An embodied robot shows its skill at the Zhongyu Embodied AI Laboratory in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo: China News Service /Wang Yu) The laboratory was inaugurated in October 2024. Currently, its technology has been applied in public services and cultural tourism, etc.

An embodied robot plays Pingpang with a staff member at the Zhongyu Embodied AI Laboratory in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo: China News Service /Wang Yu)

A staff member of the Zhongyu Embodied AI Laboratory in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, assembles intelligent robots on Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo: China News Service /Wang Yu)

Embodied robots are assembled at the Zhongyu Embodied AI Laboratory in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo: China News Service /Wang Yu)