Domestic humanoid robots have entered the practical stage of the international market!
In December 2025, NAVIAI (Pioneer 2), developed by Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, completed four months of stable operation at the Beko factory in Türkiye, becoming a landmark case of China’s independent decision-making humanoid robots officially going global.
At present, from complete machines to core components, from industrial manufacturing to commercial services, Chinese enterprises are deeply integrating into the global humanoid robot industry chain through diversified paths, demonstrating strong international competitiveness.
Expanding Industrial Applications
In the industrial sector, ZhiYuan Robotics has officially entered the German market, launched a full-range product matrix, and joined hands with Minth Group to promote localized implementation in Europe. UBTech signed a service agreement with Airbus, a European aerospace corporation, to deploy its latest Walker S2 industrial humanoid robots in manufacturing plants and jointly explore robotic applications in aviation manufacturing scenarios.
These cases clearly show that Chinese products are gradually gaining recognition from leading international enterprises in industrial scenarios with high technical complexity and strict implementation requirements.
Dual Engines: Scientific Research & Education and Commercial Services
Scientific research, education and commercial services are also key areas for global expansion.
Xingdong Jiyuan derives more than 50% of its business from overseas markets, covering North America, Europe, the Middle East, Japan and South Korea, with products adopted by top institutions such as Stanford University and MIT.
Acceleration Robotics has an overseas market share of over 40%, with nearly 1,000 units shipped.
Unitree has achieved large-scale deployment in the Middle East through local distributors, applied in supermarkets, logistics and other scenarios, and provides technical support for the RoboCup.
Magic Atom has a local R&D team in the United States, designing products for local market demand, with overseas revenue accounting for more than 30%.
Songyan Power plans to expand sales of about 1,000 units across five major regions: North America, the Middle East, Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea.
Focus on the Southeast Asian Market
ZhiYuan Robotics has opened offline experience stores in Malaysia, focusing on education and entertainment.Keenon Robotics has quickly introduced its XMAN series humanoid robots into overseas restaurants, hotels and other scenarios by leveraging its global commercial service robot network and existing channel advantages.Dobot has pursued globalization since its founding, with overseas business revenue accounting for more than 50% and continuous breakthroughs in APEC economies.
Rapid Rise of Core Components
Notably, Chinese enterprises are also expanding rapidly overseas in the field of core components.
Taking Realman as an example, its shipment volume exceeded 100,000 units in 2025. The company adopts an “ecosystem-building” strategy in overseas markets, promoting core components such as joint modules to integrate into the global robot R&D system.
Lingqiao Intelligence’s dexterous hands are priced at only one-fifth of similar international products, winning popularity among overseas customers with remarkable cost advantages.
Lingzu Times shipped about 26,000 units overseas in 2025, with customers including internationally renowned institutions such as PI and Stanford University.
The collective global expansion of these component manufacturers marks that China’s humanoid robot industry has entered a new stage from complete machine exports to full-industry-chain ecological output.
Conclusion
In this global competition, Chinese enterprises continue to make breakthroughs in product iteration and scenario implementation. They are also accelerating integration into the global industrial system through diversified paths such as complete machine exports, core component output, and localized operations.
From technological innovation to scenario application, from complete machine breakthroughs to ecological output, Chinese humanoid robots are showing growing technological confidence and industrial strength, contributing more “Chinese solutions” to the world’s intelligent manufacturing.
