{"id":91534,"date":"2025-11-28T14:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T11:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=91534"},"modified":"2025-11-28T14:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T11:50:13","slug":"beijing-warns-of-overheating-in-humanoid-robot-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/beijing-warns-of-overheating-in-humanoid-robot-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing Warns of Overheating in Humanoid Robot Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A bubble may be forming in China&#8217;s humanoid robot market, according to the National Development and Reform Commission, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-11-27\/china-warns-of-bubble-risk-in-booming-humanoid-robotics-industry?srnd=phx-technology\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The agency, responsible for economic policy and strategic planning, noted the rise in similar models from over 150 companies.<\/p>\n<p>According to agency spokesperson Li Chao, it is crucial for the country to avoid market saturation and maintain incentives for genuine research and development.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Advanced industries have long struggled with balancing growth speed and bubble risks. The humanoid robot sector faces this challenge,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Development of bots and investments in the sector surged after Unitree droids performed at the Spring Festival gala earlier this year, capturing nationwide attention.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?22\" data-telegram-post=\"forklogAI\/5641\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Communist Party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.cn\/zhengce\/202510\/content_7046050.htm\">included<\/a> the sector among six new economic growth drivers in the country&#8217;s development guidelines for the five-year plan up to 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, bots have demonstrated unique capabilities:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/robots-join-humans-in-beijing-half-marathon\">running marathons<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/china-hosts-first-humanoid-robot-muay-thai-tournament\">fighting<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/beijing-hosts-olympic-games-for-robots\">playing football<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In November, one of China&#8217;s leading manufacturers, UBTech Robotics, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/chinese-robots-to-patrol-vietnam-border\">secured a major contract<\/a> to supply humanoids to border checkpoints. They will assist travelers, conduct inspections, and handle logistics.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bubble Not a Concern<\/h2>\n<p>Public interest in the industry has fueled investor enthusiasm. Consequently, the Solactive China Humanoid Robotics Index, tracking shares of robotics-related companies, rose by 30% in 2025.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c40a94b5d4800d8c-10722926833129195.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-270699\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Bloomberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Citigroup forecasts the robot market to grow to $7 trillion by 2050. Analysts predict widespread adoption of humanoids in households and businesses in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>Li stated that authorities will continue to accelerate the creation of market entry and exit mechanisms. This is necessary to foster a competitive environment.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing intends to actively develop research and development in key technologies while simultaneously building infrastructure for training and testing.<\/p>\n<p>The government also plans to promote the consolidation and joint use of technological and industrial resources across the country to encourage practical applications of humanoids.<\/p>\n<p>Back in December 2024, China <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/china-deploys-spherical-ai-powered-police-robots\">began deploying<\/a> a robot police officer\u2014a round, armed AI device resembling a large bowling ball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bubble may be forming in China&#8217;s humanoid robot market, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"China's humanoid robot market may be overheating, warns the National Development and Reform Commission.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[438,133,1811,652],"class_list":["post-91534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-china","tag-robotics-economy","tag-robots"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"145","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"China's humanoid robot market may be overheating, warns the National Development and Reform Commission.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91536,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91534\/revisions\/91536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}