{
  "segment": "china-corporates",
  "companies": [
    {
      "company": "AiMOGA Robotics",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://aimoga-robot.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Mornine — 1.67 m bipedal humanoid for reception, guidance and other services.",
      "founded_year": 2025,
      "source_url": "https://www.ifa-berlin.com/exhibitors/aimoga",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "墨甲机器人。 Chery ecosystem humanoid maker; Chery/奇瑞 and AiMOGA should not be counted separately for Mornine. Exhibitor describes the brand as officially established in January 2025."
    },
    {
      "company": "AMAP",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.amap.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "AMAP Momentum humanoid — service robot using the ABot stack for homes, stores, parks and guidance.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://wrc.cie.org.cn/expo/",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "高德地图；北京高德动量科技。 Alibaba ecosystem corporate program, documented by the WRC exhibitor/product listing; do not count Alibaba separately for this robot."
    },
    {
      "company": "BYD",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.bydglobal.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Unnamed humanoid design — patent drawings, without a verified publicly demonstrated physical prototype.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://cnevpost.com/2026/10/09/byd-humanoid-robot-design-emerges/",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "比亚迪。 Borderline: a robot design patent and development activity do not establish that a qualifying physical robot has been built."
    },
    {
      "company": "ByteDance",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.bytedance.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "ByteMini — wheeled bimanual research robot with a camera head, developed for general household manipulation.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seed-research-%E9%80%9A%E7%94%A8%E6%9C%BA%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%BA%E6%A8%A1%E5%9E%8B-gr-3-%E5%8F%91%E5%B8%83-%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81%E9%AB%98%E6%B3%9B%E5%8C%96-%E9%95%BF%E7%A8%8B%E4%BB%BB%E5%8A%A1-%E6%9F%94%E6%80%A7%E7%89%A9%E4%BD%93%E5%8F%8C%E8%87%82%E6%93%8D%E4%BD%9C",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "字节跳动。 Seed corporate research team designed the physical ByteMini platform as well as its GR-3 model; not included merely for software."
    },
    {
      "company": "Changan Automobile",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.changan.com.cn/",
      "humanoid_product": "Xiaoan — 169 cm humanoid prototype publicly demonstrated at the Guangzhou auto show.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://static.cninfo.com.cn/finalpage/2025-11-27/1224832119.PDF",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "长安汽车。 Investor-relations filing confirms a jointly developed humanoid with leading partners; included as co-development, not a claim of exclusively in-house hardware."
    },
    {
      "company": "Chengdu Humanoid Robot Innovation Center",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.ruidiculous.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Gongga No. 1 / Jinbao — general humanoid platform and 1.52 m panda-themed bipedal service humanoid.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.worldrobotconference.com/expo/company/772.html",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "成都人形机器人创新中心。 Borderline institution type: incorporated maker with a central-SOE joint venture and complete robots, but exhibitor profile identifies it as a provincial research institution."
    },
    {
      "company": "China Electronics Technology Group",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.cetc.com.cn/",
      "humanoid_product": "Tansuo D1 — 175 cm humanoid prototype intended for complex operational environments.",
      "founded_year": 2002,
      "source_url": "https://www.cetc.com.cn/zgdk/1592960/1592965/2126677/index.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "中国电子科技集团。 State-owned group's own whole-robot innovation shown at WRC 2026; not included merely for motors and joints. Founding year is the group's establishment, not its predecessor institutes."
    },
    {
      "company": "China FAW Group",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.faw.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Unnamed full-size bipedal and wheeled humanoids — factory manipulation and commercial-service prototypes.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.gojilin.gov.cn/2026/08/21/c_14870.htm",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "中国一汽。 State-owned group; products developed by FAW's mold-technology operation rather than merely robots purchased for its factories."
    },
    {
      "company": "China Mobile",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.chinamobileltd.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Fengqi / Xiaozhi — demonstrated bipedal and wheeled household-service humanoid prototypes.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/2024-10-12/doc-incsiiyr3841191.shtml",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "中国移动。 Borderline own-body attribution: company calls prototypes self-developed but says software is internal and hardware is cooperatively produced; do not treat purchased AgiBot or Unitree robots as China Mobile designs."
    },
    {
      "company": "China North Industries Group",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.norincogroup.com.cn/",
      "humanoid_product": "Dasheng D20 — full-size general-purpose bipedal humanoid for industrial and public-service tasks.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://58znkj.com/d12robot",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "中国兵器工业集团；五八智能。 Corporate-group record for Wuba's full humanoid, not a separate research-institute record. Parent relationship: https://58znkj.com/about."
    },
    {
      "company": "China State Shipbuilding Corporation",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.cssc.net.cn/",
      "humanoid_product": "Unnamed cabin-insulation spraying humanoid — shipbuilding robot shown by CSSC Chongqing Equipment.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.cqzblj.com/a/news/gsxw/540.html",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "中国船舶集团；中船（重庆）装备技术。 Borderline: physical humanoid exhibition is documented, but general-purpose capability beyond specialized cabin spraying is not established."
    },
    {
      "company": "CRP Robot",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.crprobot.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "RHM-T1W — wheeled humanoid for industrial inspection, sorting and transport.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.crprobot.com/d/gongsidongtai/139.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "卡诺普机器人。 Established industrial robot company's humanoid division; official release documents the physical product debut in March 2026."
    },
    {
      "company": "DOBOT",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.dobot-robots.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "ATOM — full-size bipedal humanoid for industrial handling, retail and research.",
      "founded_year": 2015,
      "source_url": "https://www.dobot-robots.com/products/humanoid-robots/atom.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "越疆科技。 Corporate expansion from collaborative arms to complete humanoids; ATOM is the qualifying product, not its standalone arms. Founding: https://www.dobot-robots.com/insights/news/dobot-showcases-multi-form-embodied-intelligence-at-apec-ppsti.html."
    },
    {
      "company": "Dongfeng Motor",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.dfmc.com.cn/",
      "humanoid_product": "Xiaodong — humanoid prototype for industrial picking, handling and other factory applications.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://etp.dfmc.com.cn/xydt/002002/20260824/31848afc-4d5c-474f-94a0-960780ecc23f.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "东风汽车。 State-owned automaker's embodied-intelligence program; publicly exhibited at WRC 2026."
    },
    {
      "company": "Dreame Technology",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.dreametech.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "ECHO P1 — household humanoid research platform shown at IFA 2026.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dreame-showcases-three-physical-ai-technology-foundations-across-100-products-at-ifa-2026-302870583.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "追觅科技。 Appliance company's humanoid research program; the distinct ECHO S1 single-arm system is not the qualifying humanoid."
    },
    {
      "company": "EFORT Intelligent Robot",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.efort.com.cn/",
      "humanoid_product": "Yobot R2V1 / R2V2 — humanoid platforms for motion research and practical manipulation; W2 is the wheeled variant.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://efort.com.cn/index.php/news/newsdetail/539.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "埃夫特智能机器人。 Product family developed through its 启智/Openmind business; February 2026 release describes an autonomous shelf-stocking demonstration."
    },
    {
      "company": "Estun Codroid",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.codroid.ai/",
      "humanoid_product": "Codroid 02 — full-size bipedal humanoid for industrial and commercial work.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.codroid.ai/en/robot-humanoid",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "埃斯顿酷卓。 Estun-associated humanoid business; do not create an additional Estun/埃斯顿 row for the same robots. Ownership should not be assumed to be 100% from the shared brand."
    },
    {
      "company": "GAC Group",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.gacgroup.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "GoMate / GoMate Mini — humanoids developed for industrial and service deployment.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.gacgroup.com/cn/news/detail?baseid=19104",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "广汽集团。 Group humanoid business commercialized through 慧仑科技 (Huilun); the subsidiary's 2026 establishment is not the founding year of GAC."
    },
    {
      "company": "Haier Smart Home",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.haier.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "HIVA Haiwa — humanoid household-service robot for chores and object manipulation.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.haier.com/about_haier/xinwen/20260224_287248.shtml",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "海尔智家。 Household humanoid program, distinct from the affiliated STEP company's industrial SYNDA robot."
    },
    {
      "company": "Hangzhou Shenhao Technology",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.shenhaoinfo.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Xiaohao — humanoid prototype for guidance, interaction and manipulation demonstrations.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://hznews.hangzhou.com.cn/kejiao/content/2025-10/27/content_9110972_2.htm",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "申昊科技。 Listed industrial inspection-robot maker; cited on-site report explicitly calls Xiaohao self-developed and describes its articulated arms."
    },
    {
      "company": "Hanson Robotics",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.hansonrobotics.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Sophia — full-size social humanoid with articulated arms and a demonstrated walking configuration.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.voanews.com/a/lifelike-robots-meant-win-over-humans/4211179.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "汉森机器人。 HQ Hong Kong SAR, China. Walking configuration integrates a South Korean partner's leg platform. Independent specialist included to preserve the Hong Kong lead; deduplicate with any other Asia discovery item."
    },
    {
      "company": "HCFA",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.hcfa.cn/",
      "humanoid_product": "MiNi Loong — self-developed bipedal humanoid for interaction and embodied-intelligence development.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.hcfa.cn/product/detail/id/154.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "禾川科技。 Listed industrial automation company; HCFA is its official English brand. Not the unrelated HEC/东阳光 group."
    },
    {
      "company": "HEC Group",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.hec.cn/",
      "humanoid_product": "Lumen H1 — full-size humanoid made by controlled venture Guanggu Dongzhi; also develops smaller and wheeled humanoids.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.hecbot.cn/aboutus.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "东阳光集团；制造主体湖北光谷东智具身智能技术。 Corporate-parent record used because the subsidiary's official English legal name was not established. Subsidiary founded 26 February 2025; parent founding year not inferred from it. AgiBot is also a venture partner."
    },
    {
      "company": "HIKROBOT",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.hikrobotics.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Unnamed wheeled humanoid — industrial prototype under development and factory testing.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://finance.eastmoney.com/a/202606223778167546.html",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "海康机器人；海康威视旗下。 Borderline: company response confirms exploration of wheeled humanoids, but the cited evidence does not establish the required head/two-arm configuration or a named complete product."
    },
    {
      "company": "Hisense Visual Technology",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.hisense.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Harley — humanoid service robot for reception and retail guidance, shown at CES 2026.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://news.cheaa.com/2026/0121/652456.shtml",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "海信视像。 Listed consumer-electronics company's humanoid product; the source reports its investor-relations response."
    },
    {
      "company": "HONOR",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.honor.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Unnamed humanoid — publicly launched prototype targeting retail assistance, inspections and companionship.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.honor.com/global/news/honor-mwc2026-launch/",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "荣耀。 Smartphone company's own humanoid debut at MWC 2026; the announcement does not establish commercial unit deliveries."
    },
    {
      "company": "Huawei",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.huawei.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "KUAVO partner ecosystem — connectivity and AI integration for Leju-built humanoids.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.szlhq.gov.cn/english/news/content/post_12997636.html",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "华为。 Borderline: checked partnership source credits Leju with the humanoid hardware; no own Huawei complete humanoid body is established by this evidence."
    },
    {
      "company": "Huazhong CNC",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.huazhongcnc.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "HSR-ER-HR705 — industrial humanoid developed by the group's Huashu Robotics business.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.huazhongcnc.com/portal/article/index/id/2187/cid/13.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "华中数控。 HSR/华数机器人 is the operating robotics business; do not count the parent and this product division twice."
    },
    {
      "company": "Humanoid Robot (Shanghai)",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.openloong.net/",
      "humanoid_product": "Qinglong — 1.85 m open-source general-purpose humanoid development platform.",
      "founded_year": 2023,
      "source_url": "https://m.cls.cn/detail/1723587",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "人形机器人（上海）。 Borderline institution type: incorporated state-controlled company with its own complete humanoid, but operates the national-local innovation center and is primarily a research institution. English name: https://english.shanghai.gov.cn/en-Latest-WhatsNew/20240624/9f4efdd1581d4643ba55ea1c7926e76d.html."
    },
    {
      "company": "iSoftStone",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.isoftstone.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Tianhe C1 — 130 cm bipedal humanoid for education, research and interaction.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.isoftstone.com/en/htmls/news/20250127/1883803835933462528.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "软通动力。 Built through its Tianqing Robotics/软通天擎 subsidiary; larger than the brief's 60 cm education-toy cutoff."
    },
    {
      "company": "JAKA Robotics",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.jaka.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "JAKA pi — 1.22 m bipedal humanoid for research, education, guidance and companionship.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.xinhuanet.com/tech/20260601/18014d2241024d9fb15ea055b47ec055/c.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "节卡机器人。 Corporate product expansion from collaborative arms; pi/π has a head, waist, two arms and two legs and exceeds 60 cm."
    },
    {
      "company": "KEENON Robotics",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.keenon.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "XMAN-F1 — bipedal humanoid for food preparation, interaction and commercial services.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.keenon.com/en/news/keenon-debuts-first-bipedal-humanoid-service-robot-at-waic-showcasing-role-specific-embodied-ai-solutions",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "擎朗智能。 Established commercial-service robot company's humanoid product division."
    },
    {
      "company": "Kepler Robotics",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.gotokepler.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "K2 Bumblebee — full-size bipedal humanoid for industrial manipulation.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/worlds-first-commercially-available-hybrid-architecture-humanoid-robot-moves-into-mass-production-kepler-marks-the-start-of-a-new-industrial-era-302568138.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "上海开普勒机器人。 Now a subsidiary of listed Hangzhou Colin; acquisition completion on 14 August 2026 is recorded in the parent's interim report: https://money.finance.sina.com.cn/corp/view/vCB_AllBulletinDetail.php?id=12569426&stockid=688611."
    },
    {
      "company": "Leju Robotics",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.lejurobot.cn/",
      "humanoid_product": "KUAVO — full-size general-purpose bipedal humanoid for research and industrial work.",
      "founded_year": 2016,
      "source_url": "https://www.lejurobot.cn/en",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "乐聚机器人。 Included as the actual body maker behind a requested Huawei-partner lead; independent partner, not a Huawei division. Partnership attribution: https://www.szlhq.gov.cn/english/news/content/post_12997636.html. Deduplicate with other China discovery items. Founding/HQ: https://m.cls.cn/detail/1723587."
    },
    {
      "company": "Lenovo",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.lenovo.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "DexForce W1 Pro / Daimon Sparky 1 — partner humanoids manufactured through Lenovo's industrial ecosystem.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://capital.lenovo.com/news/detail/id/1165/s/2.html",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "联想。 Borderline: manufacturer/investor ecosystem role is confirmed, but cited release assigns product designs to DexForce and Daimon, not Lenovo; do not count those bodies again under Lenovo."
    },
    {
      "company": "Lingyi iTech",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.lingyiitech.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Humanoid ODM platforms — customizable complete humanoid design and manufacturing offerings.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.worldrobotconference.com/expo/company/638.html",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "领益智造；深圳市领益机器人科技。 Borderline: complete-robot ODM/OEM/JDM service is evidenced, but a distinct proprietary general-purpose humanoid product is not established."
    },
    {
      "company": "Midea Group",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.midea.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Unnamed 2025 humanoid prototype — two-arm humanoid demonstrated grasping objects and manipulating a screw.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/midea-has-established-a-humanoid-robot-innovation-center-with-the-prototype-being-unveiled-for-first-time",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "美的集团。 Group's own humanoid innovation center and prototype; KUKA ownership alone is not treated as evidence of a separate Chinese KUKA humanoid maker."
    },
    {
      "company": "OneRobotics",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.onerobot.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "onero H1 — wheeled humanoid household-manipulation platform.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.onerobot.com/",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "卧安机器人。 Listed Chinese group behind onero and SwitchBot; HKEX 6600 listing documented at https://onerobot.com/cn/investor. Not Denmark's OnRobot."
    },
    {
      "company": "PIA Automation",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://cn.piagroup.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Jarvis — self-developed humanoid demonstrated walking and interacting at the group's event.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://cn.piagroup.com/news/362.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "均普智能。 Record refers to the Ningbo-listed Chinese holding company, not its German operating subsidiaries. Joint ventures using AgiBot platforms should be deduplicated separately."
    },
    {
      "company": "Pudu Robotics",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.pudurobotics.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "PUDU D9 — 170 cm bipedal humanoid for general commercial-service tasks.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.pudurobotics.com/about/news/6763cce40767a20044b4a69a",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "普渡机器人。 Pudu X-Lab corporate development; D9 qualifies independently of Pudu's single-purpose delivery robots."
    },
    {
      "company": "Robbyant",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.robbyant.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "R1 — wheeled two-arm humanoid for cooking, tour guidance and remote-controlled tasks.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3325222/unit-chinas-ant-group-unveils-first-humanoid-robot-entering-segment-led-unitree",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "蚂蚁灵波科技。 Ant Group robotics unit; R1 is a verified 2025 product, not asserted to be its latest model. Official site now also lists R2: https://www.robbyant.com/."
    },
    {
      "company": "ROKAE Robotics",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.rokae.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Human.X — self-developed 1.7 m bipedal humanoid for industrial, commercial and household tasks.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.rokae.com/en/product/show/597/Humanoid-Robot-Human.X.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "珞石机器人。 Established industrial/collaborative robot maker's complete-humanoid product line; not its separately sold force-control arms."
    },
    {
      "company": "SDIC Intelligence Information Technology",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://myai.sdic.com.cn/",
      "humanoid_product": "Unnamed humanoid development program — own body, control and joint research for security scenarios.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://myai.sdic.com.cn/gtznn/rcfz/rczp/webinfo/2026/08/1782065716862310.htm",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "国投智能信息科技。 Borderline: corporate statement claims whole-body R&D, but no named, publicly shown complete humanoid was established; confirmed deployments in this source concern wheeled inspection equipment."
    },
    {
      "company": "SERES",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.seres.cn/",
      "humanoid_product": "Xiaosai — humanoid demonstrated as a factory guide.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://cnevpost.com/2026/06/15/seres-debuts-humanoid-robot/",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "赛力斯。 Automaker's publicly debuted humanoid; the cited report does not establish component-by-component in-house provenance."
    },
    {
      "company": "Shanghai Electric",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.shanghai-electric.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "SUYUAN — full-size bipedal industrial humanoid for factory operations.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/waic-2025-shanghai-electric-debuts-first-industrial-humanoid-robot-suyuan-advancing-next-gen-intelligent-manufacturing-through-holistic-value-chain-layout-302515716.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "上海电气。 State-owned listed equipment group; issuer release identifies SUYUAN as its first self-developed industrial humanoid."
    },
    {
      "company": "Shanghai STEP Electric",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://en.stepelectric.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Xinda (SYNDA) — wheeled two-arm industrial humanoid for manipulation and inspection.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.haier.com/press-events/news/20251117_282898.shtml",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "新时达。 Listed automation company; separate from Haier Smart Home's household HIVA product line. Both STEP and Haier should not be counted for this same industrial robot."
    },
    {
      "company": "SIASUN Robot & Automation",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.siasun.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Songyi Agile / Songyi Power — wheeled dual-arm humanoids for industrial manipulation.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.siasun.com/index.php/news-detail1024.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "新松机器人。 Listed industrial robot company's own humanoid product family."
    },
    {
      "company": "Sichuan TLIBOT",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.tlibot.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Tianzhen Z1 — 1.67 m full-size humanoid for interaction and customized industry applications.",
      "founded_year": 2012,
      "source_url": "https://www.worldrobotconference.com/expo/company/415.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "四川天链机器人；川机器人。 WRC exhibitor profile confirms founding in 2012 and NEEQ listing in 2015, code 835015."
    },
    {
      "company": "Swancor Advanced Materials",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.swancor.com.cn/",
      "humanoid_product": "PrimeBOT Q1 / T1 — small humanoid and transformable wheeled humanoid personal robots.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.ifa-berlin.com/exhibitors/swancor-advanced-materials",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "上纬新材。 Listed company's 启元/PrimeBOT brand. Q1 is approximately 88 cm, above the exclusion threshold: https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/primebot-opens-its-first-store-worldwide-in-shanghai-operated-by-yongda-group-2108196181481316352."
    },
    {
      "company": "TCL",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.tcl.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "heyAiMe — modular mobile companion robot with expressive head and toy-like body.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.tcl.com/global/en/tcl-design/design-works/tcl-ai-me-design-story",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "TCL。 Borderline morphology/use: a physically demonstrated companion robot, but qualifying size, two functional arms and general-purpose humanoid capability are not established."
    },
    {
      "company": "Tencent",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.tencent.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "The Five (Xiaowu) — two-arm humanoid research robot with a wheeled, four-legged mobile base.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://developer.cloud.tencent.com/article/2453381",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "腾讯。 Robotics X corporate laboratory prototype; included as corporate research hardware, not as an independent research institute."
    },
    {
      "company": "Tianqi Automation Engineering",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.chinaconveyor.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Partner-based wheeled humanoids — automotive-body polishing and inspection demonstrations.",
      "founded_year": 1984,
      "source_url": "https://epaper.cena.com.cn/pc/content/202505/13/content_13640.html",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "天奇自动化工程。 Borderline: documented industrial integration with Galbot does not establish Tianqi ownership of a distinct complete humanoid design. Parent founding: https://www.chinaconveyor.com/company.html."
    },
    {
      "company": "Topstar",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.topstarltd.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Xiaotuo TWH020 — wheeled humanoid for industrial picking, handling and inspection.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.topstarltd.com/lang-cn/productlist/001005001001.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "拓斯达。 Listed automation maker; product is explicitly marketed as a wheeled humanoid."
    },
    {
      "company": "UBTECH Robotics",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.ubtrobot.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Walker S2 — full-size bipedal industrial humanoid with autonomous battery exchange.",
      "founded_year": 2012,
      "source_url": "https://www.ubtrobot.com/en/humanoid/products/walker-s2",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "优必选。 Mainland Chinese maker listed in Hong Kong; use this maker record for Walker, rather than counting individual product divisions. Founding: https://jimu.ubtrobot.com/jimu/parentManage/privacy.html."
    },
    {
      "company": "Unitree Robotics",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.unitree.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "G1 — bipedal general-purpose humanoid platform for research and deployment.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.unitree.com/g1/",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "宇树科技。 Included in this segment because the WRC report identifies its August 2026 STAR Market listing: https://www.worldrobotconference.com/news/3608.html. Deduplicate with the independent-China-maker item."
    },
    {
      "company": "Wuxi Longsheng Technology",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.china-lsh.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Lansen — wheeled industrial humanoid for handling and inspection; third generation publicly shown in 2026.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://epaper.cena.com.cn/pc/content/202505/13/content_13640.html",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "隆盛科技。 Borderline generality: owns a demonstrated humanoid body, but emphasizes customer-specific industrial customization rather than a general-purpose product. Third-generation disclosure: https://finance.sina.com.cn/jjxw/2026-04-16/doc-inhusrak1675673.shtml."
    },
    {
      "company": "X-Humanoid",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.x-humanoid.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Embodied Tien Kung 3.0 — full-size general-purpose bipedal humanoid development platform.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/x-humanoid-introduces-embodied-tien-kung-3-0--a-more-open-and-practical-humanoid-robotics-platform-302688505.html",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "北京人形机器人创新中心。 Borderline institution type: builds and markets a complete robot platform but operates an innovation center. State-backed status: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3307165/chinas-humanoid-robot-half-marathon-winner-wants-be-android-robotics."
    },
    {
      "company": "Xiaomi",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.mi.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "CyberOne — 177 cm humanoid research prototype publicly demonstrated in 2022.",
      "founded_year": 2010,
      "source_url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/xiaomi-ceo-says-company-has-140-vehicles-across-china-testing-autonomous-driving-2870418",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "小米。 Listed electronics group's own humanoid prototype; cited launch report says it was not ready for mass production. Founding year refers to Xiaomi, not its robotics lab."
    },
    {
      "company": "XPENG",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.xpeng.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "IRON — full-size bipedal humanoid for commercial services and physical interaction.",
      "founded_year": 2014,
      "source_url": "https://www.xpeng.com/technology/ai_robot_iron",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "小鹏汽车。 Corporate humanoid program; distinct from its earlier quadruped robotic pony. Founding: https://www.xpeng.com/brand."
    },
    {
      "company": "Yijiahe Technology",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.yijiahe.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Unnamed humanoid — embodied robot deployed in hazardous energy-industry scenarios.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.yijiahe.com/about",
      "include": "borderline",
      "note": "亿嘉和。 Borderline: company confirms humanoid application and robot development, but this source does not establish body configuration or own complete-body design."
    },
    {
      "company": "Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.zj-humanoid.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "NAVIAI — full-size humanoid for industrial manipulation and inspection; includes wheeled WA-series products.",
      "founded_year": 2023,
      "source_url": "https://www.ezhejiang.gov.cn/2025-12/22/c_1149699.htm",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "浙江人形机器人创新中心，现官网称浙江人形机器人股份有限公司。 Incorporated commercial developer, not Zhejiang University itself; physical robot deployed at Beko. Founding and corporate status: https://www.zj-humanoid.com/about. English name: https://www.ciie.org/hall/f/exhibition-hall/exhibitor/ff8080819adf68be019e390a172548f7/view?locale=en."
    },
    {
      "company": "ZTE",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.zte.com.cn/",
      "humanoid_product": "Xingzai / Xingqing / Xingwang — lightweight bipedal, heavy-duty bipedal and wheeled humanoid family.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.zte.com.cn/china/about/news/20260717C2.html",
      "include": "yes",
      "note": "中兴通讯。 Corporate self-developed humanoid matrix, beyond communications components."
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