In the first seven months of 2026, China's robot export track has shown a remarkable growth curve, from consumer grade products in household scenarios to industrial grade equipment in factories. All categories of robots are seizing global market share at a faster pace.

The dual line sea going situation continues to strengthen

According to the latest data released by the customs, the total export value of industrial robots in China reached 7.34 billion yuan in the first seven months, a year-on-year increase of 13.2%, continuing the steady upward trend of the past two years. The performance on the consumer side is equally impressive, with a year-on-year increase of over 21% in the export scale of household service robots during the same period. Core categories such as floor cleaning robots continue to consolidate their global market share with their performance advantages. In the production workshops of leading domestic robotic vacuum cleaners, newly upgraded products are being assembled, inspected, and packaged along the assembly line. This month, they will be shipped in bulk to multiple core markets worldwide, and the core performance of the products has been fully iterated compared to the previous generation.

The pace of regional market expansion is accelerating

The process of industrial robots going global is also accelerating. In the industrial robot production base in Nanjing, a batch of industrial robots adapted to different segmented scenarios have been fully assembled and will soon be sent to Southeast Asia. The overseas sales of this enterprise in the first half of 2026 have nearly doubled year-on-year, and Southeast Asia has become its fastest-growing core region overseas. From the global popularization of consumer grade products to the mass export of industrial grade equipment, China's robotics industry is upgrading from single product output to full scenario solution output. Keywords: robots, all category robots

From household cleaning scenarios to factory production workshops, the global penetration of Chinese robots is continuously increasing. Relying on a complete industrial chain and continuous iteration of technological capabilities, China's robotics industry is gradually building a differentiated competitive advantage in the global market, opening up new growth space for high-end equipment to go global.Editor/Cheng Liting