2025 World Robot Expo Closes: Innovation Achievements and Civilian Applications Co-present
The 2025 World Robot Expo concluded successfully in Beijing. The expo witnessed a constant emergence of new perspectives, technologies, products, and achievements, which not only served as a leading innovative exploration in the development of the robotics industry but also became a vivid journey of nurturing and expanding new drivers for the robotics industry. In addition, a total of 123 heavyweight new products were unveiled during the expo, and special new product release events were held to collectively present the latest breakthroughs in the robotics field. Among them, there were many innovative applications serving civilian manufacturing — such as the flush button assembly machine equipped with precision visual recognition and flexible grasping technology, which realizes the automatic docking and detection of button components through the precise movements of robotic arms, demonstrating the in-depth penetration of robotics technology in the production of daily necessities.
5-Day Event Concludes: Focusing on the Theme of “Intelligent Robots and Intelligent Embodiment”
On August 12, the 5-day 2025 World Robot Expo came to an end in Beijing. From the precise empowerment of industrial applications to the intelligent integration into life scenarios; from the agile evolution of humanoid robots to the innovative breakthroughs in embodied intelligence. This international event, themed “Making Robots Smarter, Making Embodiments More Intelligent”, comprehensively and multi-dimensionally presented the latest technological breakthroughs, innovative application scenarios, and future development trends in the global robotics field through high-level forum discussions, cutting-edge exhibitions, intense competitions, and rich supporting activities, injecting vigorous momentum into the high-quality development of the global robotics industry.
Closing Ceremony Lineup: Guests from All Walks of Life Witness the Conclusion of the Event
Xu Xiaolan, Member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Vice Chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the All-China Women’s Federation, and President of the Chinese Institute of Electronics; Qiao Hong, Director of the World Robot Cooperation Organization, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Director of the National Key Laboratory of Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Systems at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Zhang Feng, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Council of the Chinese Institute of Electronics and Chairman of the China Humanoid Robot 100-Person Association; Zhang Jianwei, Foreign Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Academician of the German Academy of Engineering; Chen Ying, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Chinese Institute of Electronics, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Headquarters, and Chairman of the Advanced Robotics and Automation Academic Conference of the World Robot Expo; Jiang Hongzhao, Deputy Director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology; Liang Liang, Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone; as well as enterprise representatives, competition participants, volunteer representatives, and other leaders and guests attended the closing ceremony.
Speech by Zhang Feng: Discussing the Sustainable Development of the Robotics Industry
In his speech, Zhang Feng stated that over the past five days, guests from all sectors including global politics, industry, academia, and research gathered in Beijing, conducting enthusiastic and fruitful brainstorming around the theme of “Making Robots Smarter, Making Embodiments More Intelligent”, which wrote a brilliant chapter in promoting the high-quality and sustainable development of the global robotics industry. The expo was filled with new perspectives, technologies, products, and achievements, which not only served as a leading innovative exploration in the development of the robotics industry but also became a vivid process of cultivating and strengthening new drivers for the industry. Standing at the forefront of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, the Chinese Institute of Electronics will actively promote technological research, scenario expansion, standard formulation, talent cultivation, and international cooperation in the robotics industry, and build an open and shared global robotics industry ecosystem. It welcomes colleagues from all over the world to join us in jointly promoting the healthy and sustainable development of the global robotics industry and making greater contributions to the economic and social development of mankind.
Achievements of Academic Conferences: Papers from Multiple Countries Compete for Top Awards
The “International Academic Conference on Advanced Robotics and Automation” at the 2025 World Robot Expo received 87 papers from 10 countries including China, France, the United States, and Singapore. After strict review processes such as pre-blind review and on-site defense, the “Best Student Papers” — Detection of Surgical Stages in Endoscopic Lobectomy Based on Deep Learning, Graphene-Based Ultrasensitive Aortic Pressure Sensor — and the “Best Conference Paper” — Detection of Muscle Activation Onset Based on Phase Surface Electromyography (sEMG) were selected. Chen Ying, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Chinese Institute of Electronics, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Headquarters, and Chairman of the Advanced Robotics and Automation Academic Conference of the World Robot Expo, awarded the authors of the “Best Student Papers” and “Best Conference Paper”.
Highlights of New Product Releases: 123 Heavyweight Achievements Unveiled Collectively
A total of 123 heavyweight new products were unveiled during the expo, and special new product release events were held to collectively present the latest breakthroughs in the robotics field. At the closing ceremony, Qiao Hong, Director of the World Robot Cooperation Organization, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Director of the National Key Laboratory of Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Systems at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Zhang Jianwei, Foreign Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Academician of the German Academy of Engineering, awarded the representatives of enterprises that released new products.
BCI Brain-Controlled Robot Competition: Setting a New Record in Quadruped Robot Control
The BCI Brain-Controlled Robot Competition was held concurrently with the 2025 World Robot Expo, focusing on showcasing innovative technology application scenarios in the field of brain-controlled robots. After intense on-site competition, the 2025 competition record for brain-controlled quadruped robots was set. Zhang Bosi from Xi’an Jiaotong University successfully controlled a quadruped robot to complete tasks such as navigating an 8-shaped track and shaking hands using brain control in 4 minutes and 27 seconds, reaching 85% of the normal manual operation speed. This indicates that brain-computer interface technology has the ability to complete complex path and interaction tasks in real-world scenarios. Wang Tianhong, Deputy Secretary-General of the Chinese Institute of Electronics, awarded a certificate to the record setter.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Roadshow: 10 Outstanding Projects Win “Venture Star”
The carefully curated “2025 ‘Venture Star’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project Roadshow Chinese-Style Innovation in Embodied Intelligence Special Event” built an efficient docking platform for “technology-capital-industry”, attracting global high-quality innovative projects to participate. A number of cooperation intentions were reached on-site, accelerating the commercialization of cutting-edge technologies. A total of 10 outstanding projects were selected in this event. Jiang Hongzhao, Deputy Director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology; Liang Liang, Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone; Zhang Yi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Chinese Institute of Electronics; and Cao Xueqin, Deputy Secretary-General of the Chinese Institute of Electronics, awarded the winners of the “2025 World Robot Expo Venture Star”.
Gratitude to Partners: Witnessing the Journey of Industrial Collaboration
The successful holding of the expo witnessed the vigorous development of the robotics industry and the solid footsteps of all sectors of society working together with the robotics industry. Zhang Feng, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Council of the Chinese Institute of Electronics and Chairman of the China Humanoid Robot 100-Person Association, and Chen Ying, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Chinese Institute of Electronics, presented appreciation certificates to JD, the exclusive global strategic partner of the 2025 World Robot Expo, as well as the partners of the 2025 World Robot Expo — Beijing Yizhuang Robot Technology Industry Development Co., Ltd., Beijing Rural Commercial Bank, China Construction Bank, Bank of Beijing, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
Xu Xiaolan’s Summary: The Robotics Industry Usheres in New Opportunities
Xu Xiaolan summarized the achievements of the expo and announced its conclusion. She pointed out that the current World Robot Expo successfully completed all agendas with the attention and support of all sectors of society, creating an “innovation-led event”, “industry-promoting event”, “application-promoting event”, and “international cooperation event” in the global robotics field, and achieved fruitful results. Robots are ushering in unprecedented development opportunities. We will adhere to the concepts of openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation, strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the scientific and industrial communities of various countries, persistently promote the integrated development of technological innovation and industrial innovation, accelerate the formation of new productive forces by robots, and better enhance human well-being.
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