- Facility aims to standardize inspection across rapidly growing robotics sector
- 4000-square-meter lab to cover performance, safety and core component testing
Zhejiang has launched its first dedicated testing center for embodied AI robots, addressing long-standing gaps in standardized inspection as the province accelerates development of its robotics industry.
The Zhejiang Embodied AI Robot Quality Inspection Center was officially unveiled on May 29 during a provincial market regulation technology event in Hangzhou.
The facility fills a regional gap in testing capabilities for full robot systems and key components, authorities said.
Zhejiang is home to hundreds of robotics-related companies, but until now lacked a unified, specialized public testing platform.
Companies often had to send products to other provinces for inspection, facing delays, higher costs and a shortage of consistent standards.
Full development cycle
Located in Hangzhou’s Qiantang District, the center has built a 4,000-square-meter laboratory equipped to conduct more than 1,000 testing parameters across 154 related standards.
It covers system-level performance, core component reliability, environmental adaptability and human-machine interaction safety.
The center is designed to support companies across the full development cycle — from early-stage performance validation to mass production sampling and compliance testing ahead of market launch.
Lu Liquan, director of the Zhejiang Institute of Quality Sciences, said the center will focus on testing and research in motion control, environmental perception and safety performance.
National benchmark
It will also integrate research, metrology, standards development, scenario testing and application promotion into a unified service system, while participating in the drafting and revision of industry standards, he added.
Going forward, the center plans to expand its testing capabilities in line with rapid technological change in embodied AI robotics, aiming to position itself as a national benchmark for quality assurance in the sector and support the province’s broader industrial ambitions.
