2026 World Robot Conference opens in Beijing, 311 new products unveiled

Children inspect a robot on display at the 2026 World Robot Conference on Aug. 19, 2026 in Beijing. (People's Daily Online/Weng Qiyu)

The 2026 World Robot Conference, themed "Human-Robot Symbiosis, Production-Demand Convergence," opened in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (Yizhuang) on Aug. 19, 2026. Co-hosted by the Chinese Institute of Electronics and the World Robot Cooperation Organization, the conference invited 30 international supporting organizations and drew 373 exhibiting companies showcasing more than 3,000 innovative products, with over 17,000 contestants taking part in related competitions. A total of 311 new products were unveiled at the conference.

A woman takes a photo of a giant humanoid robot at the 2026 World Robot Conference on Aug. 19, 2026 in Beijing. (People's Daily Online/Weng Qiyu)

A child is captivated by an intelligent robot identifying and sorting items at the 2026 World Robot Conference on Aug. 19, 2026 in Beijing. (People's Daily Online/Weng Qiyu)

A visitor photographs a bionic intelligent robot at the 2026 World Robot Conference on Aug. 19, 2026 in Beijing. (People's Daily Online/Weng Qiyu)

A bionic intelligent robot is on display at the 2026 World Robot Conference on Aug. 19, 2026 in Beijing. (People's Daily Online/Weng Qiyu)

Foreign visitors photograph a quadruped robot at the 2026 World Robot Conference on Aug. 19, 2026 in Beijing. (People's Daily Online/Weng Qiyu)

A staff member calibrates a many-handed robot at the 2026 World Robot Conference on Aug. 19, 2026 in Beijing. (People's Daily Online/Weng Qiyu)

A visitor tries out a quadruped guide robot at the 2026 World Robot Conference on Aug. 19, 2026 in Beijing. (People's Daily Online/Weng Qiyu)

A foreign visitor observes a humanoid robot up close at the 2026 World Robot Conference on Aug. 19, 2026 in Beijing. (People's Daily Online/Weng Qiyu)

Visitors observe an underwater embodied robot performing cleaning tasks at the 2026 World Robot Conference on Aug. 19, 2026 in Beijing. (People's Daily Online/Weng Qiyu)