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On October 23, 2026, Li Peigen, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, stated at the 12th Intelligent Manufacturing and Digital Innovation Forum that humanoid robots entering factories to work still face multiple challenges, including hardware reliability and core algorithm capabilities. He pointed out that the model training stage also faces difficulties such as insufficient data and the gap between simulated environments and real-world scenarios. Li Peigen believes that humanoid robots can find application space in industrial scenarios that are dangerous or require high flexibility, but the industry needs to consider whether large-scale adoption is necessary. This view was reported by Caixin on October 24; there are currently no subsequent developments.
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Li Peigen, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering: humanoid robots working in factories still face challenges
Li Peigen, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, pointed out at the 12th Intelligent Manufacturing and Digital Innovation Forum that humanoid robots still face multiple challenges in industrial scenarios, including hardware reliability and core algorithm capabilities, and that the model training stage also faces difficulties such as insufficient data and the gap between simulated environments and real-world scenarios. He believes that humanoid robots can find application space in industrial scenarios that are dangerous or require high flexibility, but the industry needs to consider whether large-scale adoption is necessary.