A new robotics center in Beijing suggests that humanoid robots could soon become commonplace in households, utilizing AI and human-like body shapes.

This development is anticipated to bolster China’s technological competitiveness against the US.

While the recently established Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center has disclosed limited information about its latest project—a general-purpose humanoid robot prototype—it has assured that the robot will materialize “soon,” according to the South China Morning Post.

These robots are poised to address China’s diminishing labor force, supporting the nation’s efforts to enhance its growth drivers by leveraging new technology-led “productive forces,” the U.S. Sun reported.

An unnamed source with the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre told the Beijing Youth Daily: “It is the dream of every humanoid robot company to bring humanoid robots into thousands of households.”

According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), China aims to transform the humanoid robot sector into “a significant new driver of economic growth” by 2027.

Written by B.C. Begley