Midea, the home?appliance giant and parent company of Kuka Robotics, unveiled a new humanoid robot prototype at the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, held in late July.
The introduction reflects Midea’s growing ambition in embodied intelligence – the convergence of robotics, AI and real?world agency.
Industry reporting from South Korea and China indicates that Midea and other appliance titans are channeling “big” investments into household service robotics. Yicai Global estimates Midea has committed CNY?1.5?billion ($208?million) toward an embodied intelligence technology platform.
Analysts note that in early 2025, domestic embodied AI funding across China already equaled the total deployed in 2024 – signaling a pivotal moment in the sector. [Read more…] about Midea unveils humanoid robot at AI event in China