China released its Artificial Intelligence+ Action Guidelines in late August. With the penetration rate of AI applications expected to exceed 70% by 2027 and 90% by 2030, the country intends to deeply integrate AI into six major sectors, boosting industrial upgrading and economic growth in the process. These guidelines are considered vital for the future of automation and high-tech equipment manufacturing. The 2025 World Robot Conference was held in Beijing from Aug. 8 to 12. Humanoid robots and the industry's future development were the most significant highlights of the show. The former is a crucial intersection of AI and high-end manufacturing, driving demand for many tools, such as ultra-precision lathes, grinding machines, and turning and milling multitask machine tools. In the first half of 2025, the production of industrial and service robots in China grew by 35.6% and 25.5% year over year, respectively. By early August, there were more than 930,000 robot-related companies in China, with more than 100,000 new companies added in the first half of 2025 – an increase of about 45% year over year. According to the Chinese Institute of Electronics, the market size of humanoid robots in China is expected to reach approximately $120 billion by 2030. A few recently announced projects and investment news items are listed below:
Jiangsu Huihua Intelligent Equipment Sci & Tech Co. plans to spend $70.5 million on measurement and inspection equipment, a vertical machining center, and a hydraulic press for key auto and electronic parts production projects.
Fulin Precision Co. plans to set up a $14 million production line of e-drive joints for a robot project in Sichuan Province.
Luxshare Precision Industry (Changshu) Co. has broken ground on its $700 million robot manufacturing plant in Jiangsu.
Ningbo Shu Sheng Sci & Tech Co. invested $97.9 million in a project to manufacture core components for robots and drones in Zhejiang.
Zhejiang XCC Group Co., Ltd., an industrial chain group that integrates R&D, manufacturing, and services, intends to build a new $148 million facility in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang, to produce embodied robots and smart-driving vehicles and to expand its production of a variety of planetary roller ball screws.
Xianyang Siasun Sci & Tech Co. has begun the second phase of its $140 million manufacturing facility in Shaanxi, which will produce robot and AGV parts.
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