Standards

China publishes general requirements for humanoid robots

Published national standard; effective April 1, 2027September 28, 2026

Unitree G1 humanoid and Go2 quadruped on stage at Japan Mobility Show 2025. — Unitree G1 and Go2 at Japan Mobility Show 2025. Related Chinese robotics archive photograph; it does not certify compliance with the newly published humanoid standard. Image: RuinDig / Yuki Uchida · CC BY 4.0 · 3840 × 2160 · Downsampled where needed to 4K or larger and WebP optimized; smaller card preview. No upscaling.

What happened

The record identifies the National Technical Committee on Robotics Standardization and its humanoid-robot subcommittee as the responsible bodies. It lists government institutes, universities, laboratories and robotics companies among the drafting organizations; the public record confirms publication and the future effective date but does not reproduce the standard's detailed requirements.

Why it matters

This is a published national standard, distinct from MIIT's separate draft guide for a broader humanoid-industry standards system. Publication does not make the standard effective before April 1, 2027, and it does not certify that any listed company's robot complies or performs reliably.

Source checked October 31, 2026. Status describes the evidence in the linked source at the time of review.