China Unveils Humanoid Robotics Standardization Framework

China released the 2026 humanoid robots and embodied intelligence standard system on Saturday at the annual humanoid robotics standardization committee meeting in Beijing's E-Town. The top-level framework spans six areas — foundational standards, brain-inspired computing, body components, complete systems, applications and safety/ethics — and seeks to address fragmentation among over 140 manufacturers and 330 product models to enable manufacturing consistency and interoperable data formats.