🔬 Global Robotics Research Directory
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Clear filters📍 Beijing, China
China's top university for robotics research, with major programs in humanoid robots, surgical systems, and embodied AI. Tsinghua's robotics alumni lead many of China's top robot companies.
📍 Shanghai, China
Home to one of China's most prolific robotics research programs. SJTU's surgical robot lab and industrial automation research is among the most cited in Asia.
📍 Hangzhou, China
Created Jueying — one of China's most capable quadruped robots — and maintains one of China's strongest robot learning programs. Deep connections to Hangzhou's booming robotics industry.
📍 Harbin, China
China's top university for space robotics and one of the earliest robotics research centers in China. HIT built the robotic arm used on China's Tiangong space station.
📍 Beijing, China
Developed the BHR series of humanoid robots — one of China's longest-running humanoid programs. BIT's Intelligent Robotics Institute has produced China's most capable bipedal research platforms.
📍 Shenyang, China
China's most important government robotics research institute, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Developed China's first industrial robots and continues to lead in underwater and space robot systems.
📍 Changsha, China
Developer of Chinese military-grade humanoid and legged robots. NUDT's robotics research is among the most advanced in China for dynamic locomotion and autonomous operation.
📍 Beijing, China
Home to Apollo — China's most widely deployed autonomous driving platform — and leading research in embodied AI. Baidu Research has published over 1,000 robotics and AI papers.
📍 Beijing, China
Growing robotics program with strong AI foundations. PKU researchers are contributing to China's embodied intelligence initiative and have deep ties to Beijing's AI industry ecosystem.
📍 Hefei, China
Home to Jia Jia — China's most realistic humanoid robot — and Xiao Man, a service robot that gained international attention. USTC's robot research merges AI with expressive humanoid design.
📍 Wuhan, China
Leader in underwater and field robotics in central China. Wuhan University's autonomous underwater vehicles and remote sensing robots have been deployed in the Yangtze River and South China Sea.
📍 Hangzhou, China
China's fastest-growing quadruped and humanoid robot company. Unitree democratized legged robots with sub-$10,000 quadrupeds and launched H1 — the first commercially available full-size humanoid in China.
📍 Hangzhou, China
Leading Chinese quadruped manufacturer deploying robots in industrial inspection. Deep Robotics' Lite3 and X30 quadrupeds are used in power plants, pipelines, and mines across China.
📍 Shenzhen, China
World's largest restaurant robot company with 70,000+ units deployed in 60+ countries. Pudu's BellaBot and KettyBot set the global standard for food service automation.
📍 Shanghai, China
China's leading indoor delivery robot company with 100,000+ robots deployed in hotels, hospitals, and restaurants. Keenon pioneered multi-robot dispatch systems for large venues.
📍 Beijing, China
China's government-backed humanoid robot center, developer of Tiangong — China's most capable full-size humanoid. Backed by Beijing municipal government as a national strategic priority.
📍 Shanghai, China
China's most important government AI lab, now investing heavily in embodied intelligence and robot foundation models. Released RoboFlamingo and other open-source robot AI models.
📍 Shenzhen, China
Tencent's secretive but impressive robotics lab. Robotics X has built Max — a wheeled-legged robot — and Ollie — a one-wheeled balancing robot — and is developing dexterous humanoid hands.
📍 Shenzhen, China
Developing the AI chip and cloud infrastructure stack for China's robotics industry. Huawei's Ascend chips and HarmonyOS are becoming the de facto platform for Chinese robot controllers.
📍 Shenzhen, China
Controls 70%+ of the global consumer drone market and invented the modern camera stabilization gimbal. DJI's Agras agricultural drone sprays 40% of all drone-sprayed crops in China.
📍 Shenzhen, China
China's first humanoid robotics unicorn and the world's most prolific humanoid robot manufacturer by units. UBTECH's Walker X is the most commercially successful Chinese humanoid, and Alpha series has 1M+ units sold.
📍 Beijing, China
Launched CyberDog quadruped as an open-source research platform at $1,500 — disrupting the research robot market. Xiaomi's CyberOne humanoid demonstrates China's consumer electronics giant entering full-scale robotics.
📍 Shanghai, China
China's fastest-rising humanoid startup, co-founded by He Yue (ex-AutoBot). Agibot's A2 humanoid achieved the fastest ramp from founding to factory deployment in Chinese robotics history.