The 2025 World Robot Conference will be held in Beijing from August 8 to 12. With the theme of "Make Robots Smarter and Make Bodies Smarter", this conference includes the confrontation of views of big coffee, various robot displays, on-site competitions, and consumer check-in activities. The robot industry is striding from the "era of dazzling skills" to the "practical era".

What are the highlights of this World Robot Conference and what future scientific and technological pictures will be unlocked? Jingtai will help you analyze.

Conference highlights: from "showing muscles" to "real work"

The theme of this conference is clear: make robots smarter and embodied smarter. There are three major exhibition halls on site - innovation hall, application hall and technology hall. 200+ domestic and foreign robot companies have been gathered; 50+ family robot companies compete on the same stage; exhibited more than 1,500 exhibits; More than 100 new products were launched, including core components such as dexterous hands, sensors, and micro planetary roller screws. The point is that this is not a "science and technology show", but an exhibition of the achievements of industrial landing.

The most eye-catching thing is the breakthrough technology brought by UBTECH - humanoid robot swarm intelligence system (swarm brain network 2.0). They let multiple robots "work in groups": Walker S2 (humanoid robot) is responsible for scheduling and collaboration; Cruzr S2 (service robot) for information interaction; Wali U600 (jacking mobile robot) and Chitu Chitu (unmanned logistics vehicle) are responsible for handling; The whole process is realized: material warehousing, handling, and intelligent sorting, all in one go.

What does this mean?

Robots are no longer "individual combat", but like human teams, there is division of labor, cooperation and scheduling. This is not only a technological upgrade, but also a key step towards "large-scale commercialization".

Another highlight moment came from the live demonstration of 11 industrial-grade humanoid robots Walker S1: through precise visual recognition + online trajectory planning algorithm; with bionic arm + dexterous hand; Successfully complete dynamic random sorting tasks – such as accurately grabbing a specified object from a pile of clutter.

This kind of "human-like operation ability" was previously only possible by humans or specialized robotic arms. Now, humanoid robots are also competent, and they are more flexible and adaptable.

Humanoid robots "bargain" to enter

A group of hardcore players such as Yushu, Star Era, and Zhiping made a collective appearance, not only showing off their muscles, but also directly lifting the table: 39,900 humanoid robots? This is not science fiction, it is reality.

Unitree Technology debuted two new products, including the humanoid robot R1 and the quadruped robot A2, and jointly demonstrated Unitree's latest technological achievements with the humanoid robot G1 fighting model, quadruped robot Go2, industrial quadruped robot B2 and B2-W. The starting price is only 39,900 yuan, which directly sets a new record for the lowest price of humanoid robots in the world. What does this mean? Humanoid robots have officially entered the "100,000-level industrial entrance" from "million-level scientific research toys".

If Yushu is a "cost-effective killer", then ROBOTERA is the "representative of technology flow". The star product they brought - Star L7: height 171cm, weight 65kg; The live performance of 360-degree spinning jump, the movements were crisp and neat, attracting cheers from the audience; In the logistics simulation scenario, multiple L7s work together to demonstrate the potential of swarm intelligence.

Another "small waist essence" Xingdong Q5: small in size, but extremely dexterous; supports remote operation of full-body movements, which can accurately reproduce human movements; The live demonstration of squatting and picking up bottles is natural and smooth. The matching XHAND series dexterous hand was also unveiled at the same time, supporting high-precision grasping and force control feedback. Star Era takes the route of "full-stack self-development + software and hardware collaboration" - from ontology design, motion control, AI brain to dexterous hands, all by itself, with extremely high technical barriers.

The most eye-catching thing is the general intelligent robot "Aibao" brought by Zhiping. It is not a "specialist", but a "generalist". In the simulation factory: moving boxes, palletizing; At the drink bar: make coffee, dig ice cream, beat drum kits on the stage, and learn a song "Beijing Welcomes You" in advance to cheer up the audience!

Behind it are two core technologies, GOVLA: a full-stack self-developed end-to-end embodied large model; AlphaBrain's "super brain" allows robots to have the ability to integrate "understanding-decision-execution". This is not "programming control", but the prototype of a "general agent" in the true sense.

Chinese robots are moving from "following" to a new stage of "defining rules"

At the opening ceremony, the "Top Ten Development Trends of Embodied Intelligent Robots in 2025" and "Top Ten Potential Application Scenarios of Humanoid Robots" were also officially released. The top ten trends released this time are not empty clichés, but real technical directions.

Specifically, the ten trends are embodied cognition, embodied decision-making, embodied intelligent control, embodied intelligent robot design, embodied intelligent software and hardware consistency, embodied intelligent robot factory, embodied intelligent large-scale high-quality dataset, embodied intelligent robot cluster and collaborative development with people, embodied intelligent robot open source community, and safety assessment and ethical construction for embodied intelligent robots.

The top ten potential application scenarios of humanoid robots are industrial general operation, automobile manufacturing, 3C manufacturing, shipbuilding, petrochemical, power production, safety and emergency, commercial services, household services and agricultural production.

Jingtai Discussion | The investment logic has changed: from "concept" to "scene landing"

In the past few years, robot investment has looked at "whether there is technology"; Now, investors are more concerned: can it be used? How much does it cost? How much efficiency has been improved? How long is ROI (return on investment)?

The conference sent several clear signals:

1. Humanoid robots enter the "eve of mass production"

More than 50 complete machine companies have gathered to enter the market, indicating that the industrial chain has initially matured; The localization of core components (such as dexterous hands, reducers, sensors) is accelerating, and the cost is expected to decrease.

2. The application of "robot +" has shown results

It is no longer a "demonstration project", but a solution for real factories, warehouses, and logistics scenarios; Especially in manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, flexible production lines and other fields, the demand is urgent.

3. The price war has begun, and the inflection point of commercialization is approaching

Yushu R1 is priced at 39,900 yuan, which means that humanoid robots have begun to have "enterprise procurement cost performance"; Similar to the price reduction process of industrial robots back then, the door to large-scale application is opening.