At the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, Shanghai Electric introduced its first industrial humanoid robot, named SUYUAN. The robot, developed in-house, is part of the company’s broader strategy to integrate intelligent automation across industrial operations.
SUYUAN features 38 degrees of freedom and an on-device computing capacity of 275 trillion operations per second (TOPS). The robot is designed for industrial use cases such as logistics and assembly lines, offering autonomous mobility, dexterous manipulation, and real-time task execution. It stands 167 cm tall, weighs 50 kg, and can carry up to 10 kg, with a single-arm lifting capacity of 2 kg and movement speeds up to 5 km/h. The system combines LiDAR with binocular vision for navigation and object recognition, and incorporates large language model (LLM) capabilities for adaptive task interpretation.
According to Shanghai Electric, SUYUAN successfully completed pilot tests that involved recognizing and relocating mixed-size crates, demonstrating the robot’s capacity for warehouse automation through synchronized joint control and computer vision.
Also presented at WAIC 2025 was Shanghai Electric’s LINGKE dual-arm robot, which the company states is capable of performing complex manufacturing tasks. The robot is built on a closed-loop system based on data modeling and continuous feedback, enabling it to refine its operations over time. Shanghai Electric reported that LINGKE improves task efficiency through coordinated motion and force control.
In addition, a newly established joint venture between Shanghai Electric and Johnson Electric showcased modular hardware components designed for advanced humanoid robots. These include rotary and linear joints as well as multi-finger systems. The venture has entered into cooperation agreements with the National and Local Co-Built Humanoid Robotics Innovation Center, also known as the Qinglong Project, and Fourier Robotics.
Shanghai Electric disclosed that it holds 189 patent applications in the field of humanoid robotics, of which 120 have been granted. The company stated that its current efforts are focused on scaling collaborative human-machine and machine-to-machine applications across industrial environments, supported by vertically integrated R\&D in intelligent systems.
