Beijing's municipal government has released a development plan for high-precision industries during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, emphasizing full-stack autonomy and comprehensive AI applications to lead global competition.
China's Ministry of Human Resources has officially designated 'Embodied Intelligence Robot Application Technician' as a new occupation, highlighting the human role in robot deployment. This move aligns with broader policy signals redefining human jobs alongside automation.
National standards for dexterous hands are expected to be finalized and publicly announced by the end of this year, according to the Aggregate Intelligence Industry Development Conference 2026. Multiple companies have already joined the drafting process.
China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced 11 new professions and 23 new job types, including embodied AI robot application technicians and low-altitude logistics personnel, to align with emerging industry trends.
Beijing has introduced policies encouraging elderly care robots in homes, but high costs, limited adaptability, and poor after-sales service hinder widespread adoption.
At the 26th CIFIT, Tong'an District unveiled a 'scenario list' to attract robotics and hard-tech companies by offering real application scenes instead of land. The approach has already brought one major embodied intelligence firm and is backed by a comprehensive funding system.
MassRobotics surveyed 14 member companies about the FCC's restrictions on foreign-made advanced robots. The results show an even split between those viewing the rule as beneficial and those seeing it as detrimental, with sentiment tied to manufacturing location.
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued its 15th Five-Year Plan for the information and communication industry, prioritizing improved computing infrastructure, including R&D of key common computing technologies and exploration of space computing.