China launches national ID system to track every humanoid robot from production to recycling
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China has launched a national initiative called the Humanoid Full Lifecycle Management Service Platform, which will assign unique digital identification codes to every humanoid robot manufactured in the country. These codes will track robots from production through to recycling, aiming to establish industry standards and strengthen regulation in the rapidly growing humanoid robotics sector.
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The numbers will then be used to track the robots throughout their lifecycle, from production through to recycling.
The national initiative will give every bipedal humanoid a unique code, like a national ID but for robots.
The national initiative will give every bipedal humanoid a unique code, like a national ID but for robots.

