Unitree, AgiBot founders, China’s robotics stars, join panel to shape industry standards
Unitree’s Wang Xingxing and AgiBot’s Peng Zhihui have been appointed to the Standardisation Technical Committee for Humanoid Robots
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) appointed Unitree Robotics founder Wang Xingxing and AgiBot co-founder Peng Zhihui to a national humanoid robotics committee, alongside other entrepreneurs and scholars.
Wang and Peng – hailed as robotics’ “twin stars” – joined as vice-directors of the Standardisation Technical Committee for Humanoid Robots, which would be led by MIIT chief engineer Xie Shaofeng, according to an announcement on Monday.
The committee’s 65 members include representatives from other humanoid robotics firms such as Shenzhen-based UBTech Robotics and Leju Robotics, as well as tech giants like Xiaomi, Huawei Technologies and Baidu. New entrants like electric-car maker Xpeng are also part of the committee.
Scholars from academic institutions such as Tsinghua University were also named to the committee.
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