By Jin Lu

A humanoid robot training facility has been launched at the Cixi Future Industry Park in Ningbo, marking what developers say is China's first humanoid robot training ground built on the OpenHarmony operating system.

The project is led by domestic robotics firm Leju Robot with a total investment of more than 30 million yuan ($4.35 million). The facility will recreate nine real-world industrial settings—including home appliance, automotive and textile manufacturing, as well as commercial services—to collect data and explore practical applications for humanoid robots.

By simulating real production environments, the facility aims to build a closed-loop system linking algorithms, data and robotic capabilities, helping accelerate the transition from research and data collection to industrial use.

The facility will also employ a hybrid network architecture designed to address challenges such as low latency and high uplink bandwidth requirements, improving the speed and quality of data transmission during robot training.

In addition, the facility will include an incubation community for developers working on humanoid robot applications. By making its spaces and technical resources available to independent developers and small start-up teams, it aims to support low-cost experimentation and rapid product testing.

Developers say the initiative is expected to support the intelligent upgrading of local manufacturing and help develop a robotics-driven industrial cluster in Ningbo.