China Ships 13,000 Humanoid Robots in 2025 as Demand Lags 85% Global Market Share
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Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 6
China Ships 13,000 Humanoid Robots in 2025 as Demand Lags 85% Global Market Share
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 6
Summary
Chinese companies shipped more than 13,000 humanoid robots in 2025—about 85% of the global total—even as experts warned commercialization is trailing manufacturing capacity.
More than 140 Chinese manufacturers and 330 models are chasing a market where many orders still come from state-owned firms and research labs, with over 2 billion yuan of 2025 orders tied to uses such as power plants, data centers and entertainment.
AGIBOT and Unitree each shipped over 5,000 units, far ahead of U.S. rivals such as Figure AI and Tesla, which Omdia said delivered only a few hundred or less.
Prices are falling—EngineAI lists a basic humanoid at 180,000 yuan and some Chinese models sell for under $6,000—but analysts say robots remain too fragile, costly and limited for broad use in homes or unpredictable workplaces.
Morgan Stanley expects China’s humanoid sales to more than double to about 28,000 units this year, though wider adoption still depends on proving practical use cases and gathering enough real-world training data.
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China Ships Over 10,000 Humanoid Robots in 2025: Market Leadership, Strategic Edge, and Global Implications
Overview
In 2025, China became the clear leader in the global humanoid robot market, driving a major wave of commercialization and releasing over 330 new products. This rapid growth was fueled by a mix of diverse application scenarios, the integration of advanced language models into robots, and strong investment momentum. Chinese companies like Unitree Robotics and AGIBOT led global shipments, with Unitree alone delivering more than 5,500 units. These achievements highlight China's unique combination of market scale, technological innovation, and manufacturing strength, setting the stage for its dominance in the evolving humanoid robotics industry.