With stats like that, one can’t help but suspect that the first country to have a million humanoids will be China.

From robots dealing blackjack to boxing opponents and running marathons, CES 2026 was a robotics spectacular, with nearly all of the standout innovations coming from Chinese companies.

Shanghai-based AgiBot emerged as the world’s largest supplier of humanoid robots in 2025, shipping 5,168 units, according to ...

The Hangzhou-based firm’s output far outstripped the roughly 150 units each shipped by Tesla, Figure AI and Agility Robotics ...

Another Chinese robotics player, Unitree, is pushing the limits of humanoid robotics. On January ...

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) appointed Unitree Robotics founder Wang Xingxing and AgiBot co-founder Peng Zhihui to a national humanoid robotics committee, alongside ...

While Tesla and Musk’s Optimus robot snatches airtime, China is making leaps in the humanoid race, leading to a rally in the sector’s shares. The Solactive China Humanoid Robotics Index rose 60 per ...

Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics has been granted two design patents for humanoid robots, according to the latest public disclosures from China’s ...

AgiBot and Unitree help China capture bulk of global deployments in 2025 as market heads for sixfold growth by 2027, report ...

European aerospace giant Airbus has purchased UBTech’s Walker S2 humanoid robots for use at its aircraft manufacturing plants.

Humanoid robots are set to become the next great technological breakthrough, and China is poised to dominate the market. Having already demonstrated several real-world industrial and service ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...