is not simply about high cost-effectiveness, but because Chinese products are more stable, easier to use, and have faster technological iteration

According to data from the China Electronics Society, Chinese humanoid robots will occupy the high ground of the humanoid robot industry with an explosive growth of over 330 products and 90% of global shipments by 2025. Xu Xiaolan, Chairman of the China Electronics Society, said that data for the first quarter of 2026 shows that China's exports of humanoid robots increased by 210% year-on-year, becoming a new business card for high-end manufacturing exports.

In recent years, Chinese robots have evolved from simply exporting products to becoming an important builder of the global industrial ecosystem. Leading domestic enterprises actively engage in joint innovation with overseas software giants, research institutions, and local integrators, replacing the sale of simple products with technology cooperation and localized construction, and promoting the coordinated development of the global robot industry chain.

Last year, Chinese robotics company Xingdong Era's overseas business accounted for 50% of its overall orders, and it has established partnerships with many leading technology companies around the world. The company not only sells complete hardware machines, but also focuses on collaborating with top overseas ecological partners for scene verification and localization adaptation, "said Xi Yue, co-founder of Xingdong Era.