Robotics industry thriving in China's Tianjin

Staff members debug a smart robot at Tianjin Chenxing Technology Co., Ltd. in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 6, 2026.

Tianjin has attracted a good number of significant projects on smart robotics, and is now home to more than 200 entities under the Tianjin Robot Industry Technology Alliance. Their products are targeting diverse scenarios such as automobiles, port operation, and machine-building.

The total industrial output of the city's above-designated-size enterprises for smart robotics reached 6.849 billion yuan (about 1.02 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2026, up 15.2 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

A staff member debugs a flexible mobile robot at Tianjin Mover Robot Technologies Co., Ltd. in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 6, 2026.

Tianjin has attracted a good number of significant projects on smart robotics, and is now home to more than 200 entities under the Tianjin Robot Industry Technology Alliance. Their products are targeting diverse scenarios such as automobiles, port operation, and machine-building.

The total industrial output of the city's above-designated-size enterprises for smart robotics reached 6.849 billion yuan (about 1.02 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2026, up 15.2 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

A staff member tests a parallel industrial robot at Tianjin Chenxing Technology Co., Ltd. in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 6, 2026.

Tianjin has attracted a good number of significant projects on smart robotics, and is now home to more than 200 entities under the Tianjin Robot Industry Technology Alliance. Their products are targeting diverse scenarios such as automobiles, port operation, and machine-building.

The total industrial output of the city's above-designated-size enterprises for smart robotics reached 6.849 billion yuan (about 1.02 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2026, up 15.2 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

Staff members assemble a swimming pool cleaning robot at Wybotics Co., Ltd. in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 6, 2026.

Tianjin has attracted a good number of significant projects on smart robotics, and is now home to more than 200 entities under the Tianjin Robot Industry Technology Alliance. Their products are targeting diverse scenarios such as automobiles, port operation, and machine-building.

The total industrial output of the city's above-designated-size enterprises for smart robotics reached 6.849 billion yuan (about 1.02 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2026, up 15.2 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

Staff members test a swimming pool cleaning robot at Wybotics Co., Ltd. in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 6, 2026.

Tianjin has attracted a good number of significant projects on smart robotics, and is now home to more than 200 entities under the Tianjin Robot Industry Technology Alliance. Their products are targeting diverse scenarios such as automobiles, port operation, and machine-building.

The total industrial output of the city's above-designated-size enterprises for smart robotics reached 6.849 billion yuan (about 1.02 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2026, up 15.2 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

Staff members test an underwater robot at Tianjin Hanhai Lanfan Marine Technology Co., Ltd. in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 6, 2026.

Tianjin has attracted a good number of significant projects on smart robotics, and is now home to more than 200 entities under the Tianjin Robot Industry Technology Alliance. Their products are targeting diverse scenarios such as automobiles, port operation, and machine-building.

The total industrial output of the city's above-designated-size enterprises for smart robotics reached 6.849 billion yuan (about 1.02 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2026, up 15.2 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

A staff member tests an underwater robot through a simulation system at DEEPINFAR Ocean Technology Inc. in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 6, 2026.

Tianjin has attracted a good number of significant projects on smart robotics, and is now home to more than 200 entities under the Tianjin Robot Industry Technology Alliance. Their products are targeting diverse scenarios such as automobiles, port operation, and machine-building.

The total industrial output of the city's above-designated-size enterprises for smart robotics reached 6.849 billion yuan (about 1.02 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2026, up 15.2 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

A staff member tests a swimming pool cleaning robot at Wybotics Co., Ltd. in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 6, 2026.

Tianjin has attracted a good number of significant projects on smart robotics, and is now home to more than 200 entities under the Tianjin Robot Industry Technology Alliance. Their products are targeting diverse scenarios such as automobiles, port operation, and machine-building.

The total industrial output of the city's above-designated-size enterprises for smart robotics reached 6.849 billion yuan (about 1.02 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2026, up 15.2 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)