Over 20 companies' wheeled humanoid robots enter factories, moving from demos to production-line validation

According to an incomplete tally by the CMR Industry Alliance and the New Strategy Mobile Robot Industry Research Institute, more than 20 companies' wheeled humanoid robots have entered factories for application deployment, testing and validation, and scenario cooperation. In the first three quarters of 2026, 178 new AGV/AMR products were launched globally, with composite products leading at 91, of which more than 80% are wheeled humanoid robots. The article notes that factory testing, scenario validation, routine deployment, and bulk procurement are different stages; tasks have expanded from handling and sorting to quality inspection, press-fitting, and screw assembly, but a threshold remains between short-term testing and long-term production.