Embodied AI integrates AI into physical bodies such as robots to enable them to perceive, learn and dynamically interact with the environment like humans. Relying on computation and logical reasoning, it can continuously learn, adapt and complete tasks by perception, action and environmental feedback, thus improving autonomy and practical application in real world.

In addition to humanoid robots, other hardware with interactive capabilities, such as autonomous driving vehicles and wearable devices, can also serve as bodies of embodied AI.

Many cities in China are now funding projects that advance embodied intelligence systems, allowing AI to physically interact with the world.

A staff member conducts tests on a Walker X humanoid robot at a sci-tech company in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, June 26, 2024.(Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

Yang Jun tests a quadruped robot in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

He Qi (2nd L), a member of the R&D team of Wuhan Glory Road Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., debugs the humanoid robot at the company in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

Recently, the R&D team of Wuhan Glory Road Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. has been fine-tuning the strength and dynamic balance of a humanoid robot from the "Laborer" series at the robotics laboratory.

Standing 1.8 meters tall and weighing 95 kilograms, this robot utilizes a self-developed motion control algorithm, enabling it to carry loads of 40 to 60 kilograms and walk with straight legs.

A staff member displays a robot product at a robot display and experience center in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)