# robotics data

China’s Yushi Predicts a Breakthrough Year for Humanoid Robots — But the ‘ChatGPT Moment’ for Embodied AI Is Still Years Away

Yushi Technology founder Wang Xingxing says humanoid robots have made rapid progress in mobility and shipment volumes, with lighter, cheaper models driving adoption and public-facing demonstrations like kung-fu performances gaining global attention. However, core AI generalisation for robots — an ‘‘embodied ChatGPT’’ that reliably follows language instructions in novel environments — is still likely two to three years away, and industrial use remains in pilot stages.