China's First National Standard System for Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence Officially Released

The China Humanoid Robot and Embodied Intelligence Standardization (HEIS) Annual Conference was held in Beijing on February 28. This marked the first annual conference since the establishment of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Humanoid Robot and Embodied Intelligence Standardization Technical Committee in December 2025. The event brought together representatives from government, industry, research institutions, and investment communities to discuss industrial standardization efforts.

The conference saw the official release of the "Humanoid Robot and Embodied Intelligence Standard System (2026 Edition)" (hereinafter referred to as "the System"). As China's first top-level standard design covering the entire industry chain and full lifecycle of humanoid robots, the System signifies that the relevant industries have entered a new phase of standardized development.

The System comprises six major sections: 
1.  Foundational Commons Standards: Provide universal and guiding standards and specifications, ensuring compliance for technological evolution.
2.  Brain-like and Intelligent Computing Standards: Cover the "large and small brains" of embodied intelligence and intelligent computing, standardizing the full lifecycle of data and the entire chain of model training, inference, and deployment technologies.
3.  Limbs and Components Standards:  Include key standards for humanoid torsos, arms and legs/feet, and dexterous hands, offering normative guidance for modular development.
4.  Complete Machines and Systems Standards: Encompass embodied intelligence complete machines, system software, and hardware-software coordination, providing a normative basis for the integration and fusion of software and hardware.
5.  Application Standards: Regulate the development, operation, and maintenance of humanoid robots in different scenarios.
6.  Safety and Ethics Standards: Run through the entire industry lifecycle, providing safety and compliance guarantees.

Additionally, the conference released a list of key standard projects for humanoid robots and embodied intelligence, along with two high-quality development initiatives: the "Cooperation Initiative on the Construction of Humanoid Robot Identity Management Mechanisms" and the "Initiative for the Safe Development of the Humanoid Robot and Embodied Intelligence Industry."

Moving forward, the Technical Committee will collaborate with government agencies, industry enterprises, research institutes, and universities to jointly promote the development of industry standards within the framework of the System, using standards as a guide to advance high-quality industrial development.