HRIE 2026

Shanghai International Humanoid Robot and Robotics Industry Chain Exhibition 2026

Show Time

12. 14-16, 2026

Exhibition Background

    With the continuous advancement of AI technology and the rapid growth of market demand, China's humanoid robot industry has ushered in unique development opportunities. According to relevant data, China's embodied intelligence market is projected to reach 5.295 billion yuan in 2025, accounting for approximately 27% of the global total, while the humanoid robot market is expected to exceed 8.239 billion yuan, representing about 50% of the global share. As the main hub for humanoid robots, China's first heterogeneous humanoid robot training ground was officially opened in Shanghai. based on innovative breakthroughs such as algorithm optimization, hardware upgrades, simulation platforms and data collection, it will lay a solid foundation for the industrial upgrading and large-scale application of China's humanoid robot industry. With the implementation of the "Robot+" Application Action Implementation Plan and the Shanghai Action Plan to Promote the High-quality Development of the Intelligent Terminal Industry (2022-2025), it is of great significant to accelerate the industrial clustering and high-quality development of Shanghai's robotics industry, seize the development trend of robot intelligence, integration, humanization, and service, while advancing new tracks in the robotics industry. Adhering to innovation-driven strategies, demand-oriented approaches, and foundational support, it focsues on technological breakthroughs, product updates, and real-world application scenarios, to strengthen scientific and technological innovation, promote the process of robot autonomy, build a world-class robot industry cluster and application ecosystem, and provide important support for Shanghai to build a modern industrial system. Recently, the Shanghai government released the "Implementation Plan for the Development of the Embodied Intelligence Industry in Shanghai," which outlines specific targets, including achieving a core industry scale of over 50 billion yuan in embodied intelligence by 2027. At present, the Zhangjiang AI Robot Valley has gathered more than 30 enterprises in the field of humanoid robot industry. Meanwhile, the valley has attracted a number of functional innovation companies such as ABB, the Shanghai Robotics Industry Technology Research Institute Innovation Center, the Bionic Robotics Laboratory, and the National Institute of Innovative Industrial Software, which aims to to promote the further agglomeration of the humanoid robot industry and consolidate the leading position of the Yangtze River Delta region in the humanoid robot industry.

New opportunities

    To accelerate the innovative development of China’s humanoid robot industry and provide support for building a strong manufacturing nation, a cyber powerhouse, and a digital China. Under the guidance of the competent authorities, Shanghai International Humanoid Robot and Robotics Industry Chain Exhibition 2026, hosted by Hongyuan Sinoexpo together with related organizations, will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre from Deceber 14 to 16, 2026. With a total exhibition area of 12,000 square meters, the exhibits cover a wide range of industrial chains and application services, including key robot components, complete machine manufacturing and system integration. As one of the world's leading professional events facousing on humanoid robot and the full robotics industry chain, relying on Shanghai's main position in humanoid robots and unique industrial advantages, the expo is committed to accelerating the pace of technology-driven development, industry clustering and industrial upgrading, creating an innovative highland for embodied intelligent humanoid robots and establishing an influential innovation-driven industrial ecosystem.

Major Exhibits

*Embodied Robots and Components: Humanoid robots, affective interactive robots, exoskeleton robots, pet-like robots; key components (including servo systems, sensors, reducers, controllers, joint modules, machinevision systems, batteries & power management systems, communication modules, as well as computing platformsand operating systems, etc.), system integration and related supply chains and application services.

*Robotics Technology and Applications: Robots (including commercial service, domestic service, low-altitude economy, medical, educational, entertainment, industrial, and special-purpose robots, etc.), AI terminals, core components, upstream and downstream supply chains, and scenario applications.

Concurrent Activities

During the exhibition, the Shanghai Humanoid Robot Innovation Conference will also be held. The event will provide attendees with valuable insights into the key technologies, development trends and industrial applications of humanoid robot, aiming to deepen exchanges and cooperation between academia and industry, and promote breakthroughs in humanoid robot technology and the industrialization process. Furthermore, the conference will also release the technical achievements of the robotics industry chain and sign industrialization projects, which contributed to injecting new vitality into the development of the humanoid robot industry.

SHANGHAI Advantages

1）Technological innovation is one of the core advantages of Shanghai's humanoid robot industry. Shanghai has brought together various top scientific research institutions and enterprises, which have promoted the continuous breakthroughs in the android technology. Furthermore, Pudong New Area in Shanghai has also made significant progress in the field of humanoid robot industry, gathering 73 industrial chain enterprises that cover multiple key segments, and forming an innovative industrial ecology with industry influence.

2）One of the key advantages of Shanghai's humanoid robot industry is industrial clustering. Pudong New Area, particularly the Zhangjiang area, has established a hub for the humanoid robot industry. There are not only mass production companies of androids, but also many key component suppliers and R&D institutions, forming a complete industrial chain.

3）based on the significant first-mover advantage, the National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Humanoid Robots, as China's first national-level public platform in the field of android industry, has been inaugurated in Shanghai. The pre-launch ceremony of OpenLoong that the world's first full-size humanoid robot source community was held. Shanghai has launched China's first full-size universal humanoid robot open-source public version machine "Qinglong". Meanwhile, China's first heterogeneous humanoid robot training ground was officially opened in Shanghai.

4）Policy support has provided strong assurance for the development of Shanghai's humanoid robot industry. With the help of a series of policy and measures, including financial support, business environment optimization, and industry-academia-research collaboration, Pudong New Area makes great efforts to promote the growth of the android industry, to provide a favorable development environment for humanoid robot enterprises, and attract numerous companies to to settle down and develop.

Target Audience

Government, international organizations, well-known academicians, industry experts, founders and executives of leading companies in the field of robotics, as well as related companies in the upstream and downstream of the industry chain, representatives of application fields (including medical care, education, disaster relief, public safety, manufacturing, family care, etc.) and the media will be invited to attend the exhibition.

Contact:

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