A close up photo of Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot
Tesla unveiled its Optimus humanoid robot prototype in 2021. It remains to be seen whether China's plans could rival it.
  • China revealed its bold plans to mass produce "advanced-level" humanoid robots by 2025. 
  • China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published a roadmap of its plans last week.
  • The MIIT believes that humanoid robots will be as "disruptive" as smartphones and electric vehicles.

China revealed ambitious plans to mass produce humanoid robots, which it believes will be as "disruptive" as smartphones. 

In an ambitious blueprint document published last week, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said the robots would "reshape the world."