In recent years, southern China's Guangdong Province has taken various steps to develop the robot industry.
The application and promotion of embodied artificial intelligence robots are becoming increasingly rapid in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and a provincial-level embodied artificial intelligence robot innovation center was established in Shenzhen.
In addition, cities such as Foshan, Dongguan, and Zhuhai are encouraged to leverage their manufacturing strengths to build robot production bases.
Guangdong's industrial robot output exceeded 240,000 units in 2024 with a year-on-year (yoy) increase of 31.2 percent, ranking first in China for five consecutive years, according to the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology.
A staff member performs debugging on a humanoid robot at a robot company in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, June 25, 2025.waving humanoid robot is seen at a robotics company in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, June 25, 2025.
A staff member operates a robot to climb stairs at a robot base in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 23, 2025.
A staff member performs debugging on a humanoid robot at a robot company in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, June 25, 2025.
A dancing humanoid robot is seen at a robot company in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, June 25, 2025.
A staff member operates a robotic arm to pick up goods at a robotic artificial intelligence innovation center in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, June 25, 2025.
