Two Leading Humanoid Robot Firms Set Up Operations in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area - The Manila Times
By GlobeNewswire July 6, 2026 Resize Small Medium Large TIANJIN, China, July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A pair of trailblazing humanoid robot developers, UBTECH and Unitree Robotics, have successively established presences in Tianjin Economic-Technologica...
Key takeaways
- The humanoid‑robot market is accelerating worldwide, with several high‑profile launches and investments reported in July 2026.
- In China, UBTECH and Unitree Robotics have both opened new facilities in Tianjin’s Economic‑Technological Development Area, creating a closed‑loop production line that spans R&D, manufacturing and after‑sales support and positioning the country to dominate over 90 % of global shipments.
- In the United States, Apptronik has expanded its Austin “Robot Park” to collect data and train Apollo humanoids in partnership with Google DeepMind, while AGIBOT announced the European debut of its A3 humanoid and a Robot‑as‑a‑Service model in the UK, and celebrated the rollout of its 15,000th robot, the G2 industrial‑grade unit.
- The London‑based startup Humanoid introduced its KinetIQ Ascend reinforcement‑learning system, claiming 99.9 % manipulation reliability at human speed and demonstrating scalable performance across single‑arm and bimanual tasks.
- Meanwhile, former Tesla engineer Rémi Cadène’s Paris startup UMA unveiled a lightweight humanoid called Northstar, featuring a “real‑time learning” architecture that lets the robot acquire new skills from demonstration, and is already in talks with about 50 potential customers for manufacturing, logistics and home use.
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July 6, 2026
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TIANJIN, China, July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A pair of trailblazing humanoid robot developers, UBTECH and Unitree Robotics, have successively established presences in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), marking a landmark breakthrough in the zone's full industrial chain layout for embodied intelligence.
During the World Intelligence Expo 2026, Unitree Robotics Co., Ltd. inked a strategic cooperation agreement with the Tianjin Municipal People's Government and TEDA. On June 22, Shenzhen UBTECH Robotics Co., Ltd., the Hong Kong-listed "first stock of humanoid robots," signed an investment deal to settle in TEDA. The company plans to build a northern smart manufacturing base for humanoid robots, an industrial innovation center, an operation & maintenance service hub and a secondary development platform within the zone. The project will enable large-scale local mass production of humanoid robots and form a complete closed loop covering R&D, manufacturing and after-sales maintenance. Monday, July 6, 2026 Today's Paper
Two Leading Humanoid Robot Firms Set Up Operations in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area
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