Vivid robotic dogs,
Automated sorting AGV carts,
And the “Linglong” robot that won the championship at the first World Humanoid Robot Games.
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At the recently held 2025 Shenzhen (International) General Artificial Intelligence Conference and Shenzhen (International) General Artificial Intelligence Industry Expo (hereinafter referred to as the “AI Conference”), a series of “Dongguan-made” robots became the focus of global merchants, undoubtedly becoming the “internet celebrity robots” of the AI Conference.
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People can’t help but ask, why have Dongguan-made robots stood out among thousands of competing enterprises?
Why do global merchants’ eyes focus on Dongguan?
The answer lies in the robot industry chain ecosystem that Dongguan has cultivated for many years,and in the global trust earned through the strength of “Made in Dongguan.”
Why is it the top star of the AI Conference?
Dongguan-made robots attract everyone’s attention
At this industry event focusing on general artificial intelligence, two humanoid robots became the center of attention as soon as they appeared.
They are the “Linglong” and “Panshi” robots, which recently won two golds and one bronze at the first World Humanoid Robot Games.
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The company that created these two star robots is Guangdong Lingyi Intelligent Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Lingyi Intelligent Manufacturing”), located in Huangjiang, Dongguan.
At the first World Humanoid Robot Games held in August this year, the “Linglong” robot won two gold medals in the material handling skills competition and the mixed material sorting skills competition, while the “Panshi” robot, also from Lingyi Intelligent Manufacturing, won a bronze medal in the material organization skills competition.
“On the first day of the event, hundreds of promotional brochures and business cards were all distributed.” The exhibition manager of Lingyi Intelligent Manufacturing described the scene as “booming.” At the exhibition, the high-performance display of “Linglong” attracted intense attention from industry experts, exhibitors, and visitors, with many stopping to watch its demonstration and inquire about technical details.
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The popularity of the “internet celebrity robots” stems from solid technical strength.According to Tang Erying, head of CNC equipment and automation at Lingyi Intelligent Manufacturing South China, and general manager of Lingzhi Robotics, the core advantage of “Linglong” in standing out in world-class competitions lies in its technical details. This highly integrated lightweight humanoid operation platform has autonomous navigation and mobility capabilities, as well as multi-angle reconnaissance and target recognition positioning capabilities. This robot, with its lightweight design and 0.03mm repeat positioning accuracy, focuses on precision electronic assembly and AOI optical inspection scenarios.
“Precision and cost are our core competitiveness.” Tang Erying revealed that in terms of intelligent interaction, “Linglong” is equipped with an advanced multimodal perception system that integrates various sensors such as vision, touch, and force, combined with the company’s self-developed “intelligent high-precision visual guidance technology” and “end-effector following control model,” enabling real-time perception of the surrounding environment and compressing the average time from target recognition to precise grasping in complex environments to an astonishing 0.8 seconds, while successfully solving the common torque oscillation problem during collaborative operation of dual robotic arms.
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Why have Dongguan-made robots become the “internet celebrities” of the AI Conference? The answer lies in every technical detail of the robots. Dongguan enterprises rely on their intelligent manufacturing strength to form a comprehensive advantage in precision, cost, and implementation efficiency, transitioning from a “world factory” to a “smart manufacturing highland,” becoming an important force in the intelligent upgrade of China’s manufacturing industry.
The answer lies in the upstream and downstream industrial chain
The hardcore strength of precision manufacturing
In the landscape of the intelligent humanoid robot industry, Beijing excels in “brain-making,” gathering a number of leading AI companies ready to take off; cities in the Yangtze River Delta, such as Hangzhou, have significant advantages in core components like motors and sensors; while cities in the Pearl River Delta, represented by Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Foshan, and Dongguan, excel in “body-making,” with a high concentration of integrated enterprises and strong application capabilities.
Dongguan is an indispensable part of the Pearl River Delta robot industry chain.
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One of the representative enterprises rooted in Huangjiang Town, Dongguan, is Aihua Industrial Transmission Technology (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Aihua”), known as the “New Dictionary” of the industrial components industry. The company focuses on producing high-precision components suitable for humanoid robots, such as joint connection pins, position detection magnets, and high-speed bearings, which can meet the high precision requirements of humanoid robots.
“We have developed in Dongguan for nearly ten years. Dongguan has obvious geographical advantages, being less than an hour’s drive from the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, with a favorable business environment and excellent government services, providing us with solid support for development,” said Aihua’s general manager, Cao Xiaolin.
Zeng Fangqin, chairman and general manager of Lingyi Intelligent Manufacturing, believes thatthe ability of Dongguan enterprises to enter the humanoid robot track brings the most scarce resource in the industry at this stage—a mature, large-scale, and rigorously validated manufacturing system, which is a complete set of precision manufacturing “manuals” and “quality systems.”
Taking Lingyi Intelligent Manufacturing as an example, the company has decades of accumulated comprehensive process capabilities, mastering mainstream precision processing technologies from stamping, CNC, die-casting, injection molding to 3D printing; in addition, it has a deep accumulation in the automation field, holding patents for RV reducers and developing various industrial robots and seven-axis robotic arms.
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It is reported that Dongguan, as a national important production base for intelligent robots, has formed a complete industrial chain covering body manufacturing, core components, and system integration, gathering over 7,000 enterprises and nurturing a batch of national-level specialized and innovative “little giants” and provincial and municipal-level industrial chain “chain master” enterprises.
From key components to system integration, from technology incubation to scene implementation, Dongguan is becoming an indispensable force in the ecological system of China’s robot industry with its hardcore manufacturing strength, complete industrial chain, and high-quality innovation environment.
Global merchants vote with orders
“Made in Dongguan” wins hearts with strength
In the global robot industry, “orders” are the most direct recognition, and “choices” are the most powerful endorsements.
The “fan power” of Dongguan enterprises comes from the transformation from “passive response” to “active creation,” and more from the confidence brought by solid technical strength.
Dongguan is using the strength and confidence of its robot industry to make global merchants actively “vote with orders.”
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The busy figures of Tang Erying and his team are a vivid representation of Dongguan enterprises connecting with the world. They first won two golds and one bronze at the World Robot Games in August this year, proving their technical strength with international competition awards; then they rushed to the AI Conference to negotiate cooperation with clients from Turkey, India, and other countries.
Cao Xiaolin’s expectations also point to “order win-win.” This company, deeply engaged in precision components, is promoting its transformation and upgrade from a traditional component manufacturer. “We hope to reach new customer cooperation at the exhibition, and the company will continue to develop towards intelligent manufacturing and AI intelligence.” The company’s transformation path aligns with industry trends, naturally making it a preferred choice for global merchants seeking cooperation.
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“Made in Dongguan” can continuously attract global orders, which is also inseparable from the “substantial” support from the local government.
Global merchants are willing to “vote with orders” because they value the long-term potential of Dongguan’s robot industry. In April this year, Dongguan seized the strategic opportunity of the intelligent robot track and released the “Dongguan City Action Plan for Accelerating the Innovative Development of the Intelligent Robot Industry (2025-2027)” (hereinafter referred to as the “Action Plan”).
According to the Action Plan, by 2027, the scale of Dongguan’s intelligent robot industry will further expand, with more than 1,000 related enterprises in the intelligent robot industry cluster, forming a quality enterprise echelon of more than 120 “single champions” and specialized, innovative enterprises, with related industry revenue exceeding 100 billion yuan, promoting Dongguan to become a globally influential new highland for innovative development in the intelligent robot industry.
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This Action Plan clarifies the transformation direction for Dongguan enterprises and shows global merchants that cooperating with Dongguan is not a “one-time deal,” but a long-term opportunity to share the dividends of industrial growth.
In the future, as the industrial chain continues to improve and technology continues to break through, Dongguan will not only become the “cooperation preferred” for global robot merchants but also a “powerful business card” for China’s robot industry to go global.
Editor | Nan Du Bay Financial Media Su YunjiaProofreader | NanDu Bay Financial Media Zheng ShuifengExecutive Editor | Xuan Tiao Department Gao ChaoContent Source | Southern+
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