Gasgoo Munich-Chinese robots are accelerating their global expansion. In the first five months, exports of separately listed robot types totaled 10.377 million units, valued at 19.99 billion yuan, reaching over 150 countries and regions. The European Union and ASEAN stood out as primary destinations.
A breakdown by category reveals a diversified export matrix.
Cleaning robots led the pack, with exports hitting 14 billion yuan—accounting for over 70% of the total value. Powered by core technologies like autonomous navigation, automatic dust collection, and smart water cycling, domestic cleaning robots are precisely tailored to diverse overseas living environments, offering a distinct competitive edge.
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On the industrial front, exports of industrial robots reached about 70,000 units in the first five months, with overseas application scenarios continuously expanding. Material handling robots equipped with visual recognition and intelligent algorithms are being deployed in large-scale infrastructure and transport projects abroad; welding robots with automatic scanning and modeling capabilities can calculate optimal process solutions in real time; and collaborative robots are making their mark in light manufacturing sectors such as food, pharmaceuticals, and daily chemicals.
In emerging frontier sectors, exports of intelligent bionic robots surpassed 8,000 units, covering diverse scenarios including equipment inspection, research and education, and public services. Leveraging the advantages of a complete domestic supply chain, the scale of Chinese robot exports is steadily expanding.
As early as 2023, 17 government departments jointly issued the "Robot+" Application Action Plan. More recently in 2026, eight departments released the "Artificial Intelligence + Manufacturing" Special Action Implementation Opinions.
Policy has consistently focused on application scenarios, accelerating the intelligent, green, and integrated development of manufacturing while fostering the mutual empowerment of AI technology and industrial applications.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission recently issued a notice on the 2026 Special Campaign for Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence Real-Scene Training. The directive sets a goal to achieve regular deployment of key products and a rollout at the scale of 10,000 units by the end of 2026.
