Five production lines are connected, standardization accelerates mass production! On-site inspection of the humanoid robot "Health Check Center"

On February 27, the China Securities Journal reporters visited the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center’s pilot verification platform located in Yizhuang, Beijing.

The pilot verification platform was launched on January 29. It features six main functions: prototype manufacturing, performance and process validation, process optimization, module assembly and debugging, complete machine assembly and debugging, and testing and verification. It focuses on technical validation and application deployment needs for embodied intelligent robots. The platform covers an area of 9,700 square meters, with six floors. Besides the top-floor office, each floor is dedicated to different production or testing functions, integrating automation technology into the production line.

The first floor is the material center for complete robot manufacturing. Parts are directly transported into the intelligent warehouse of the material center, where automated storage and logistics robots inspect, temporarily store, pick, and distribute materials, sending various components to different production lines upstairs.

The fifth floor is the joint production line, where staff conduct production testing and assembly of joint components. The reporter observed a row of joint testing lines, with testers closely monitoring screens displaying test data. Results are displayed and recorded in real-time. This line ensures products meet design specifications, safety standards, and customer requirements, improving production consistency and reliability.

The fourth floor is a small-batch prototype line, where robot prototypes from innovative companies, universities, and research institutions are turned into real finished products. A relevant person in charge of the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center explained that this line supports flexible production and standardized testing, helping more practitioners convert technological innovations into mass-manufacturable products.

The demonstration production line of the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center operates on the third floor. The upper limbs, torsos, and lower limbs of TianGong and TianYi robots are assembled and then tested in designated zones. In the upper limb testing area, the reporter saw a row of robot arms swinging under load, demonstrating various postures to test durability. The lower limbs continuously performed running motions for testing.

Photo by Zheng Cuiying, our reporter, of the robot upper limb load testing

Photo by Zheng Cuiying, our reporter, of the robot lower limb testing

The relevant person in charge explained that the robot’s upper limbs, torsos, and lower limbs undergo continuous testing for over two hours to ensure stability and reliability. After testing, different parts are assembled into a complete robot, which then enters the next process where an embodied intelligence operating system is installed, transforming it into a robot capable of performing specific tasks.

Robots that have completed assembly and system installation are sent to the second floor for motion and interaction function testing. Products that pass the tests are moved to the packing area, awaiting shipment.

Photo by Zheng Cuiying, our reporter, of a robot preparing for motion testing

The relevant person in charge stated that as a new industry, the humanoid robot supply chain standards are still immature, and component designs are continuously iterating. The pilot verification platform has established a production and testing process through R&D innovation, covering online inspection, static testing, and dynamic testing after assembly.

“For the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, the pilot verification platform demonstrates process management, system construction, and talent development; for the industry, its goal is to develop into a service-oriented platform, providing standardized services for industry practitioners and promoting more participants to achieve mass production,” the person said.

The platform has built a channel for humanoid robot companies from technological R&D to product transformation, from small-batch prototypes to scaled production readiness. Currently, it is equipped with 500 sets of prototype manufacturing and testing equipment and has an annual capacity of 5,000 sets of embodied intelligent robots.

By 2026, China’s humanoid robot shipments are expected to increase significantly. According to the Gaogong Robotics Industry Research Institute, domestic humanoid robot shipments are projected to reach 62,500 units in 2026.

（Source: China Securities Journal）