Why Build Humanoid Robots？

Over a century ago, the term "Robot" was coined in the Czech play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), gradually awakening humanity's vision and yearning for robots.

Stages of Robot Development

Why Build Humanoid Robots

The rise of humanoid robots as the mainstream development direction is not merely about mimicking appearance but a profound response to real-world needs.

Adaptation to Human Environments and Reduction of Hidden Costs

Human society's infrastructure—from road widths to vehicle dimensions, staircase slopes to door/window sizes—are all designed around human body proportions. Humanoid robots can perfectly fit into various environments, significantly reducing the hidden costs of applying general-purpose robots.

Ergonomic Adaptation with Minimal Modification

In ergonomic terms, the five-fingered joint design of humanoid robots highly simulates the flexibility, grip strength, and operational precision of human hands, making them compatible with most human-made devices. From office tools and medical equipment to industrial machinery, and even in extreme fire rescue environments where humans cannot enter, humanoid robots can perform substitute tool operations. This near "zero-modification" ergonomic adaptation is a major advantage.

Efficient Imitation Learning and Reinforcement Learning

Additionally, humanoid robots can achieve higher efficiency in imitation learning. By recording human movement data and inputting it into the robot's control system, they can quickly learn human actions. Just as students imitate a teacher’s handwriting or posture, robots can rapidly acquire mature and effective motion patterns through mimicking human behavior. These behaviors are further optimized via reinforcement learning, enabling more intelligent and efficient task completion in practical applications.

Key Challenges in Developing Humanoid Robots

1.  Mechanical Structure Design: Requires multi-joint, high-degree-of-freedom, stability, and durability.

2.  Motion Control: Relies on sensors and algorithms for precise calculation of motion parameters.

3.  Energy Consumption Control: Solving battery life issues.

4.  The Uncanny Valley Effect, etc.

Global Race and the "Chinese Solution" in the Humanoid Robot Arena

In the global humanoid robot race, the "Chinese solution" is entering a period of explosive growth: According to preliminary statistics from the New Strategy Humanoid Robot Industry Research Institute, as of April 2025, the number of global humanoid robot body enterprises has exceeded 300, with Chinese enterprises accounting for over 150. A complete industry chain covering core components, body manufacturing, and system integration has formed, with expanding application scenarios. China is seizing the initiative in global competition through full industrial chain collaboration and innovative ecosystem construction.

Automotive enterprises represented by Chery are accelerating their humanoid robot layout by leveraging industrial manufacturing and intelligent technology accumulation.

Chery's robot development journey exemplifies automotive companies' efforts in this field and clearly demonstrates its cross-disciplinary breakthrough from industrial automation to humanoid robot R&D:

·  2007: Chery sought automation transformation, established Wuhu Chery Equipment Co., Ltd., and began independent R&D of industrial robots.

·  December 2022: Chery Smart Manufacturing Factory No. 1 was officially put into production, with 660 industrial robots in the workshop achieving high-efficiency production capacity of "one vehicle off the line every minute."

·  2023: The humanoid robot Mornine, jointly developed by Chery and AiMOGA, completed its first round of R&D testing, with the first prototype rolled out.

·  April 2024: Mornine debuted at Chery's International Overseas Distributors Conference.

·  August 2024: Chery released the CheryGPT large language model, pioneeringly applied to AiMOGA Robot to enhance intelligent interaction and autonomous decision-making capabilities.

·  January 2025: Chery established MOGA Technology Co., Ltd.

·  February 2025: AiMOGA Robot made their first overseas debut, officially deployed as automotive sales assistants in 4S stores in Malaysia.

·  April 2025: The first batch of 220 AiMOGA Robots were delivered for global large-scale commercial applications.

Starting from industrial automation, Chery has evolved from a pioneer in robot applications in China's automotive manufacturing sector to a leader in humanoid robot scenario applications. This is thanks to the reuse of Chery's mechanical manufacturing and intelligent technologies:

1. As a Fortune Global 500 automotive enterprise, Chery possesses extensive global high-quality supply chain resources, which better empower AiMOGA Robot's mechanical structure design, making them more flexible, stable, and durable.

2. Functions such as navigation and control in automotive autonomous driving can be reused for AiMOGA Robot's deep perception, precise navigation, and autonomous obstacle avoidance.

3. Chery's research and breakthroughs in solid-state batteries provide a direction for further exploring AiMOGA Robot's battery life.

4. In humanoid robot design, AiMOGA Robot pursues greater realism compared to other enterprises. Its current Mornine robot not only has a human-like figure and face but also meticulously crafted details such as hair, teeth, and tongue. The blue, high-tech glasses not only enhance the robot's technological vibe but also cleverly avoid the uncanny valley effect.

The Development of Humanoid Robots: A Competition of Comprehensive National Strength, with AiMOGA Robot Leading the Way

The robot industry is known as the "pearl at the top of the manufacturing crown," and its R&D, manufacturing, and application levels reflect a country's scientific and technological innovation and high-end manufacturing capabilities, serving as a symbol of comprehensive national strength. Countries are actively laying out strategies to compete. As the world's largest manufacturing nation and consumer market, China boasts nearly 50% of the global AI talent pool, stable energy supply, a complete industry chain, and extremely rich application scenarios, providing unique advantages for the robot industry's development.

AiMOGA Robot is thriving in the golden age of the robot industry, having already gained an edge in the rising tide of industry awareness. As a powerful implementer of Chery's intelligent strategy, AiMOGA Robot is not only Chery's "smart business card" but also carries Chery's far-reaching vision of transforming from a traditional automaker to a diversified high-tech enterprise. Decades of accumulated technical expertise, talent strategies, global factories and 4S store networks, and diverse application scenarios built by over ten million users provide AiMOGA Robot with abundant technical verification "test beds" and massive data for training. Standing on Chery's "giant shoulders," AiMOGA Robot is accelerating technological iteration through full industrial chain collaboration. In the future, it will use multi-scenario penetration and global layout as pivots to become the most critical engine in Chery's intelligent transformation journey.