On a CATL production line, a humanoid robot transports material crates, powered by a "power heart" supplied by the leading power battery manufacturer. On Sept. 3, at the plenary session of the 2026 World Power Battery Conference, Wang He, founder and CTO of Galbot, showcased this scenario of "robots manufacturing robot batteries."

Wang He delivered a keynote speech at the plenary session

Now in its fifth year, the World Power Battery Conference regularly hosts battery manufacturers and automakers, yet humanoid robotics companies like Galbot remain "new faces."

This is hardly surprising; Wang noted that power batteries represent a core constraint for humanoid robots, with their technological capabilities directly determining the "ceiling" for both hardware performance and commercial scalability.

Specifically, battery capacity dictates endurance and continuous operating duration, while instantaneous peak discharge capability affects dynamic performance such as running, jumping, obstacle avoidance, and anti-tipping stability.

In August, China's first provincial- or ministerial-level key laboratory in the field of embodied large models was inaugurated in Beijing. The facility was spearheaded by Galbot and jointly established with Peking University and CATL. Such cross-sector collaboration demonstrates the immense potential of integrating artificial intelligence with power batteries.

Sun Weijie presented innovative products at the plenary session

AI serves not only as an end-user application but also as a force reshaping the industrial chain. Qu Guochun, director of the Equipment Industry Development Center under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, described this transformation as "comprehensive". Acting as a refueling "attendant", intelligent charging robots now enable automatic plug-in and unplug operations, allowing vehicle owners to enjoy "stop-and-charge convenience without leaving the car", according to Lu Fang, chairman of Voyah.

AI also functions as an R&D "navigator". Sun Weijie, CEO of DP Technology, unveiled an intelligent mega-facility for solid-state electrolyte research. With the assistance of AI "experts," three researchers identified six novel materials within two months, two of which have been scaled up to kilogram-level production and delivered for testing. Sun stated that AI can transcend the limitations of human experience and achieve intelligent experimental workflows.

Wang He was not the only "new face" at the conference; Sichuan AOSSIC, a representative of the low-altitude economy sector, also participated in discussions last year. Coincidentally, drones and robots are often among the first fields where all-solid-state batteries see practical deployment. As power battery applications expand rapidly beyond automobiles into sectors including the low-altitude economy, humanoid robotics, and electric vessels, the number of "new faces" at the conference is expected to keep growing.

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