Shanghai to Host International Embodied Intelligence Expo in July

Shanghai will host the Shanghai International Embodied Intelligence Expo from July 2 to 4, 2026, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), as embodied intelligence moves from research labs into large-scale industrial application.

The expo comes amid rapid advances in large AI models and the accelerating commercialization of humanoid and bionic robots. These developments have pushed embodied intelligence to the forefront of global technology competition, with growing impact across manufacturing, healthcare, mobility and services.

Industry research shows the global embodied intelligence market reached 19.5 billion yuan in 2025. Adoption of humanoid and bionic robots continues to rise, while application scenarios are expanding quickly. China has built a relatively complete industrial ecosystem, covering core hardware components, software platforms and downstream applications.

The event will cover 30,000 square meters and is expected to attract more than 500 exhibitors from home and abroad. Nine exhibition zones will be arranged along the industrial chain, from technology development to commercial deployment.

The embodied intelligence hardware zone will showcase humanoid robots and industrial collaborative robots. The perception systems zone will focus on sensors such as vision systems, lidar and force sensors. The decision and cognition zone will present chips, algorithms and motion capture technologies that support autonomous decision-making and interaction.

Other zones will highlight execution systems such as motors and reducers, battery and energy solutions, and intelligent connected vehicle technologies, including autonomous driving and vehicle-road coordination.

The expo will also feature platforms for research institutions, innovation centers and industrial parks, as well as a technology commercialization zone linking laboratories with markets. A manufacturing equipment zone will present CNC machine tools and metal 3D printing equipment to support industrial-scale production.

A series of parallel events will be held during the expo, including an industry forum, the release of a national industry report, standards discussions, supply-chain matchmaking sessions and new product launches.

Organizers say the event aims to support collaboration across government, industry and research institutions, and to accelerate the transition of embodied intelligence from technological innovation to large-scale application.