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China Opens First Robot Mall in Beijing, Showcasing Advanced Robotics

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Business Honor
12 August, 2025

China launches its first Robot Mall in Beijing with more than 100 robots as part of robotics progress.

China has opened its very first full-sized shopping mall completely dedicated to robots. The "Robot Mall" located in Beijing's high-tech E-Town district is a big step towards China's efforts to take robotics out of the lab and into daily life. The four-story mall has more than 100 robots from 40 brands, including big Chinese names such as Ubtech Robotics and Unitree Robotics. The shopping center follows the "4S" format, typical in China, having sales, service, spare parts, and customer feedback in one place, similar to a car dealership.

With prices ranging from 2,000 yuan ($278) to a few million yuan, the mall is intended to meet a diverse range of consumer demand. Among the pricier products is a robotic clone of Albert Einstein, with a price tag of about 700,000 yuan ($97,473). A robot restaurant is also available at the mall, where robot waiters deliver dishes cooked by robot chefs. Apart from this, tourists can observe the robots playing soccer, engage with robotic canines, or even greet animatronic versions of legendary characters like Isaac Newton and Emperor Qin Shi Huang.

The Robot Mall opening is timed to coincide with two large robotics conferences in Beijing. The 2025 World Robot Conference, which continues until August 12, brings together close to 500 participants from more than 20 nations to talk about the future of robotics. In the latter part of August, Beijing will be hosting the World Humanoid Robot Games, where humanoid robots will be competing in a line of events, putting their abilities through their paces in everything from sport to material handling.

This mall launch is but one component of China's overall plan for world robotics dominance, with more than $20 billion in subsidies directed in the last year alone. As the nation puts more and more into AI and robots, it's obvious that China is setting the stage to lead the robotics pack, leading some American businesses to demand a competitive national agenda.