On August 21,
the second batch of robots and artificial intelligence
real-world verification activities officially commenced,
with 13 cutting-edge products from 6 companies
debuting at the Chengdu Natural History Museum and
the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
in two iconic cultural tourism scenarios.
This follows the successful outcomes of the first batch of real-world verifications,
where Chengdu further summarizes verification experiences,
empowering industrial development with more segmented application scenarios
in practical implementations.
During this verification event, the ultra-realistic humanoid service robot Star Motion Q5, co-developed by the Chip Innovation Center and Star Universe Era, along with multiple products from Shiyou Universe (Chengdu) Technology Co., Ltd., underwent rigorous testing in real application environments, facilitating the collection of more human-machine interaction data, accelerating iterative R&D aimed at mass production, and further promoting industrial innovation and development.
The Star Motion Q5, co-developed by Star Universe Era and Chip Innovation Center, is providing interactive services in cultural tourism.
Real-World ‘Training Drill’
New Smart Cultural Tourism Experiences Within Reach
“This robot is so cute! Can I shake hands with it?” At the first floor of the Chengdu Natural History Museum, the ultra-realistic humanoid service robot Star Motion Q5, co-developed by the Chip Innovation Center and Star Universe Era, attracted visitors preparing to enter the museum with its agile design and performance. Many took photos and interacted with the robot. A little girl even opened her arms to hug Star Motion Q5, as if she wanted to feel the robot’s “heartbeat“.
Star Motion Q5 interacting with children
As a new generation humanoid service robot, Star Motion Q5 is slender and referred to as ‘little waist beauty’. The entire machine has high degrees of freedom, equipped with 7-axis high-precision humanoid arms, an operational height exceeding 2 meters, and paired with an 11-degree-of-freedom ‘Sprite Hand’, with a response speed of 10 CPS. Its single-hand load capacity can reach 10 kg, enabling complex movements such as squatting and lifting, and it possesses active obstacle avoidance capabilities to avoid obstacles in real-time.
—— Hu Song, Head of the Intelligent Unmanned Division at Chip Innovation Center
Star Motion Q5 has already completed its debut in Chengdu and has conducted multi-scenario verifications, with extensive application scenarios in tourism guidance and services.
The Chip Innovation Center will continuously improve the functions of the robot training ground and data platform through this real-world verification, accelerating the breakthrough and implementation of core technologies, helping Chengdu seize the high ground in the field of embodied intelligence.
As an important measure to promote industrial development, real-world verification allows products to be tested, verified, and optimized in real environments, facilitating mutual engagement between robot and AI companies in the same scenarios. Companies can directly obtain operational data and user feedback in real environments, collaboratively exploring needs and developing scenarios, forming a closed loop of ‘product development—real-world verification—technology optimization—product iteration—commercial application’.
—— Relevant official from Chengdu Economic and Information Bureau’s New Economy Committee
Real-world verification provides
the most authentic ‘touchstone’ and ‘training ground’ for products
“Little deer, little deer! Please introduce the Chengdu Natural History Museum!” “Hello, the Chengdu Natural History Museum is ……”Outside the fourth-floor screening room of the Chengdu Natural History Museum, visitors frequently interacted with the 3D cartoon digital character ‘Big Eye Deer’ in the Porta AI Digital Human Integrated Machine developed by Shiyou Universe (Chengdu) Technology Co., Ltd..
At the verification site of the Chengdu Natural History Museum, in addition to the Porta AI Digital Human Integrated Machine,Shiyou Universe also brought multiple innovative AI products such as the MAS Door Experience, ‘Magic Brush Xiao You’ AI Painting Integrated Machine, and AI Travel Photography Integrated Machine, providing visitors with immersive interactive experiences in digital cultural heritage.
Shiyou Universe’s MAS Door Experience
This verification event is not only a showcase of our technological achievements but also a ‘real combat examination’ of product landing effects. We hope to verify the cognitive intelligence and interaction levels of AI digital humans, the stability of multi-device collaboration, and service capabilities in high-concurrency scenarios, collecting user feedback and operational data in real scenes to further optimize product performance and interaction logic.
—— Lei Zhengli, General Manager of Shiyou Universe (Chengdu) Technology Co., Ltd.
During the event, Shiyou Universe will engage in deep collaboration with the Chengdu Natural History Museum, combining venue exhibition needs with audience experience pain points to explore innovative applications of digital technology together. For example, for youth science education scenarios, a dedicated knowledge base will be customized to accurately match exhibit content, enhancing the effectiveness of science communication with vivid language and engaging interactions. Through tripartite collaboration with the government and venue parties, an innovative model of ‘technology R&D – scenario verification – industrial promotion’ will be established.
In the future, Shiyou Universe plans to develop more AI digital human solutions suitable for cultural heritage scenarios based on the experiences accumulated from this event, such as virtual artifact explanations and AI guided tours, continuously deepening the integration and innovation of AI and cultural tourism, helping cities create a new cultural tourism ecosystem with a stronger sense of technology and cultural charm.
The core of this real-world verification lies in true scenarios, true needs, and true applications. Selected products will be deeply integrated into core processes such as museum guidance, science interaction, and visitor services at the panda base.
—— Relevant official from Chengdu Economic and Information Bureau’s New Economy Committee
A strong industrial foundation provides fertile ground for product innovation. In recent years, Chengdu’s robot and artificial intelligence industry has developed rapidly,forming a comprehensive industrial chain development trend. As the main carrier for Chengdu to build a national new generation artificial intelligence innovation development pilot zone and a national artificial intelligence innovation application pilot zone, Chengdu High-tech Zone has gathered over 300 key AI enterprises, including 4 chain-leading enterprises in Sichuan Province, 6 chain-leading enterprises in Chengdu, and over 130 specialized and innovative enterprises. As of July 2025, Chengdu High-tech Zone has 95 algorithms registered through deep synthesis algorithm filing, and 4 large models have completed generative AI service filing.
Source: Chengdu High-tech Zone Digital Economy Bureau