China's robot makers push embodied AI to meet global demand

Chinese industrial robot makers are stepping up development of embodied artificial intelligence (AI) systems, aiming to tap rising global demand for smart robots capable of flexible, small-batch production.

At Huayan Robotics in south China's Guangdong Province, engineers are developing seven‑axis robotic arms with embodied intelligence. By feeding multi-scenario industrial data into multimodal large models and equipping the arms with new force sensors, they have given the machines the ability to interact naturally with their environment, much like humans.

"When someone applies force to the robot, it can perceive the force with high precision. In scenarios like screwing or material handling in factories, it can sense both the magnitude and direction of forces, while traditional robotic arms lack this kind of capability," said Xie Peimin, an engineer of the company.

Meanwhile, a team at the Guangdong Topstar Technology Company is developing an embodied intelligence workstation with four-axis industrial robots that can understand human language.

"Our goal is to enable traditional industrial robots to directly understand human language through research and development, thus achieving flexible production," said Sun Bangle, an engineer at Topstar.

According to statistics, Chinese companies launched a total of 108 new industrial embodied AI robots from January 2025 to the end of May 2026, covering a wide range of application scenarios, including material handling and assembly.

China's robot makers push embodied AI to meet global demand

Taiwan secession is doomed to failure, no matter how many military drills the Taiwan authorities hold, State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokeswoman Zhu Fenglian said in Beijing on Wednesday. '

The remarks came after Taiwan's "military" launched its first joint defense exercise this week, simulating scenarios including the detection of "enemy military movements" and "incursions into territorial waters, according to Taiwan media reports

"The Democratic Progressive Party authorities are attempting to seek Taiwan secession through military means and escalate confrontation across the Taiwan Strait. They are the foremost cause of tension and instability in the Taiwan Strait. In the face of the powerful Chinese People's Liberation Army, no matter how many military exercises the Democratic Progressive Party authorities conduct, they are merely putting on a show and will achieve nothing. They cannot change the inevitable failure of Taiwan secession, nor can they stop the historical trend toward the country's inevitable reunification," Zhu said at a press conference.

Military drills not to alter inevitable failure of Taiwan secession: spokeswoman