Xiaomi wins dual awards at World Internet Conference

Xiaomi Group has received two major honors at the 2026 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang. The company was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award in the innovation breakthrough category, while its robotics division secured the Leading Technology Award for its key technologies in general-purpose robot operational base models.

Xiaomi reported significant progress in both industrial and domestic applications for its robotics. In manufacturing, a humanoid robot successfully completed an eight-hour continuous operation challenge in an automotive assembly plant, demonstrating autonomous error correction and production line coordination.

In domestic settings, the Xiaomi-Robotics-1 embodied base model has entered trial operations at a youth apartment. The system has successfully completed long-range tasks lasting over 30 minutes across three rooms, including cleaning, organizing, and room inspections. The company plans to invest over 200 billion yuan in the next five years, focusing on AI large models, embodied intelligence, and smart manufacturing.