China: China-made humanoid robots work in global production facilities.

Storyline China-made humanoid robots work in global production facilities At this electronics test facility in Türkiye, a Chinese made humanoid robot is inspecting a refrigerator for the home appliance company Beko. The humanoids are from an innovation center in eastern China's Zhejiang Province and have been drawing increasing attention from comapnies like Beko for their wide-ranging capabilities. Xiong Rong, founder and chief scientist, innovation center: "We have established a relatively comprehensive product portfolio that allows us to promote the robots' application in various sectors." At this year's Hannover Messe, an annual trade fair for industrial technology in Hannover, Germany, the innovation center from Zhejiang partnered with German firm Schneider Electric to launch a robot with a mobile wheeled base and human-like upper body arms. And that's not all they're doing. Xiong Rong, founder and chief scientist, innovation center: "This year, we also fulfilled an order from a leading global logistics company to help it handle the transport and sorting of bins between different racks. We also have products used for solution preparation in the bio-pharmaceutical sector." New data from Smart Analytics Global shows that Chinese vendors shipped 97 percent of all humanoid robots globally in the first half of the year, while Chinese buyers accounted for 85 percent of the demand. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]