BYD Humanoid Robot: Official Launch & Service Deployment Scheduled for August
36氪的朋友们2026-07-28 18:25 BYD will unveil its humanoid robot in August, and a number of automakers are collectively making business layouts in this track. BYD's humanoid robot project has reached a clear implementation milestone.
Key takeaways
- The Trump administration announced on July 28 2026 that the Federal Communications Commission will bar imports of new Chinese humanoid and quadruped robots, as well as related power inverters, citing national‑security risks to the U.S.
- AI build‑out and targeting firms such as Unitree that hold a large share of the global market.
- In the aviation sector, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines joined Southwest in prohibiting human‑like robotic devices from aircraft cabins and checked baggage, a policy rolled out in late June and early July to address safety concerns over heavy‑duty batteries.
- Meanwhile, Chinese automaker BYD confirmed it will unveil its first humanoid robot in August at a “Di Space” venue, planning an open platform and eventual deployment of robot sales advisors in its stores.
- On the education front, a rural New York school district paused its plan to install a Realbotix humanoid robot in classrooms after state officials, teachers and community members raised privacy and safety objections.
36氪的朋友们2026-07-28 18:25
BYD will unveil its humanoid robot in August, and a number of automakers are collectively making business layouts in this track.
BYD's humanoid robot project has reached a clear implementation milestone.
On July 28, BYD officially confirmed to a reporter from The Paper that its humanoid robot product will make its official debut in August. Earlier, BYD released a promotional poster for a humanoid robot at the "Di Space | Zhengzhou Pavilion", which stated, "At the beginning of August, a new friend wants to meet you." The collective deployment of humanoid robots by car enterprises cannot be separated from the support of national policies and the continuous improvement of industrial fundamentals. In June this year, the "Notice on Jointly Launching the 2026 Special Action for Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence Real-Scene Practical Training" jointly issued by the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the General Office of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission clearly proposed that by the end of 2026, key products such as humanoid robots will take the lead in completing application verification and normal deployment in a number of representative scenarios, opening the "operation mode"; more than 100 high-value application scenarios will "Currently, the humanoid robot industry is at a critical stage from technological breakthroughs to large-scale commercialization, and 2026 may become an important window for mass production implementation and scenario verification." Wanlian Securities stated in a research report. The industry generally believes that automobiles and humanoid robots have a high degree of technical homology, and car enterprises have natural advantages in entering this track.
This article is from the WeChat official account "The Paper", author: Xu Hao, published with authorization from 36Kr.
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