
Alibaba showcases AI stack from chips to research agents at WAIC 2026
Alibaba said shipments of its Zhenwu AI chips had reached 560,000 units by April, serving more than 400 customers across over 20 industries.

Alibaba said shipments of its Zhenwu AI chips had reached 560,000 units by April, serving more than 400 customers across over 20 industries.

The initiative reflects a broader shift in seismology from human-supervised workflows to AI-driven real-time analysis.

A total of 208 embodied AI products and more than 300 physical robots were exhibited at this year’s conference, held on July 17-20.
The announcements came as WAIC reached its largest scale to date, spanning more than 100,000 square meters across four exhibition venues in Shanghai.