Dobot Secures 80.5 Million RMB ($11.37M) Deal with Jiangsu RDF: Humanoid Robots Enter Core Manufacturing
October 31, 2025 — In a historic move for China’s robotics industry, Shenzhen Dobot Technology Co., Ltd. has signed an 80.5 million RMB ($11.37M) procurement contract with Jiangsu RDF Precision Technology Co., Ltd., marking the largest known order for embodied intelligent robots to date.
The deal, finalized on October 29, 2025, will see Dobot deploy its advanced humanoid robots and embodied collaborative robots into Jiangsu RDF’s precision manufacturing facilities, where they will perform high-accuracy tasks such as component assembly, material handling, and in-line quality inspection in the new energy sector.
From Prototype to Production: Humanoid Robots Go Industrial
2025 is being hailed as the “Year of Mass Production” for humanoid robots. With prices now approaching smartphone levels and new models launching every two days, Chinese robotics firms are rapidly transitioning from R&D to commercialization.
While early applications focused on demonstrations and limited service roles, this partnership signals a turning point: humanoid robots are now entering mission-critical industrial environments.
Dobot’s multi-form robotics platform — integrating humanoid, wheeled, quadruped, and robotic arm technologies — enables unmatched flexibility on the factory floor. This allows Jiangsu RDF to upgrade its production lines with adaptive automation, reducing dependency on manual labor and improving operational resilience.
A Strategic Move Toward “New-Quality Productivity”
This collaboration goes beyond equipment supply — it’s a strategic alignment in the pursuit of next-generation manufacturing. By leveraging Dobot’s full-stack self-developed AI, perception, and control systems, Jiangsu RDF is positioning itself at the forefront of intelligent automation.
Although current humanoid robot efficiency stands at roughly 50% of human performance — limited by gripper dexterity and real-time decision-making — their value is already evident in harsh, labor-intensive sectors like metal processing, waste sorting, and textile manufacturing.
With hardware costs falling and AI models improving through real-world data, the gap is closing fast.
As more manufacturers face labor shortages and rising costs, humanoid robots are evolving from futuristic concepts into practical tools for industrial transformation.
This 80.5M RMB ($11.37M)deal is not just a milestone for Dobot and Jiangsu RDF — it’s a signal to the global manufacturing industry: the age of humanoid robots has officially begun.