QIYUAN Robot Expands to Hangzhou and Wuhan, Accelerating Commercial Rollout

QIYUAN Robot, the consumer-grade embodied intelligence brand under Shangwei New Materials, is accelerating its commercial deployment. Today, the company opened two new experience stores simultaneously in Hangzhou and Wuhan. The Hangzhou store is located at Grand Canal Place, while the Wuhan store, the first in central China, sits in Wuhan New World. With these additions, QIYUAN's offline retail footprint continues to expand, bringing personal robots closer to everyday consumers.

Following the earlier openings in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Guangzhou, and Xiamen, the new stores in Hangzhou and Wuhan extend the network to more first-tier and new first-tier cities. This move signals a shift from product development and initial sales toward large-scale commercial deployment.

The Wuhan store at Wuhan New World is strategically placed in the core area of the Erqi Riverside Business District, surrounded by mature commercial, office, and residential environments. The location offers a dense consumer base and an ideal setting for experiencing high-tech products. Similarly, the Hangzhou store at Grand Canal Place benefits from a vibrant ecosystem of business, creative design, e-commerce, and tech industries, attracting a young and active demographic eager to engage with innovative technology.

To date, QIYUAN has established offline channels in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Guangzhou, and Xiamen. The addition of Wuhan and Hangzhou further strengthens market coverage in central and eastern China. The site selection clearly prioritizes prime commercial areas in first-tier and new first-tier cities, targeting locations with strong consumer vitality.

These physical stores serve a dual purpose: they provide direct touchpoints with customers, and they gather real-world feedback that informs product iteration. This creates a complete commercial loop integrating product, experience, user, and channel.

For a long time, humanoid robots were confined to industrial production lines, trade shows, and specialized scenarios, creating a psychological distance from everyday consumers. As personal robot products begin to enter the market, this barrier is gradually dissolving.

For an emerging product like humanoid robots, consumers still need to form perceptions about form, functionality, and real-world use through hands-on experience. Robots possess strong interactive and experiential qualities, making offline stores essential for showcasing movement capabilities, interaction effects, and practical applications. They also serve an educational role in the market.

This trend exemplifies the transition of AI and embodied intelligence from technological breakthroughs to consumer adoption. Previously, AI existed mostly in phones, computers, and the cloud. Now, with the rise of embodied intelligence, AI gains a physical body capable of sensing and acting, entering real spaces and forging direct connections with people's lives. Consequently, personal robots are poised to become a key gateway for AI into personal and family life.

As more consumers can see, experience, and even purchase humanoid robots in local malls, high-tech is no longer a niche frontier experience but an accessible consumer product for the general public.