SMRTR TechMay 19, 2026Interesting Engineering

World’s first humanoid robot auction to debut at China’s biggest shopping event

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JD.com is hosting the world's first humanoid robot auction during China's major 618 shopping festival, marking a shift in robots from lab experiments to commercial products. The company plans to deploy 3 million robots, 1 million autonomous vehicles, and 100,000 drones over five years, while Shanghai aims to place 100,000 humanoid robots in factories by 2030, signaling China's push to lead the global robotics race.

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