How to transform from thousands of components into a humanoid robot that can run, jump, and work? At the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (referred to as "Beijing Humanoid"), the answer can be found.
Building humanoid robots with "big and small brains", establishing a data and training base for embodied intelligent robots, and achieving large-scale production and delivery of universal humanoid robots... Beijing Humanoid uses "hardcore innovation" to promote the advanced growth of the robotics industry, and also reveals that the core value of humanoid robots is not limited to high difficulty action demonstrations at exhibitions and laboratories, but is reflected in the low threshold, high adaptability, and fast landing in real applications in various industries.
Hello everyone, I am a embodied Tiangong, your exclusive guide! "Walking into the Beijing humanoid exhibition hall, the humanoid robot" Tiangong "waved its arms and explained to visitors the unique skills of the robot" colleagues "in the exhibition hall. It is worth mentioning that this does not require manual remote control, but rather the independent operation of humanoid robots.
Humanoid robots are capable of understanding, thinking, and adapting, and the role of "big and small brains" is self-evident. The series of autonomous movements of "Tiangong" are flowing smoothly, supported by the "Huisi Kaiwu" platform. Its multimodal fusion perception system is like giving robots "sharp eyes", which can accurately recognize semantic and geometric features, and distinguish exhibition crowds, exhibits, and obstacles in real time.
Not long ago, based on "Huisi Kaiwu", Beijing Humanoid released the industry's first full-size full body VLA (visual language action) model framework - TG-VLA, which connects the full chain capability of humanoid robots from "high-level semantic decision-making, full body coordinated motion, and dynamic environment adaptation". This means that humanoid robots can have the same frequency of whole-body coordination ability as humans, complete industrial precision operation and maintenance, and perform long-range and refined movements such as household chores.
Li Chunzhi, COO of Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, told reporters that there are key technological bottlenecks in the global humanoid robot industry. For example, traditional control relies on preset motion libraries and cannot complete tasks based on open language instructions and dynamic environments. The "Huisi Kaiwu" platform breaks the drawbacks of traditional intelligent modules that operate independently, achieving collaborative unity of understanding, reasoning, imagination, and action. It is compatible with all types of robot hardware such as bipedal, dual arm, and wheel arm, and covers multiple scenarios such as industrial operations, special operations, and home services.
Without high-quality data collection, there can be no mature humanoid robots. The Beijing Humanoid Intelligent Robot Data and Training Base can be regarded as a "super training factory" for humanoid robots. In the nearly 5000 square meter base, more than 30 real-life scenarios such as home and office are dynamically operated, and more than 120 robots of different configurations are trained in sorting, handling, precision operation, etc. in rotation.
Unlike traditional static demonstration scenarios, all scenes in the training base can be flexibly adjusted for lighting, layout, and work environment, simulating real and complex working conditions in all aspects. The staff collected high-quality real machine data on a large scale through equipment such as headbands, motion capture gloves, and remote cockpit control. At present, the base has a daily production capacity of over 500 hours and has delivered nearly 20000 hours of high-quality data to the outside world.
High quality data is the core cornerstone of embodied intelligence, but the industry has long been plagued by problems such as scene fragmentation, lack of interoperability of device data, and uneven data quality. Therefore, Beijing Humanoid has built a pyramid data system that integrates simulation data, annotated simulation data, and real machine procurement data. Through a standardized collection, annotation, and quality inspection system throughout the entire process, the data qualification rate has remained stable at over 95%. Currently, the base is moving towards the goal of "1 million hours of high-quality data".
From "laboratory" to "application field", the 9700 square meter pilot testing platform has become a key hub for technology transformation. Three demonstration production lines have been established here, including complete machines, joints, and small-scale trial production; Open one-stop services for trial production, verification, optimization, and testing to the entire industry, bridging the gap from technical prototypes to large-scale production in the industrial chain.
Established in November 2023, in less than three years, Beijing's humanoid development has achieved remarkable results. The "embodied Tiangong" platform has achieved full-scale pure electric drive humanoid robot humanoid running, winning the world's first half marathon race where humans and humanoid robots run together. The "Tiangong 3.0" completed the Thomas rotation, achieved interactive high dynamic control with touch, and won the world's first Robot Warrior Challenge championship.
According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, with continuous breakthroughs in large models, intelligent agents, and artificial intelligence chips, the production of humanoid robots in China is expected to exceed 100000 units by 2026. The focus of industrial development is gradually shifting from technology research and development to large-scale manufacturing and supply chain capacity building.
The value of technology ultimately needs to be reflected by the market. In the next five years, the future industry represented by embodied intelligence will usher in a new stage of practical implementation. "Li Chunzhi said that the humanoid robot industry is in a critical window period from technological iteration to scene implementation. In the future, Beijing humanoid will amplify its advantages of" high technological ceiling and low landing threshold ", build a full stack closed-loop system of" ontology brain platform ecology ", and help China's humanoid robot industry seize the initiative in global competition.