Behind Humanoid Robots' 'Half the Market': Quantity Leadership Doesn't Equal Industrial Maturity

The most valuable insight here is that China's humanoid robot finished products already account for over half of the global total, but startups fixating solely on "unit count" risk falling into the trap of "quantity prosperity." Data from the MIIT press conference gave the industry a much-needed boost, but what truly determines whether humanoid robots can move from labs to factories and homes is reliability in real-world scenarios, cost controllability, and the team's execution power in solving the "last mile" problem.