Wuhan unveils three-year plan for humanoid robot industry
Wuhan recently held a series of news conferences unveiling a three-year action plan and relevant policies for the humanoid robot industry.
To develop this emerging sector, the city will focus on five initiatives: platform aggregation, scenario demonstration, complete machine development, component production, and ecosystem cultivation. Wuhan will support complete machine enterprises with ecosystem leadership and industry competitiveness, establishing a municipal-level joint laboratory with up to 60 million yuan ($8.36 million) in funding.
A humanoid robot does household chores. [Photo/WeChat account of Optics Valley of China]
A 1-billion-yuan investment fund for the humanoid robot industry will also be established in Wuhan as part of the creation of a 10-billion-yuan master fund for humanoid robots and artificial intelligence (AI) in Hubei province to facilitate the listing of humanoid robot enterprises.
Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone (Optics Valley of China, or OVC) has assembled three academician teams and collaborated with 33 universities that offer AI programs, bringing together five complete machine enterprises and 13 core companies and achieving an 85 percent coverage rate for 31 key components.
The Hubei Humanoid Robot Innovation Center. [Photo/WeChat account of Optics Valley of China]
The Hubei Humanoid Robot Innovation Center has also been inaugurated in the Optics Valley Digital Economy Industrial Park, marking the establishment of China's largest and most diverse innovation center.
An OVC official stated that the zone aims to make the center a national model for integrating technological and industrial innovation and a key support for future industries in Hubei, building a nationally influential ecosystem for the humanoid robot industry.
