Over the past decade, I’ve organized more than 200 corporate study tours and business inspection visits to China’s robotics industry for overseas executives, investors, and R&D teams. Industry analysts commonly estimate that China now accounts for the majority of global humanoid robot shipments, with some 2025 reports placing the figure above 60%. The question I hear most often is: “Where should we go to see real humanoid robots?” My answer never changes: Shenzhen first, Hangzhou second, Shanghai third. These three cities form the core of China’s humanoid robotics innovation and production, and they are the most prepared to host foreign delegations.
This guide covers the top humanoid robot companies in China that are open to corporate visitors, what you actually see inside their labs and factories, and how to plan a delegation itinerary without wasting a single hour.
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Shenzhen: China’s Humanoid Robotics Industry Hub
Shenzhen is the world’s densest cluster of embodied AI and humanoid robot companies. The Shenzhen Robot Valley alone hosts a complete robotics industry chain with a “half-hour supply circle”—from servo motors and sensors to full-body humanoid prototypes. For a Shenzhen robot factory tour, this density means you can meet three completely different robot companies in one afternoon.
Below are the companies I most often arrange for delegation visits. I’ve replaced vague “global leader” claims with specific numbers and positions that matter for corporate evaluation, and each entry now includes consistent data fields to make your screening easier.
1. UBTECH Robotics (深圳优必选科技)
- Headquarters: Shenzhen
- Founded: 2012
- Core products: Walker series humanoids, educational robots, industrial humanoid platforms
- Visit duration: Half-day
Market position: The most visible Chinese humanoid brand internationally. #1 in global educational robot shipments for multiple years.
Visit format: Tour the interactive robot exhibition area, watch live humanoid demos (walking, obstacle avoidance, AI dialogue), and join a thematic sharing with the R&D team.
Discussion topics:
- Path from research prototype to commercial deployment
- AI training for bipedal locomotion
- Supply chain management for humanoid components
Why visit: UBTECH is the easiest entry point for a first humanoid visit. The demos are polished, and the management team is used to foreign delegations.
2. LimX Dynamics (逐际动力)
- Headquarters: Shenzhen
- Founded: 2021
- Core products: Dynamic locomotion humanoids, whole-body control platforms
- Visit duration: Half-day
Market position: One of Shenzhen’s “Eight Vajra” embodied AI companies—the city’s official shortlist of top robotics startups. Strong reputation in dynamic locomotion and whole-body control.
Visit format: R&D lab walkthrough plus a closed-door roundtable on industry application scenarios.
Discussion topics:
- Embodied AI for logistics and manufacturing
- End-to-end reinforcement learning for robot control
- Commercialization roadmap for humanoid robots
Personal tip: Schedule LimX in the morning. Their engineers are most available before lunch, and the technical discussion is deeper when the whole R&D team is in the office.
3. Pasini Perception Technology (帕西尼感知科技)
- Headquarters: Shenzhen
- Founded: 2020
- Core products: Multi-modal tactile, force, and vision perception modules for humanoids
- Visit duration: Half-day
Market position: Specializes in embodied perception—it solves the “hands and senses” problem that most humanoid demos skip.
Visit format: Exhibition hall tour plus roundtable on robotics applications.
Discussion topics:
- Multi-modal perception modules for humanoids
- Integration with existing robot platforms
- Application cases in manufacturing and logistics
4. Zhongqing Robotics (众擎机器人)
- Headquarters: Shenzhen
- Founded: 2019
- Core products: Cost-effective humanoid platforms for industrial use
- Visit duration: Half-day
Market position: Ranked top 5 globally in humanoid robot shipments, according to multiple industry reports.
Visit format: Exhibition hall plus roundtable on industrial robot technology trends.
Discussion topics:
- Scaling humanoid production
- Cost reduction strategies for humanoid hardware
- Industry partnership models
Note: Production line access is restricted. You’ll see the exhibition hall and testing areas, but the core assembly line is usually off-limits for IP protection.
5. Shenzhen Robot Valley (深圳机器人谷)
- Headquarters: Shenzhen (Nanshan District)
- Founded: 2017
- Core products: Robotics industry park with full supply chain
- Visit duration: Half-day
Market position: National-level industry demonstration benchmark with a complete robotics industry chain. The “half-hour supply circle” is real: you can find over 80% of the components for a humanoid robot within 30 minutes’ drive.
Visit format: Visit the valley exhibition hall to see product displays from resident companies, then attend a thematic sharing on Shenzhen’s humanoid robot industry chain analysis.
Discussion topics:
- Shenzhen’s cluster advantage and supply chain mapping
- Upstream/downstream collaboration models
- Government policy and industry trends
Bonus companies in Shenzhen: If your delegation also covers AI infrastructure, we often add SenseTime (largest AI unicorn by total funding) and BrainCo (brain-computer interface national-level “Little Giant”) as optional half-day visits.
Hangzhou: Civil & Industrial Robotics Innovation Center
Hangzhou is known for the “Hangzhou Six Dragons”—a group of fast-growing tech companies spanning AI, robotics, and consumer electronics. For a Hangzhou business inspection tour, the focus shifts slightly toward consumer robots, quadruped platforms, and human-computer interaction.
1. Unitree Robotics (宇树科技)
- Headquarters: Hangzhou
- Founded: 2016
- Core products: Consumer-grade quadruped robots (Go2, B2), H1 humanoid
- Visit duration: Half-day
Market position: One of the most recognized Chinese robotics brands overseas; its quadruped robots and H1 humanoid have gone viral globally.
Visit format: Pre-visit briefing, exhibition hall tour, and thematic discussion on AI & humanoid robot development.
Discussion topics:
- Consumer vs. industrial humanoid design trade-offs
- Low-cost actuator innovation
- Global market expansion for quadruped and humanoid platforms
Real detail: When we bring R&D-focused clients to Unitree, the most requested session is a 20-minute Q&A with the engineering team on how they achieve dynamic running with off-the-shelf components.
2. Yunshenchu / DeepCloud (云深处科技)
- Headquarters: Hangzhou
- Founded: 2016
- Core products: Quadruped robots for industrial inspection and security
- Visit duration: Half-day
Market position: Global leader in quadruped robot industry applications. Their robots are deployed in power inspection, emergency rescue, and underground mine security—not just lab demos.
Visit format: Pre-visit briefing, exhibition hall tour, thematic discussion on technology development and innovation.
Discussion topics:
- Deployment cases of quadruped robots in real industrial scenarios
- Sensor fusion and autonomous navigation
- Customization for industry clients
3. Rokid (灵伴科技)
- Headquarters: Hangzhou
- Founded: 2014
- Core products: AR/AI glasses, wearable AI platforms
- Visit duration: Half-day
Market position: Leading AR/AI glasses maker; often called China’s innovation engine in wearable AI. Useful for understanding how human-robot interaction might evolve through AR interfaces.
Visit format: Headquarters exhibition hall tour plus sharing on human-computer interaction technology trends.
Discussion topics:
- AR glasses as a teleoperation interface for robots
- Voice and gesture interaction for humanoids
- Enterprise wearable solutions
Bonus in Hangzhou: For broader AI ecosystem context, we can arrange visits to Alibaba, NetEase, or the Hangzhou Six Dragons exhibition at China Yuangu. These help you understand Hangzhou’s innovation culture.
Beyond: More Key Robotics Hubs
Shanghai: Fourier Intelligence & Zhangjiang Robotics
Fourier Intelligence (傅利叶智能) — Headquarters: Shanghai; Founded: 2015; Core products: rehabilitation robotics and humanoid platforms. It is a first-tier humanoid robotics firm and the leader in rehabilitation robotics. The half-day visit includes the exhibition hall and a roundtable on robotics industry layout and future. If your delegation cares about healthcare robotics and humanoid rehabilitation, this is a must.
Zhangjiang Robotics (张江机器人) — Headquarters: Shanghai; Founded: 2020; Core products: robotics experience center. The half-day visit includes a briefing, a tour of the Robot Future Experience Hall, and a roundtable on robotics industry layout.
Shanghai also hosts the Shanghai Humanoid Robot Innovation Base, China’s first high-quality professional incubator focused on the humanoid robot vertical track.
Chongqing & Foshan: Industrial Robotics & Smart Manufacturing
While not primarily humanoid, Chongqing and Foshan offer strong industrial robotics visits. In Foshan, KUKA Robotics (under Midea Group) is one of the global industrial robotics “Big Four” and accepts corporate visits to its smart manufacturing production factory and academy.
In Chongqing, FANUC Robotics operates a smart manufacturing experience center. These cities are often combined into a broader robotics and manufacturing delegation.
Sample Delegation Itineraries
3-Day Shenzhen Humanoid Robotics Focus Tour
Day 1:
- Morning: UBTECH Robotics (interactive robot exhibition + R&D sharing)
- Afternoon: Shenzhen Robot Valley (industry chain analysis)
- Evening: Welcome dinner with local robotics association representatives
Day 2:
- Morning: LimX Dynamics (R&D lab walkthrough + roundtable)
- Afternoon: Pasini Perception Technology (perception lab + application cases)
- Optional: Zhongqing Robotics for production insights
Day 3:
- Morning: Bonus AI company visit (SenseTime or BrainCo)
- Afternoon: Wrap-up meeting, free time, departure
My planning tip: Put R&D-heavy companies in the morning. Your delegation’s attention and question quality drop after lunch, so schedule showroom visits and less technical sessions for the afternoon.
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5-Day Shenzhen + Hangzhou Robotics Industry Deep Dive
Day 1–3: Same as Shenzhen Focus Tour above.
Day 4: Fly to Hangzhou (1.5h).
- Morning: Unitree Robotics (humanoid and quadruped demos)
- Afternoon: Yunshenchu or Rokid (based on delegation interest)
- Evening: Hangzhou innovation ecosystem briefing
Day 5:
- Morning: Alibaba or Hangzhou Six Dragons exhibition (optional)
- Afternoon: Return flight or continue to Shanghai
This 5-day format is our most popular for investors and R&D teams comparing technical routes between Shenzhen’s industrial humanoids and Hangzhou’s consumer platforms.
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Why Organize Your Visit With Dolphin Union
We’ve been arranging China enterprise delegation services for over a decade. What we offer that generic travel agencies cannot:
- Exclusive factory access: We handle all permit applications and book factory visits at least 3 working days in advance. You won’t waste time on rejected security checks.
- Full English accompaniment: Professional interpretation throughout every visit, plus pre-visit briefing documents in English. We also provide multilingual interpretation services—Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, and more—for delegations that need languages beyond English.
- Customized itinerary design: No two delegations are the same. We match companies to your industry focus, not our standard route.
- Business matchmaking: We arrange closed-door roundtables with the right technical or business leads, not just marketing staff.
Track record: Last quarter, we hosted a 12-person delegation from a US robotics firm across Shenzhen and Hangzhou. After the visit, they reported 3 follow-up partnership discussions with visited companies—and we’ve already booked their return visit for next quarter.
A negative case worth knowing: One client tried to add a last-minute factory visit without the required approval process. Because we didn’t have the 10 working days needed for internal security clearance, the delegation ended up only seeing the showroom for 30 minutes. Since then, I always tell clients: if you want production floor access, confirm your itinerary at least 4 weeks ahead.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What are the top humanoid robot companies in China?
A: For corporate visits, the most requested are UBTECH, LimX Dynamics, Pasini Perception Technology, Zhongqing Robotics (Shenzhen); Unitree Robotics, Yunshenchu (Hangzhou); and Fourier Intelligence (Shanghai). Each offers structured half-day visits with technical sharing.
Q: Can you visit humanoid robot factories in Shenzhen?
A: Yes, but with limits. UBTECH, LimX Dynamics, and Zhongqing Robotics open their exhibition halls and R&D labs to pre-arranged groups. But honestly, core production lines are usually off-limits for IP reasons—most factories show the testing and assembly areas but not the sensitive manufacturing processes.
Q: How do you plan a corporate delegation trip to China’s robotics industry?
A: Start by defining your focus: humanoid development, industrial automation, or AI integration. Then choose cities—Shenzhen for industrial density, Hangzhou for consumer/quadruped, Shanghai for healthcare and incubators. We handle all bookings, permits, and translations.
Q: What can you see at Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou?
A: The exhibition hall with live demos of quadruped robots (Go2, B2) and the H1 humanoid. You’ll also attend a thematic discussion on AI and humanoid robot development with the engineering team. Expect candid technical Q&A.
Q: How long is a typical robot company visit in China?
A: Most companies offer half-day (3–4 hour) visits, which include a tour, product demos, and a thematic sharing or roundtable. We usually arrange 2–3 visits per day when companies are clustered in the same city.
Q: What is the best city in China for humanoid robot industry visits?
A: Shenzhen, without question. It has the densest cluster of humanoid companies and the complete supply chain. Hangzhou is strong for consumer robots and quadruped platforms. Shanghai is good for rehabilitation robotics and incubators.
Q: Do I need a visa for a corporate delegation to China?
A: Most business visitors need a standard business visa (M visa). We provide invitation letters from partner companies or industry associations to support your visa application. China also offers visa-free transit for certain nationalities, but this is usually insufficient for multi-city delegation itineraries.
Q: Can you arrange visits for a delegation interested in both robots and AI?
A: Yes. We often combine humanoid robot companies with AI infrastructure players like SenseTime, iFLYTEK, and Baidu. This gives a complete picture of the AI foundation behind China’s robotics boom.
Q: How far in advance should we book a robotics delegation?
A: At least 4–6 weeks for a smooth itinerary. Some factory visits require 3 working days for permits, but popular companies like UBTECH and Unitree can be fully booked 2–3 weeks out during trade fair seasons.
Q: How much does a corporate delegation visit cost?
A: It depends on the number of companies, city coverage, and whether you need business matchmaking. A simple half-day factory visit may cost a few hundred USD for the host company fee; our full-service delegation packages (including itinerary design, permits, interpretation, and ground transport) typically start from USD 2,500 per person for a 5-day program. Send us your requirements and we’ll provide a transparent quote within 24 hours.
Q: Can we meet the technical team, not just marketing staff?
A: Yes. For R&D-focused delegations, we specifically arrange closed-door roundtables with the engineering leads or product managers—not just the PR department. Just tell us your technical focus, and we’ll match the right people.
Q: Is photography allowed inside the factories?
A: Generally no. Almost all robot companies enforce a strict no-photo policy inside production areas for IP protection. Some exhibition halls allow photography, but we always brief clients beforehand to avoid awkward moments.
Q: Can you provide interpretation in languages other than English?
A: Absolutely. While English is our default, we routinely arrange Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, and other language interpretation for delegations. Just tell us your language needs when you inquire.
Conclusion: Take Your Delegation Inside China’s Robotics Revolution
China is now the world’s largest R&D and production base for humanoid robots, and Shenzhen and Hangzhou are its beating hearts. A well-planned corporate delegation visit will show you not just what these companies build, but how they think, engineer, and scale—insights you won’t get from trade show brochures.
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