China’s science tech sector maturing rapidly amid incentives

Industrial humanoid robots are presented at an industrial park in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on June 18, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING: From clinching a sweeping 9-0 victory at the RoboCup German Open in March to gearing up for the RoboCup 2025 in Salvador, Brazil, in July, a Chinese humanoid robot soccer team has been capturing global attention.

At the heart of this excitement is the T1 robot, developed by Beijing-based humanoid robotics startup Booster Robotics, which is breaking new ground in performance and design.