The Technical Committee for Standardization of Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence, under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, officially released the "Standard System for Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence (2026 Edition)" at its inaugural annual meeting today. As the first comprehensive standard framework covering the entire industrial chain and lifecycle of humanoid robots in China, this system fills the gap in the standardized development of the industry, marking a new stage of high-quality development led by standards after the technology exploration phase.

The system features a rigorous logical structure, covering six core areas: basic commonality, brain-like and intelligent computing, limbs and components, complete machines and systems, applications, and safety and ethics. In terms of technical architecture, it focuses on regulating the "brain and body" of embodied intelligence and intelligent computing standards, achieving a closed-loop process for data across its entire lifecycle and model training and deployment; in the hardware dimension, it establishes modular guidelines from human-like trunks, dexterous hands to communication unit modules. Meanwhile, the system integrates safety and ethics standards throughout, providing a fundamental guarantee for compliant technological advancement.
Currently, global competition in embodied intelligence has shifted from single-point technological breakthroughs to systematic industry ecosystem development. By establishing unified software and hardware integration criteria and application scenario specifications, this move by the committee can effectively address industry challenges such as the "data shortage" and fragmented standards, accelerating the large-scale penetration of humanoid robots in complex scenarios such as industrial assembly and medical clinics. In the next step, the committee will unite efforts from government, enterprises, research institutions, and academia, using standards as a bridge to promote collaborative innovation along the industrial chain and build an internationally competitive embodied intelligence industry ecosystem.
