The 45th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (HKEF) 2025, organized by HKTDC, was held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from October 13–15, 2025, showcasing a wide range of emerging technologies such as AI, immersive Metaverse experiences, AR, and VR. For many years, HKEF has been known for its strong focus on consumer electronics, much like the CES in Las Vegas, featuring a variety of electronic appliances and devices. However, this year marked a new milestone with the introduction of AI-powered consumer robots — including hospital service robots, bartender robots, and AI coffee baristas — reflecting the growing integration of robotics into everyday electronic applications around the world.
This year marks the first large-scale showcase of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Embodied AI Robotics at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition). A dedicated hall and stage, named Robot Park, was introduced to feature a wide range of robotics and humanoid exhibitors — a striking contrast to last year’s event, which had no embodied AI robotics participants at all. This shift reflects the extraordinary growth and momentum of AI technology, as the robotics sector at HKEF rapidly evolves in line with the global AI revolution, which continues to dominate discussions across the tech industry.
There were numerous robots showcased at HKEF 2025, but this report highlights only two types of embodied AI robots. The first is the humanoid robot designed for consumer and entertainment applications, featuring facial movements that mimic its human creator’s expressions. The second category includes humanoid and dog-type robots developed for more advanced industrial purposes.
R&D efforts continue to develop humanoid robots that are more human-like and autonomous. In this context, AI robotics regulations must play a vital role to ensure that future developments remain human-centered and augmentative to human capabilities, rather than replacing them.
Some interesting specifications of the Facial DoF Humanoid Robot by JYIM are as follows:
1. Embodied Humanoid Robot with Facial, Arm & Leg Degrees of Freedom AI
Jiangsu Yunmu Intelligent Manufacturing Tech. Ltd (JYIM) showcased a humanoid robot featuring multilingual Q&A interaction with highly accurate universal recognition. The humanoid’s design is remarkable, with 26 facial degrees of freedom (DoF) that allow it to express various human-like emotions while speaking, and 6 DoF in its arms, enabling natural gestures during conversation. At HKEF 2025, the humanoid was capable of communicating in both Mandarin and English. We tested its conversational ability firsthand—an engaging experience, although its responses were sometimes slightly delayed, likely due to the need for LLM computation. The humanoid we interacted with was modeled after an ancient Chinese noble, capable of answering questions such as its name, dynasty, and origin—in fluent English.
Developed by a research team at JYIM, where 60% of members hold doctoral or PhD degrees, this humanoid represents an early step toward more advanced models expected in the coming years. Although its movements and expressions are still somewhat rigid or “primitive,” several robotics companies estimate that within five years, humanoid robots will become significantly more lifelike and expressive, potentially capable of passing Turing-like tests to evaluate AI’s ability to mimic human behavior. JYIM’s headquarters are located in Taicang Dake Science Park, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. In the future, Indonesia could also develop humanoid robots inspired by national heroes or historical figures, highlighting how rapidly embodied AI technology is evolving.
2. Industrial AI Robot: Embodied Physical AI Dog & Humanoid Robot for Industrial Application
Robodog with a Dog-like Profile
The capabilities of this Robodog (marketed under the trade names BlackPanther and DEEP Robotics) are truly remarkable. These dog-inspired robots can move autonomously and swiftly, capable of jumping, climbing stairs faster than humans, and navigating mountainous or rocky terrains for various industrial applications. They are designed to monitor and inspect areas that are difficult or dangerous for humans to reach, operating efficiently without risking human lives. Key inspection and security applications include power stations, transmission networks, BTS towers, and military facilities, where safety, speed, and autonomy are critical.
3. Cyborg Robot Embodied AI profil bipedal Full Size Humanoid
Humanoid Robot with a Human-like Profile
This humanoid robot, standing at a human-like height of 160–180 cm, is designed to perform human-equivalent tasks in intelligent manufacturing, logistics, and services, functioning as an AI agent collaborating with humans. Application scenarios include new energy vehicle wire harnessing, power grid cable maintenance, logistics stations, e-commerce warehouse automation centers, automotive manufacturing, and power plant inspections.
At the RoboPark area of HKEF, numerous robotic applications and components were also showcased — such as various robotic arms capable of either lifting heavy objects or handling items with high precision and delicacy, for example, gently picking up an egg without breaking it. These precise movements require specialized robot training, enabling machines to become more advanced and flexible in mimicking human motion. Another highlight was data acquisition accessories, allowing a human operator to wear a motion-capture suit — where movements of the person’s arm are mirrored in real-time by the robot beside them. This process enables learning and motion recording in the robot’s memory. Such data acquisition systems rely on a dual-arm teleoperation device, an advanced setup providing seven degrees of freedom (7 DoF) for each arm, fully compatible with the robot’s motion system.
Cyborg Robotics introduced a high-risk, high-load embodied intelligence robot. Each arm can lift up to 10 kg, and each hand features 16 DoF, with the entire body comprising 62 DoF, including 7 DoF per arm. The robot can walk across various terrains at speeds of up to 2 m/s with over 70% energy efficiency, standing at an ideal height of 180 cm and weighing 80 kg. With these features, Cyborg Robotics offers wide-ranging industrial applications, including manufacturing operations, power grid inspection and maintenance, site survey inspections in hazardous areas, and emergency rescue missions such as evacuation in dangerous zones.