Reference News Network, December 8 report. According to the website of the Financial Times in the UK on December 4, the Japan International Robot Exhibition has been held every two years since 1974, focusing on industrial robots. According to statistics from the International Federation of Robotics, in 2024, more than 500,000 industrial robots were installed by companies around the world, of which 54% came from China. It is no coincidence that China has been the world's largest producer of industrial robots for over a decade.
However, the feature and charm of the Japan International Robot Exhibition have always been humanoid robots. Seeing robots that look somewhat like us doing things we can do is exciting.
The report states that the 2025 Japan International Robot Exhibition, which opened in Tokyo on the 3rd, is very different from previous exhibitions, mainly in two aspects. The first is the technological advances since 2023. Artificial intelligence has developed rapidly, and according to the most optimistic people, artificial intelligence seems ready to bridge the gap between humanoid robots' "stumbling" and practicality.
Analysts who provide next year's major trend recommendations are closely watching humanoid robots. Daisy Zhang (phonetic), an analyst at Macquarie, wrote in a research report that 2026 will be the "turning point" for humanoid robots and their global commercialization.
The second area of interest is that although Japan still holds an important position in the field of industrial robots, the baton of robot development has passed to China, and China now dominates the field of humanoid robots.
Yuque H2, Zhiyuan G2, UBTech Walker S2... All humanoid robots that increasingly resemble humans are made in China. Even Tesla's upcoming third-generation Optimus humanoid robot is estimated to mainly use parts made in China. (Translated by Li Sha)
On November 6, 2025, at the Yuque Technology booth at the 8th China International Import Expo, a humanoid robot performed a combat performance. (Xinhua News Agency)
Original: toutiao.com/article/7581347637325038099/
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