- More than 200 teams from China and abroad gather in Hangzhou’s Yunqi Town to test robots on industrial and service tasks
- Zhejiang accelerates embodied intelligence rollout with growing industrial clusters and real-world application scenarios
The 2026 Hangzhou International Embodied Robot Scenario Application Competition opened Friday morning at the Hangzhou Yunqi Town International Convention and Exhibition Center.
This contest brings together more than 200 robot teams from China and abroad in what is billed as the country’s first competition focused on real-world applications rather than staged demonstrations.
More than 60% of participants came from outside Zhejiang province, with teams also arriving from countries including Switzerland.
The event reflects Zhejiang’s broader push into embodied intelligence, where the province has built a cluster of more than 20 robot system companies and over 130 core component makers, supported by national pilot bases and provincial innovation centers.
Local authorities say the ecosystem is now testing and validating robotics applications across 27 scenarios.
This year’s competition focuses on industrial, service and special-use applications, with all tasks derived from practical pain points identified by leading companies rather than abstract benchmarks.
Images from the event, as provided by the 2026 Hangzhou International Embodied Robot Scenario Application Competition Organizing Committee, highlight participating robots in action. All image copyrights belong to the organizing committee.
Images from the event, as provided by the 2026 Hangzhou International Embodied Robot Scenario Application Competition Organizing Committee, highlight participating robots in action. All image copyrights belong to the organizing committee.
