Dozens of New Chinese Humanoids Emerge in Summer 2025
For China’s blossoming humanoid robotics sector, there’s been little time to relax this summer.
Qinglong is a full-size humanoid robot from China that aims to serve as a general-purpose, open-platform machine. It stands about 1.82–1.85 m tall, weighs ~80 kg, and has 43 active degrees of freedom. Qinglong combines a “high-bionic torso,” agile locomotion, dexterous hands, and strong joint torques (up to 400 N·m) with 400 TOPS of computing power. The robot is built to navigate complex terrain, manipulate delicate objects, and support multi-modal perception and interaction. The creators have launched an open-source initiative, making its hardware and software accessible to other developers to foster broader robotics innovation.
For China’s blossoming humanoid robotics sector, there’s been little time to relax this summer.
China’s first heterogenous humanoid robot training facility just opened in Shanghai and is aiming to rapidly 10x its size.
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China’s ambitions in humanoid robotics can be traced back to the 863 Program launched in 1986 to advance the country in high-tech fields.
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The humanoid robotic market is evolving at breakneck speed.
The following are just some of the latest developments in Chinese humanoid robotics.