In early January 2026, a video titled "Zhongqing T800 Robot Hardcore Demonstration" became popular on overseas social media. In the picture, the T800 humanoid robot, standing 1.73 meters tall, with graceful lines and a heroic appearance, smoothly completes difficult martial arts movements such as swinging its arms, swinging fists, 360 degree spinning and turning, and five consecutive kicks. Its posture is as agile as a real person. The video quickly gained millions of views, and while amazed, many overseas netizens expressed disbelief in its authenticity: "Is this definitely not Hollywood CG (animation) special effects? ”Faced with these doubts, the Chinese company that released this video, Shenzhen Zhongqing Robot Technology Co., Ltd., calmly responded, "Welcome to China to see it with your own eyes." Soon after, at the global technology event CES (International Consumer Electronics Show) on the other side of the ocean, Zhongqing's booth was surrounded by layers of attendees. When the T800 robot walked with a natural gait comparable to that of humans and interacted naturally with the staff in public, cheers and applause erupted from the scene. With curiosity about the two news protagonists - the Zhongqing T800 humanoid robot, our reporter recently visited the headquarters of Zhongqing Robot Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Zhongqing Technology") located in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, to learn about its innovation story. Ten Year Sword: Empowering Robots with Soul and Temperature. In 2016, the entrepreneurial boom swept across Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, but the field of humanoid robots is still blank. In this context, Zhao Tongyang, founder, chairman, and CEO of Zhongqing Technology, founded his first robotics company. At that time, he may not have imagined that this decision would embark on a decade long quest, and the difficulty of starting was far beyond his imagination. At that time, I was really a 'three no' person - no technology, no funds, no team, "Zhao Tongyang told this newspaper with a smile. Unable to buy ready-made products for disassembly and learning, he bought a robot model from Taobao and kept it by the bedside for repeated analysis; Without mature technical references, he led the team to start researching from basic algorithms, debugging code and optimizing structures countless times. In 2020, Zhao Tongyang's team achieved its first significant breakthrough. The quadruped robot they developed has significantly lowered its market price from tens of thousands to over 200000 yuan to 30000 to 40000 yuan through large-scale production and open source technology, making it affordable and usable for ordinary people. At that moment, I knew our persistence had meaning. In 2023, after accumulating sufficient experience and resources, Zhao Tongyang founded Zhongqing Technology. He firmly believes that a group of people with strength and emotions will eventually overcome seemingly impossible difficulties. Since its establishment in 2023, Zhongqing Technology has built a complete product iteration path from technological exploration to commercial implementation, and then to future layout. We develop robots to shape products according to human standards, pursuing a comprehensive anthropomorphism of form, dynamics, intelligence, and emotion, endowing robots with soul and warmth, rather than just using them as tools. ”Zhao Tongyang said. As the starting point for a series of technology validations, the first humanoid robot product, the technology validation robot SE01, broke through the limitations of natural humanoid gait technology and traditional algorithms in the industry. Its early exploration of straight leg walking and balance control laid the foundation for the dynamic performance optimization of subsequent products. Following closely behind is the lightweight, high dynamic, fully open humanoid robot PM01, which has completed the world's first humanoid robot front flip stunt, and also has agile functions such as autonomous climbing from falls, precise seating, and axe dancing. This product not only verifies the adaptability of high torque joints and complex motion algorithms, but also demonstrates the possibility of humanoid robots surpassing tools through practical interaction. Its lightweight design and scene adaptation capabilities have accumulated valuable engineering experience for subsequent mass production models. The T800, launched at the end of 2025, as a flagship full-size universal model in the series, can be regarded as a disruptive product that combines design, performance, and experience. Its uniqueness runs through all dimensions. In terms of form, it is based on an adult male, with a height of 1.73 meters and a weight of over 70 kilograms that perfectly fits the proportion of the human body. It abandons the conventional design of "bending legs and taking small steps" in the industry, and walks with a tall and straight posture like a pine, combining elegance and energy-saving advantages; In terms of performance, the self-developed core joint of the full stack has a peak torque of 450 Newton meters, and the knee joint is comparable to sports car power. 43 high degrees of freedom endow it with super strong sports abilities such as running, fighting, backflip, and spinning kick. The world's first solid-state battery paired with optimized gait algorithm achieves industry breakthroughs in four to five hours of continuous walking and full day endurance, solving range anxiety; In terms of experience, the core components are independently controllable, with deep innovation in hardware structure and software algorithms. The appearance combines industrial beauty and artistic texture, and has been praised by overseas media as the "hexagonal warrior at CES", which has amazed overseas audiences and become a powerful business card of China's intelligent manufacturing. Rejecting mediocrity: uncompromising product pursuit. Walking into the R&D workshop of Zhongqing Robot, two abandoned robot prototypes in the corner are particularly eye-catching. These are the first two generations of products we eliminated, because they are not excellent enough, and if we don't want to give up, we must start over, "Zhao Tongyang said. In his view, the ultimate pursuit of product quality is far more important than short-term benefits: "Compromise is easy, strengthening is difficult. If we always feel that this is impossible, then it is impossible, and we will become mediocre." In Zhao Tongyang's view, the success of T800 stems from the two main competitive advantages of Zhongqing Robot. Firstly, the pursuit of product value: refusing to compromise on market and technological status quo, not satisfied with existing user needs, committed to creating products that far exceed expectations, breaking industry inertia thinking, and pursuing ultimate excellence and perfection. Next is the product technology strength based on independent innovation. From innovative gait design to breakthroughs in power performance, from enhancing endurance to full stack self-developed technology, from high dynamic interaction of robots to the precipitation of intelligent systems, this uncompromising attitude runs through every aspect of the development of Zhongqing robots. Before T800, the mainstream walking posture of humanoid robots in the industry was mostly "bending legs, bending knees, and taking small steps", because this was the most "stable" and easy to achieve. But the engineers at Zhongqing believe that this is "not elegant, not energy-efficient, and not human like": "Why can't robots hold their heads high and take big strides?" Therefore, they are willing to "put the entire generation of prototypes that have been developed for months into the cold palace" simply because they are "not beautiful enough and not strong enough". Knee joint torque, they insist on challenging 450 Newton meters to reach the power level of a sports car engine, just to enable the robot to run, jump, and fight. We cannot compromise with reality just because of high technical difficulty, innovation must go all out to pursue excellence. ”Zhao Tongyang led the team to start from scratch, overcome multiple core technologies, and after countless simulation tests and physical experiments, finally achieved the natural gait of the robot. This walking style, which imitates the achievements of human evolution, not only has an elegant posture, but also saves a lot of energy, laying the foundation for the improvement of endurance. In terms of core component research and development, Zhongqing insists on full stack self-developed. We can never create what we want by relying on external factors. Apart from semiconductors, we have achieved autonomous and controllable capabilities in hardware, software, algorithms, and sensors, "said Zhao Tongyang. This self-developed model gives the team absolute technical autonomy." We define how much torque and explosive power we want, without being limited by supplier capabilities. "It is this independent innovation that has enabled the T800's knee joint torque to reach 450 Newton meters, endowing the robot with super strong sports abilities such as running, jumping, spinning, kicking, and fighting. Endurance anxiety was once a pain point in the humanoid robot industry, with most products only able to work continuously for about 2 hours. The Zhongqing team has increased the continuous walking time of T800 to four to five hours by adopting innovative solutions such as solid-state batteries and optimized gait algorithms, and can even last for a whole day under normal usage scenarios. We not only need to solve the problem of whether it can be used, but also the problem of whether it is easy to use, "Zhao Tongyang said. Aesthetics is also an important dimension of robots. Zhao Tongyang believes that robots should not only have powerful performance, but also have aesthetic appeal: "Behind beautiful things, there is an inherent logic. The ultimate pursuit of beauty in design is a respect for users and a reverence for products." From appearance to internal structure, from elegant code to efficient algorithms, the Zhongqing team has always adhered to the concept of "exquisite beauty", and ultimately created the T800, a high-value robot known as the "hexagonal warrior at CES" by overseas netizens. Breaking through the impasse: Confidence and Responsibility of China's Intelligent Manufacturing. At the 2026 CES exhibition, a "technological showdown" of humanoid robots quietly unfolded. Unlike the typical slow and somewhat rigid displays in previous robot exhibition areas, the T800's demonstration is full of tension. Its independently developed high torque joints enable it to perform a series of movements that require extremely high balance capabilities. The most impressive feature of T800 is its gait - when walking, the knee joints are almost straight, the stride is wide, and the center of gravity moves smoothly, presenting a walking posture that is close to human, with a confident and efficient stride. The on-site response was enthusiastic. Ordinary visitors let out waves of exclamation, and the flashing lights of their phones connected in a continuous line. In the front row of the crowd, researchers and senior industry analysts from top robotics laboratories around the world carefully observe every joint and buffering of T800 upon landing. After watching for a long time, an American professor said to his colleagues, "They have solved several key nonlinear problems in dynamic equilibrium... This is not a simple imitation, but a deep originality." Another industry observer from Europe commented, "The Chinese team is no longer just showcasing 'functionality', they are starting to define 'experience' and 'standards'." In fact, the development of China's humanoid robot industry cannot be separated from the country's long-term technological layout. As early as the last century, the National High tech Research and Development Program (863 Program) began to support research in related fields, accumulating valuable talents and technological foundations for the industry. Previously, there was a voice that said our technology was obtained by dismantling and researching products from developed countries overseas, which was extremely wrong. In fact, the research and development of Chinese robots rely on our own policies, basic research, and talent support from the country, step by step. Thanks to the technology research and talent cultivation of top universities in China, I was able to avoid the dilemma of no one available and no technology to learn from when I started my business. Without the dividends of the country's advance layout, the Chinese robot industry could not have developed so rapidly. In the past 10 years, China's humanoid robot industry has gone through the process of "going from 0 to 1", gradually leading in technology, and the rise of enterprises such as Zhongqing is not an exception. With a complete manufacturing supply chain, strong industrialization capabilities, and continuous innovation investment, China has formed significant advantages in areas such as robot body manufacturing and high dynamic algorithms. Many parts of robots overseas are made in China, and we have reason to believe that Chinese companies will definitely lead the world in this field, "said Zhao Tongyang. I hope everyone