From August 8th to 12th, the 2025 World Robot Conference with the theme of "Making Robots Smarter and Bodies Smarter" will be held in Beijing. This 5-day event showcased the latest breakthroughs in the field of robotics, providing a feast for the eyes of the audience - over 400 domestic and foreign experts, scholars, entrepreneurs, and representatives of international organizations gathered together to discuss cutting-edge technologies in the field of robotics, share the latest products and applications; 220 well-known domestic and foreign robot companies showcased over 1500 products together; More than 100 new products will debut here. The World Robot Conference has been successfully held for 10 sessions. Over the past 10 years, the World Robot Conference has been continuously cultivating and making long-term achievements in promoting the integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, improving the quality and efficiency of robot applications, and expanding international exchanges and cooperation. It has not only become a "innovation leading event," "industry promotion event," "application promotion event," and "international cooperation event" in the global robotics field, but also a promoter, participant, and witness of robots empowering thousands of industries and entering thousands of households and landscapes, "said Xu Xiaolan, President of the China Electronics Society. Entering the World Robot Conference venue is like entering a future world built by robots. In more than 500 scenes including production and manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, safety protection, home service, education and medical care set up at the conference, robots from different enterprises and shapes competed on the same stage, accepting the audience's "inspection": some were close to the shelves, picking up goods one by one according to orders; Some stand in front of the goal, poised to take the next shot; Some are busy sorting messy clothes, skillfully folding them, and organizing them into sorting boxes... These are just a microcosm of the development of the robotics industry. The rapid acceptance of instructions and response, as well as flexible, stable, and coherent movements, are the best proof of the high-speed iteration and significant improvement in intelligence level of robot technology. Xu Xiaolan introduced that by 2024, China's robot patent applications will account for two-thirds of the total global robot patent applications. At the same time, the core components of robots form a rich spectrum of proprietary products; Core technologies such as large-scale robot models, intelligent collaborative control, and human-computer interaction are constantly breaking through; The preliminary construction of the standard working system for robots, and the accelerated layout of service systems such as pilot testing, inspection, and certification. China attaches great importance to the development of the robotics industry. According to relevant statistics, in the first half of this year, the operating revenue of China's robotics industry increased by 27.8% year-on-year, and the production of industrial robots and service robots increased by 35.6% and 25.5% respectively. It has become the world's largest industrial robot market for 12 consecutive years, and China is also the world's largest robot producer. According to statistics, the production of industrial robots in China has increased from 33000 sets in 2015 to 556000 sets in 2024, and the production of service robots has also climbed from 6.623 million sets in 2020 to 10.519 million sets in 2025. The application of industrial robots covers 71 major industries and 236 medium industries in the national economy, and the density of manufacturing robots has risen to the third place in the world. During this conference, the most popular area was undoubtedly the world's first comprehensive robot ecosystem platform - "Robot World 2.0". It is reported that the platform has innovatively launched two major consumer formats - the world's first embodied intelligent robot 4S store and the robot themed restaurant "Robot Flame Research Institute". With this as the core carrier, the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone collaborates with several well-known robotics companies and major innovation platforms such as the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center to build a new landmark in the global robotics industry ecosystem. Milk tea, coffee, pancakes, grilled skewers... In the "Robot Flame Research Institute" restaurant, a wide variety of drinks and snacks are all made on-site by robots. Not only that, as soon as consumers enter the restaurant, they can enjoy full process intelligent services such as holographic light and shadow welcome, bionic humanoid robot bartender services, etc. During the dining period, performances such as robot bands and historical celebrity robot talk shows were staged one by one. The restaurant aims to create an immersive consumption new scene that integrates "tongue tip experience, cultural perception, and technological interaction". And the 4S store for embodied intelligent robots is aimed at better connecting the "last mile" of industrial landing. It introduces the traditional car 4S store model into the robotics industry, mainly showcasing more than 100 products in 7 categories including medical, industrial, companionship, biomimetic, humanoid bipedal, integrated, and humanoid wheeled. The store has established an integrated model of "scene experience instant sales service delivery" for enterprise users, and integrates customized development, finance, and robot rental services to provide a conversion channel from research and development to market for robot enterprises, as well as a cutting-edge platform for users to create deep contact and experience. It is reported that during this conference, a total of 19000 robots and related products were sold, with sales exceeding 200 million yuan. In the future, 'Robot World 2.0' will also plan to build a robot hotel to achieve full process intelligent services, committed to creating a new landmark for technology tourism and business, and continuously leading the innovative application and integrated development of the robot industry. ”According to the relevant person in charge of Beijing, the current level of development of the robot industry in Beijing ranks among the top in the country. Among them, the scale of the humanoid robot industry accounts for about one-third of the country's total, and the industry revenue increased by nearly 40% in the first half of this year. The number of robot specialized, refined, and new "little giant" enterprises ranks first in the country. In the future, Beijing will continue to increase its support for the development of the robotics industry and make every effort to create a robotics innovation highland with international influence. (New Society)