Title page 1

Contents 3

Executive Summary 2

Introduction: AI Embodiment 4

Embodiment in Chinese AI Policy 7

China's Concept of Embodiment 11

Major Chinese Research Centers 15

The Academic Dimension 18

Recommendations 22

Authors 24

Acknowledgements 24

Appendices 25

Embodied AI Conference Panels 25

Selected Chinese Embodied AI Companies 26

Endnotes 28

Tables 19

Table 1. Top 12 China-affiliated institutions 19

Figures 18

Figure 1. China-affiliated embodied AI publications - 2022 to 2025 18

Boxes 8

Box 1. Embodied AI as a framework for AGI 8

Box 2. Alibaba Group CEO on the future of AI 13