At "2026 World Robot Conference": Xiaomi Debuts New Humanoid Robot, Automakers Enter Cross-Sector, Shift from "Storytelling" to "Business", Robots Begin "Working" Across the Board

On August 19, the "2026 World Robot Conference" opened in Beijing, with over 300 exhibitors participating. This year, major players have increased their efforts, with Xiaomi returning with a new generation of humanoid robots and automakers such as Chery entering the field cross-sector. The showcase format has evolved from "singing and dancing" to "working" across the board, with scenarios like supermarkets and firefighting becoming popular, and some robots "shedding hands" or "removing legs" to adapt to real-world deployment. Industry attention has shifted toward robot "brains," with a surge of startups emerging to tackle bottlenecks such as data scarcity.