After exploring WRC, we've identified the five most pressing questions the robotics industry needs to answer
# After visiting the WRC, we identified 5 questions that the robotics industry should address On August 19th, Yizhuang in Beijing hosted the 2026 World Robot Conference. More than 300 companies and over 2,000 exhibits gathered together, marking the first large-scale appearance of the embodied intelligence industry. Companies such as Yuzhi Technology, Yunshuji Technology, and Zhiyuan Robotics entered the capital market, indicating that this sector is shifting from a technical concept to capital focus. ## 1. Must robots be human-shaped? At this WRC, Yuzhi Technology showcased two human-shaped robots, G1 and H2, representing two styles: “flexibility” and “strength”. G1 is skilled in combat movements, while H2 delivers stronger punching power. More notably, GD01, a three-meter-high mech, is neither human-shaped nor quadrupedal; it combines robotic technology with an armored form, targeting scenarios such as culture and tourism, and special operations. This suggests that human-shaped robots are not the only option. Human-shaped robots based on the definition of “large heads,” like Vbot ATOM, are starting from household scenarios…