Focusing on the Frontier │ Robotics Innovation Driving High-Quality Industrial Upgrades

The 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) ・ November 5–10

The 8th CIIE concluded successfully in Shanghai on November 10. This global trade event, which brought together 4,108 enterprises from 138 countries, achieved a record-breaking transaction volume of USD 83.49 billion, marking another milestone in international economic and trade cooperation.

Focus on Hot Topics

Among the 461 global product debuts, artificial intelligence and robotics accounted for a significantly larger share. In particular, the industrial robotics section of the Technology & Equipment Pavilion emerged as a “core engine” for manufacturing upgrades, showcasing practical application scenarios and measurable performance benefits. From industrial automation to home services, from medical rehabilitation to aerial mobility, intelligent technologies are reshaping industries across the board.

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Hexagon AEON
Industrial Humanoid Robot

Designed to be equipped with a laser tracker, this humanoid robot enables large-scale scanning, inspection, and measurement for industrial applications.

Mitsubishi Lumos MOS

A core solution for flexible AI-based appearance inspection lines, capable of detecting micron-level surface defects with high precision and enabling efficient closed-loop control.

Omron High-Speed Inspection System
Integrating fly-by imaging and digital twin technology, this system replaces manual inspection and is particularly suited for electronics and automotive component quality assessment.

ABB MCR Technology
Seamlessly integrates equipment, robots, and magnetic-levitation conveying systems, reducing hardware consumption and improving overall line efficiency by more than 30%.

Intelligence Changes the Future

From virtual simulation to physical operations, and from single-point automation to end-to-end intelligent workflows, the industrial robots showcased at the CIIE demonstrated through real-world applications that smart manufacturing is not a distant concept, but an immediately deployable solution for reducing costs and increasing efficiency.

As Yao Jia, Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated: “The humanoid robotics industry is rapidly moving from technical validation toward large-scale commercial adoption.”