China has unveiled its first top-level standard system covering the entire industrial chain and lifecycle of humanoid robots and embodied artificial intelligence to guide and promote the high-quality development of the industry.

The standard system was released at the annual meeting of the Humanoid and Embodied Intelligence Standardization (HEIS) in Beijing on February 28, marking a new stage of standardized development for the related industries.

The system was collaboratively developed by 120 research institutions, enterprises and industry users in the field under the organization of the technical committee for HEIS.

It comprises six parts: basic commonalities, brain-like and intelligent computing, limbs and components, complete machine and system, applications, and safety and ethics.

•Basic commonalities are universal and guiding norms that provide compliance guarantees for technological evolution and development.

•Brain-like and intelligent computing standards cover key criteria including the "brain and cerebellum" of embodied intelligence and intelligent computing, regulating the entire data lifecycle and the full process of model training and deployment.

•Humanoid limb and component standards include key specifications for humanoid torsos, arms, legs, feet, dexterous hands, as well as actuation, perception and communication modules, offering standardized guidance for the modular development of humanoid robots and embodied intelligence.

•Complete machine and system standards focus on key requirements for embodied intelligence complete machines, system software and software-hardware coordination, laying a normative foundation for the integration of software and hardware in humanoid robots and embodied intelligence.

•Application standards govern the development, operation and maintenance of humanoid robots and embodied intelligent agents across various application scenarios.

•Safety and ethical standards run through the entire lifecycle of the humanoid robot and embodied intelligence industries, delivering comprehensive safety and compliance safeguards for technological progress.

China's humanoid robot industry witnessed a significant growth over the past year. Data released earlier by the MIIT shows that as of 2025, the number of domestic humanoid robot complete machine enterprises exceeded 140, with more than 330 humanoid robot products launched.

Currently,the development of humanoid robots and embodied intelligence is advancing from"1"to"10",and the industry has entered a window period for large-scale development.