The first Shanghai International Embodied Intelligence Expo (CIEI 2026) opened July 2, 2026, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) and runs through July 4, per ECNS (China News Service). The event features nearly 200 leading robotics and AI companies, including Unitree, Leju Robotics, and SIASUN, and drew more than 15,000 visitors, spanning the full embodied-intelligence supply chain from perception and cognition systems to actuators and battery storage. Organizers released a 2026 China Embodied Intelligence Industry Development Report at the opening, and CAMETA president Qu Daokui said the field represents AI's shift "from knowing to doing." Overseas robotics associations from Switzerland and Cameroon also attended, alongside delegations from Chinese industrial clusters including Suzhou, Shenzhen, and Zibo.
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