Robotics

Newly released photos from inside the Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics — a state-backed facility opened to Reuters cameras on Thursday — offer the clearest look yet at China's industrial-scale approach to building general-purpose humanoid robots. With 90% of global humanoid shipments already coming from Chinese factories and exports surging 210% year-on-year in Q1 2026, the question for European companies and buyers is no longer theoretical: China is not just winning the humanoid race — it is building the factory that builds the factories.