China showcases 300+ companies' robots at Beijing's 2026 World Robot Conference

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More than 300 companies are displaying humanoid robots, industrial machines, service robots and other forms of embodied artificial intelligence at Beijing's 2026 World Robot Conference, which began on August 19. The five-day event coincides with Unitree's stock-market debut; the Chinese humanoid robot maker's shares increased nearly six-fold on opening day. The conference occurs as robotics emerges as a new front in US-China rivalry.