# Shanghai Electric showcases embodied intelligence robot matrix and AI-native smart factory solutions at WAIC 2026

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- Published: 2026-07-24T15:36:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

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Featuring humanoid robots with 41 degrees of freedom, pipe‑inspection robots with
±1mm positioning accuracy, and 51 industrial‑grade AI agents

SHANGHAI, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Operations in high-end equipment manufacturing
often involve confined spaces, complex objects, and fine manipulation tasks that
demand sustained and stable precision. At the recent 2026 World Artificial Intelligence
Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance (WAIC 2026), Shanghai 
Electric (SEHK: 02727, SSE: 601727) showcased its comprehensive portfolio of embodied
intelligence solutions tailored to a range of industrial scenarios.

Themed "AI for All: Smart Squad, Shining Without Limits," Shanghai Electric highlighted
its capabilities across embodied AI robots, robot core components, and AI-native
smart factory solutions, demonstrating end-to-end capabilities spanning complete
robot systems, critical parts, industrial software, and smart factory architecture.

"The true value of embodied intelligence lies in understanding real industrial tasks:
combining the strength, precision, and stability of machines with human experience
and judgment to drive a genuine paradigm of ‘machine-assisted, human-machine collaboration,’"
said Wang Chunlei, deputy general manager of the Robotics Business Unit at Shanghai
Electric Automation Group.

Shanghai Electric’s robotics portfolio covers five key industrial scenarios: connector
insertion, electrical operations, flexible sorting, intelligent assembly, and pipe
processing. Highlights include:

 ◦ **"SUYUAN" bipedal humanoid robot:** With 41 degrees of freedom for enhanced 
   mobility, it is equipped with a multimodal visual sensing system on the head 
   and torso, along with a dual-battery hot-swap system. It is well-suited for inspection,
   material handling, and assembly tasks.
 ◦ **"TUOYUAN" industrial wheeled humanoid robot:** Powered by an embodied intelligence
   foundation model and force-position hybrid control, it is capable of multi-spec
   connector insertion, material sorting, and loading/unloading of automotive sheet
   metal parts.
 ◦ **"Mermaid" bionic wheeled humanoid robot:** Capable of autonomously identifying
   buttons, knobs, and air switches, it generates real-time operation paths.
 ◦ **Autonomous pipe inner-wall chamfering robot:** Designed for confined spaces,
   it can position and process thousands of hole edges with accuracy within 1 millimeter
   while transmitting data in real time.

Shanghai Electric also showcased its portfolio of core components ranging from power-
output to end effectors. Among them, the planetary roller screw offers more than
three times the load capacity of traditional ball screws, while the DexHand dexterous
hand is designed to meet diverse gripping and manipulation requirements.

Shanghai Electric launched 51 AI models and agents under its "StarCloud Intelligent
Manufacturing" series across three domains: R&D and design, production and manufacturing,
and operations and maintenance—covering critical equipment processes such as process
optimization and wind power facility maintenance.

These industrial agents are embedded in robotic decision-making systems and the 
operational logic of AI-native smart factories, transforming industrial expertise
into digitized, reusable capabilities. They support production-line scheduling, 
quality inspection, and predictive maintenance, driving the evolution of manufacturing
systems from experience-driven to data-driven operations.

Shanghai Electric also released the "AI-Native Smart Factory Technology White Paper,"
proposing an active evolution architecture that enables real‑time, closed‑loop optimization
of production data, giving the factory self‑perception, self‑decision, and self‑
execution capabilities. Built on First Principles, the AI‑native smart factory vertically
integrates process flows, industrial software, agents, and smart equipment to dismantle
traditional hierarchies while horizontally bridging data silos. The architecture
features three core layers: the AI factory brain as the "control center," industrial
agents and embodied robots as the "execution network," and the physical twin as 
the "digital mirror."

Leveraging its deep industrial expertise and comprehensive solution capabilities,
Shanghai Electric will continue to drive the implementation of AI in industrial 
settings, tackle technical challenges facing embodied intelligence in complex scenarios,
accelerate the large‑scale deployment of AI‑native smart factories, and deliver 
replicable solutions across diverse manufacturing environments.

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