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Your definitive resource for understanding China's AI and deep-tech landscape - including policy, key players, and strategic insights for investors and business leaders.
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Why Humanoid Compliance in Europe Does Not End at CE Marking (opens the original)
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For increasingly software-defined robots, passing conformity assessment is only the first layer. The harder question is whether the system remains safe, traceable and controllable after deployment, software updates and changes in the operating environment.For a robot entering Europe, the familiar compliance process happens largely before market entry.The manufacturer identifies the applicable EU legislation and standards, tests the product, completes the required conformity assessment, prepares
China Is Selling Physical AI Training Data Beyond Hardware (opens the original)
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China’s humanoid robotics story is usually told through falling hardware costs, new factories and rapidly rising shipments. But another business is developing alongside the robots themselves: producing and selling the data, tools and infrastructure needed to train Physical AI.This is a deliberate choice because robot shipments are rising much faster than real industrial deployment.Around 7,000 humanoid robots were sold globally in 2025 for industrial and professional-service applications, accord
China’s Humanoid Manufacturing Advantage Meets Europe’s Deployment Test (opens the original)
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China’s humanoid robotics industry is moving quickly from prototypes toward industrialization.The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology says China now has more than 400 humanoid robot products, accounting for more than half of the global total. A senior MIIT official expects annual output to exceed 100,000 units in 2026. AgiBot also announced in June that its 15,000th embodied AI robot had rolled off the production line.The direction is clear. China is building real strength in manufac
Humanoid Europe 2026 | Munich, 5–6 Nov: From Demo to Industrial Deployment (opens the original)
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The Last 20 Meters: Logistics’ Hardest Automation Problem (opens the original)
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The least automated part of a logistics centre may be the “last 20 meters” between its conveyor system and the back of a truck.Inside the warehouse, goods move through designed processes: known storage locations, fixed conveyor routes and structured data.At the loading dock, that structure breaks down.Each truck differs in vehicle dimension, carton mix, weight and stacking pattern. Loads may have shifted. Boxes may be crushed, loosely taped or difficult to grip. Floors may be uneven and temperat
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