On October 19, 2026, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the relevant situation of accelerating the implementation of science and technology-driven business development. Wei Wei, the director of the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended the press conference and answered questions from reporters regarding issues such as the transformation and upgrading of commodity supply through science and technology, and the promotion of the application of humanoid robots in the consumption and business sectors. 

Economic Daily reporter: In the section of "Science and technology enabling the improvement of commodity consumption quality", the document proposed that the supply of commodities should be iteratively upgraded and the "Artificial Intelligence + Manufacturing" special action should be deeply implemented. Could you please tell us how the current special action is progressing and what measures will be taken in the future to enhance the quality of commodity consumption? thank you.

V Wei, Director of the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Thank you for your question. I will answer this one. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has thoroughly implemented the decisions and instructions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, insisting on promoting both industrial development and application promotion. It has been driving the deep integration of artificial intelligence with the new industrialization. According to estimations, the scale of China's core artificial intelligence industry will exceed 1.2 trillion yuan by 2025. Currently, various intelligent products and services are accelerating their popularization and application. AI phones have entered "pockets", intelligent connected vehicles are running on "roads", and humanoid robots are advancing into "factories". At the end of last year, we jointly issued the "Implementation Opinions on the 'Artificial Intelligence + Manufacturing' Special Action" with the Ministry of Commerce and other seven departments. In the past year, the special action has been advancing in depth and achieved positive results.

Firstly, scenario-driven application expansion. Following the model of "one industry one map, one scene one file", around 20 industries such as steel, automobiles, and medicine, 1,000 high-value application scenarios have been refined, 285 typical application cases have been released, and over 5,000 enterprises have been organized for supply and demand matchmaking, with the application rate of artificial intelligence technology in large-scale manufacturing enterprises exceeding 30%.

Secondly, continuously consolidating the industrial foundation. We have deeply implemented the "Resonance of Modules" action, focusing on 20 key industrial fields, creating over 500 high-quality datasets, promoting over 100 industrial intelligent agents. We have formulated hundreds of relevant national standards and industry standards, led the development of over 70 international standards. We have released the interconnection protocol of intelligent agents and accelerated its application.

Thirdly, accelerating the innovation of artificial intelligence terminal products. We have constructed a series of national standards system for "Intelligentization of Artificial Intelligence Terminal Products", and have released standards for 7 specific categories such as smart phones, computers, televisions, and glasses. Currently, over 100 products have reached the auxiliary-level capability requirements, enabling users to understand their intentions and actively provide services. In the first half of 2026, the shipment of various intelligent terminals will exceed 100 million units.

Fourthly, cultivating high-quality enterprises and talents. As of June this year, the number of artificial intelligence enterprises has exceeded 6,600. We have implemented the "Cultivation Action for Artificial Intelligence Application Service Providers", accelerated the construction of a resource pool of service providers, and established national excellent engineer practice bases, gathering a "flowing" pool of artificial intelligence talents.

Fifthly, optimizing the industrial ecosystem. We have established the artificial intelligence open-source community AtomGit to unleash the vitality of open source. We have set up a 60-billion-yuan national artificial intelligence industry investment fund, investing in a number of high-quality projects. We have implemented the "Rules for Ethical Review and Services of Artificial Intelligence Technology", preventing ethical risks and promoting the healthy development of the artificial intelligence industry.

In the future, we will further promote the development and empowerment of artificial intelligence in the manufacturing industry with more practical measures to help improve the quality and upgrade the consumption of goods. We will focus on doing the following three aspects of work:

Firstly, strengthening technological supply. Through channels such as "Challenge and Award", we will continue to tackle key artificial intelligence technologies, focusing on real-scenario demands, and accelerate the output of a batch of cost-effective and replicable intelligent solutions to promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries and expand the development space for emerging and future industries.

Secondly, accelerating product renewal. We will collaborate with the Ministry of Commerce and other departments, combining channels such as "trade-in", to accelerate the popularization of AI computers, phones, and other products. We will promote the research and development of breakthroughs and iterations of intelligent terminals such as brain-computer interfaces and embodied intelligence, develop intelligent industrial machines, intelligent agricultural machinery, and intelligent medical devices to meet the intelligent needs of various industries.

Thirdly, facilitating the connection between production and sales. We will cultivate a number of high-quality artificial intelligence application service providers, continuously carry out "In-depth Tour" activities for supply and demand matchmaking, and facilitate the channels of intelligent products from the workshop to the shopping center and from production to consumption, so that more "smart goods" can be placed on shelves and benefit the people. thank you.

Upstream News Reporter: Currently, embodied intelligent products such as humanoid robots are accelerating their progress from the laboratory and gradually entering real-world scenarios like shopping malls and stores. I would like to know the current development trend of the humanoid robot industry and how the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will promote its application in the consumer and commercial sectors in the future? thank you.

Wei Wei: Thank you for your question. I will answer this. Embodied intelligence is the key carrier for artificial intelligence to move from the "digital world" to the "physical world", and it is becoming an important means to cultivate new productive forces. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has thoroughly implemented the decisions and instructions of the Central Committee and the State Council, focusing on application as the driving force, strengthening scene openness, promoting technological innovation and industrial development, deepening ecological construction and opening cooperation, and promoting the realization of three "accelerations" in the embodied intelligence industry represented by humanoid robots. 

Firstly, the scale and volume are accelerating growth. In the first half of this year, China's humanoid robot complete products exceeded 400 models, with production exceeding 40,000 units. It is expected that the annual production will exceed 100,000 units. 

Secondly, the innovation capability is accelerating leap. We have gathered the strengths of industry, academia, and research to tackle a series of key technologies such as humanoid robots and embodied intelligent motion control, simulation, and tactile sensing, driving the continuous improvement of product performance. 

Thirdly, the industrial application is accelerating implementation. We have implemented the action plan for humanoid robots and embodied intelligent real-scene training, promoting related products to accelerate verification and deployment in over 300 key scenarios such as warehousing and logistics, catering and retail, and household services. The overall operation capabilities and scene adaptation capabilities of the complete machines are continuously improving. 

In the future, we will coordinate development and security. Following the thinking of "innovation-driven, application-driven, and ecological collaboration", using humanoid robots as a "small opening", we will drive the development of the embodied intelligence industry as a whole, promote the accelerated implementation and application of related products and services, and inject new impetus into the technological revitalization of enterprises. 

Firstly, we will focus on "technological breakthroughs". Facing typical application scenarios in key fields, we will "challenge with a proposal" to tackle key common technologies, forming solutions that are adapted to specific operational needs. 

Secondly, we will focus on "expanding scenarios". We will further promote real-scene training, deeply explore the key scenario demands in industries, special fields, and livelihood areas, encourage commercial enterprises to open up scenarios, and collaboratively carry out training verification, forming a number of benchmark applications. 

Thirdly, we will focus on "building an ecosystem". We will release the "National Humanoid Robot Industry Standard System Construction Guide (2026 Edition)", develop and release urgently needed standards for scene application, build an open community for humanoid robots at a high level, and promote the open sharing of innovation achievements. 

Fourthly, we will focus on "ensuring safety". We will build an industry monitoring system for humanoid robots, strengthen inspection and testing of product quality, network and data security, carry out ethical governance and services, and ensure high-quality development with a high level of security.