Reuters reviewed 100+ procurement records, patents, and military papers showing the PLA planning for eventual battlefield deployment.
A 2025 military university paper modeled humanoid robots in an urban assault force clearing buildings alongside troops.
The PLA's newspaper called for accelerating transfer of robot tech from labs to training grounds.
State defense company Norinco has built a humanoid called Fuxi for sentry duty and reconnaissance.
Chinese manufacturers made 95% of global humanoid shipments in 2025.
No armed humanoid has been deployed yet — analysts say five to ten years before they're battlefield-ready.
A PLA researcher wrote:
Humanoid robots will stream onto the battlefield.
China is actively researching humanoid robots for military use.
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