"Iterating every week! Science fiction scenarios are constantly becoming reality!" This was the strong impression a reporter had during a recent visit to Shenzhen to interview about the humanoid robot industry. In the laboratory of ZQGame, a 1.38-meter-tall "niche" robot demonstrated challenging movements such as leg sweeps, dancing, and leaping over 15-centimeter obstacles, its fluidity even astonishing professional dancers. From its hesitant steps a year ago to its current agility, the speed of humanoid robot evolution is astonishing.
Open-source strategy and rapid iteration are the core driving forces. Yao Qiyuan, co-founder of ZQGame, revealed that the company attracts global developers to co-build the ecosystem by deploying and training code through open source. Individual product versions are iterated on a weekly basis, and it takes only six months from design to prototype deployment. This open and collaborative model significantly shortens the technology development cycle.
Industry chain collaboration further accelerates innovation. The "Robot Valley" in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, has gathered hundreds of companies and research institutions, including Yuejiang Technology and UBTECH, forming a dense network where "upstream and downstream are connected from floor to floor." Xie Kaixuan, Marketing Director of Yuejiang Technology, cited the example of an embodied intelligent robot, whose leap from simply "wiping dishes" to independently making claypot rice is attributed to algorithm optimization and feedback from scenario data.
Open application scenarios provide crucial support for technology implementation. Zhao Bingbing, Director of the Longgang District Artificial Intelligence Bureau, stated that the district has opened up 79 scenarios, including government inspections and fire protection, helping companies discover business opportunities through practical use. Furthermore, the creation of innovative scenarios such as robot 6S stores and theaters provides diverse platforms for technology verification.
At the policy level, Xu Hongli, Deputy District Mayor of Longgang District, mentioned that industry safety standards are being drafted and a complete industrial chain ecosystem is being built, providing comprehensive support for development from regulation to supporting facilities. The goal of "cultivating emerging industries" proposed at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee has injected long-term confidence into future technologies such as humanoid robots.
From open-source ecosystems to industrial chain collaboration, from open scenarios to policy support, Shenzhen is using a multi-dimensional innovation environment to drive humanoid robots from the laboratory to reality, making "science fiction speed" the norm.
