Chinese-made robots steal the show at IFA 2026
Chinese robotics companies showcased advanced humanoid robots at the IFA 2026 exhibition in Berlin. The display highlighted progress in automation, with robots performing tasks ranging from household chores to industrial manufacturing.
Why it matters
The rapid advancement of Chinese robotics signals a shift in global manufacturing automation and consumer technology competition.
With IFA expanding its showcase of emerging technologies such as AI and robotics, Chinese-made robots fist-bumped guests, danced, boxed and performed household chores throughout the exhibition hall.
A humanoid robot CyberOne exchanges a fist bump with a visitor at the Xiaomi booth at IFA 2026 in Berlin on Sept. 4. KIM IN-KYOUNG BERLIN — When a visitor formed half of a heart with their hand, Xiaomi’s humanoid robot CyberOne reached out its arm and completed the other half. When another guest put out their fist for a first bump, the robot obliged.
Although CyberOne was present at Xiaomi’s booth at IFA 2026, which opened in Berlin on Friday, its usual workplace is at an EV factory. The robot’s success rate for fastening nuts is now 98 percent.
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