Gasgoo Munich- The Humanoid Robot and Embodied Intelligence Standardization (HEIS) annual meeting convened in Beijing on February 28. It marked the first such gathering since the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology established the Humanoid Robot and Embodied Intelligence Standardization Technical Committee—referred to as the Committee—in December 2025. Representatives from government, industry, academia, and investment sectors gathered to discuss standardization efforts.
At the conference, the "Humanoid Robot and Embodied Intelligence Standard System (2026 Edition)" was formally unveiled. This system represents China's first top-level design covering the entire industry chain and full lifecycle of humanoid robots, providing unified guidelines ranging from basic commonalities and key technologies to application deployment.
From an architectural standpoint, the system is divided into six sections. Basic commonality standards provide general guidance; brain-like and intelligent computing standards address the "big and small brains" of embodied intelligence, spanning the data lifecycle and model training or deployment; limb and component standards focus on humanoid torsos, dexterous hands, and modules for actuation, perception, and communication; whole machine and system standards target hardware-software integration; application standards govern development and operation across scenarios; and safety and ethics standards permeate the entire industry lifecycle.
In addition to releasing the standard system, the meeting disclosed a roster of key standard projects for humanoid robots and embodied intelligence. It also launched the "Cooperation Initiative on Building Humanoid Robot Identity Management Mechanisms" and the "Initiative on Safe Development of the Humanoid Robot and Embodied Intelligence Industry," aiming to bolster the support framework at the levels of underlying rules and industrial safety.
Moving forward, the Technical Committee will join forces with government agencies, enterprises, research institutes, and universities to drive standard formulation efforts within the established framework.
