FAW Demonstrates Intelligent Robots for Auto Manufacturing at 2026 World Robot Conference

FAW Group showcased its latest embodied intelligent robots at the 11th World Robot Conference (WRC), held August 19–23 at the Beijing Etrong International Exhibition & Convention Center in Yizhuang, Beijing. Representing FAW, subsidiary FAW Die Technology (Changchun) Co., Ltd. presented wheeled-arm robots, humanoid robots, heavy-duty robots and joint modules at the central enterprise exhibition zone of the Innovation Pavilion. The company's independently developed picking and delivery scenario for automotive final assembly workshops was selected as one of the ten high-value robot application scenarios of central enterprises released at the conference. The event comprised four main segments: the World Robot Conference Forum, the World Robot EXPO, the World Robot Contest and a series of supporting industrial events.

The wheeled-arm robot is tailored to automotive manufacturing tasks including component recognition, soft grasping, material handling, loading, bolt fastening and precise positioning. It has been validated in multiple real production scenarios: at FAW's assembly workshop it picked and delivered glass water bottles and tightened rear suspension bolts, while at the welding workshop it handled loading of welding parts. FAW recreated the glass water bottle picking and delivery scenario at the exhibition, dynamically demonstrating the robot's recognition, grasping, handling and collaborative operation. These practices are moving humanoid robots from booth demonstrations to production workstations, providing scenario-based validation for industrial-grade applications.

The full-size bipedal humanoid is fully self-developed from industrial design and mechanical structure to core hardware and control systems. Its 'brain' relies on large language models and agents for voice interaction, environment understanding and task planning, while its 'cerebellum' improves standing, walking and whole-body coordination through imitation learning, reinforcement learning and whole-body motion control. The compact bipedal humanoid stands about 1.5 m tall and targets venue guidance, reception, technology showcases, brand services and human-machine interaction. The heavy-duty robot, with a four-omni-wheel mobile chassis and dual 7-DOF robotic arms, achieves autonomous positioning, path planning, dynamic obstacle avoidance and dual-arm collaborative operation; it has completed design simulation and entered prototype validation.

FAW is building an embodied intelligence development platform with a product architecture of 'one brain, diverse bodies,' consolidating capabilities in perception, decision-making, planning, control and execution. The company is leveraging its automotive expertise in perception, computing, communication and E/E architecture, energy and thermal management, materials and product engineering, and validation and manufacturing systems to support industrial-grade reliability and large-scale delivery of robot products. Looking ahead, FAW will stay scenario-driven and data-driven, following a path from single-scenario breakthroughs to production-line collaboration and replication, advancing applications in automotive manufacturing, production logistics, park inspection and commercial service interaction.