Recently, led by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, in collaboration with the Shanghai Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, the Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, as well as mainstream enterprises and research institutions such as UBTECH, Unitree Technology, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, and the China Federation of Industry and Information Technology, the world's first "Classification of Humanoid Robot Intelligence" (T/CIE 298-2025) group standard was jointly formulated.

Recently, led by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, in collaboration with the Shanghai Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, the Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, as well as mainstream enterprises and research institutions such as UBTECH, Unitree Technology, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, and the China Federation of Industry and Information Technology, the world's first "Classification of Humanoid Robot Intelligence" (T/CIE 298-2025) group standard was jointly formulated.

This standard features "Four Dimensions and Five Levels", including four core capability dimensions: "Perception and Cognition (P), decision Learning (D), execution performance (E), and collaborative interaction (C)", and constructs a five-level intelligent capability classification system from L1 to L5. According to the new group standard, from L1 to L5, the intelligent capability level of humanoid robots increases step by step. The standard simultaneously provides 22 first-level indicators, over 100 technical provisions, general safety bottom lines and typical application scenario mappings, which can offer intuitive references for enterprises to carry out product design, performance benchmarking and capability declaration.

TrendForce Consulting stated that currently, humanoid robots are in the early stage of commercialization in the industry. Standardization construction has become an important driving force for the development of the industry. The establishment of a national standard for humanoid robots is of great significance. National standards can regulate industry technical indicators, lower technical thresholds, and facilitate large-scale production and cost reduction and efficiency improvement in the industry.

In the short term, the 2025 World Robot Conference and the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games will be held in Beijing in August this year. The establishment of national standards will promote the technological iteration of software and hardware systems in the perception, decision-making and execution ends for each participating team. In the long run, this standard will accelerate the commercialization process of humanoid robots and promote their wide application in fields such as industrial manufacturing, medical care and health, and home services.

According to data from TrendForce, as of May 2025, there are a total of 54 humanoid robot body companies in the Chinese market that have clearly entered the humanoid robot field and released products (excluding some products from university research institutes). Among them, start-up companies account for 61%, traditional industrial robot companies for 11%, automotive companies for 13%, large Internet companies for 9%, and home appliance companies for 4%.

Among these types of players, there are different cooperation models. Internet companies or software companies excel in AI large models and software algorithm technologies. Compared with start-up humanoid robot companies, car manufacturers have accumulated experience in autonomous driving technology, as well as relatively complete supply chains and production systems. This gives car manufacturers a greater advantage in application scenarios, as their self-developed humanoid robots can be directly applied in their own factories. The advantages of humanoid robot start-ups include strong innovation capabilities, the ability to respond quickly to market changes, and innovation in technology and application. Focusing on niche fields enables the concentration of resources to achieve breakthroughs at a single point.

In terms of cooperation methods, car manufacturers will choose to cooperate with Internet companies in software technology. Robot enterprises and Internet companies tend to engage in in-depth cooperation. Internet companies enter the humanoid robot industry through investment and equity participation, providing financial and algorithm research and development support to robot enterprises. Meanwhile, robot enterprises are responsible for the research and development of robot bodies and the support of underlying operation control algorithms, and build supply chains for production and sales. Both companies leverage their respective strengths.

In addition, some industrial robot companies and home appliance companies have begun to enter the humanoid robot race. Industrial robot companies have accumulated similar technologies and have obvious advantages in mechanical structure design and motion control, etc. Home appliance companies have significant advantages in the accumulation of component technology and the implementation of manufacturing scenarios.

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