University labChinaSince 1953
National University of Defense Technology
China's main military technology university, founded in Harbin in 1953 and re-established in Changsha in 1978 under the Central Military Commission. It is best known for the Tianhe supercomputers and built Xianxingzhe, described as China's first biped humanoid, in 2000.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 11 humanoid
- First robot
- 2000One year so far
- Headquarters
- ChangshaChina
- Is it still sold?No longer soldEvery robot is retired or discontinued
- What is new?2001-07-30Samurai Damashii creator discusses Xianxingzhe parody's popularity
Robots
1 robot model shown in public in 2000. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
What is new
The latest stories about National University of Defense Technology's robots, newest first.
- Samurai Damashii creator discusses Xianxingzhe parody's popularity INTERNET Watch (Impress) · Xianxingzhe
- China's first humanoid robot publicly debuts China News Service · Xianxingzhe
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 1953
- Headquarters
- Changsha, China
- Focus
- Military science and engineering research, including supercomputing and early robotics
- Funding
- State-funded military university affiliated with the Central Military Commission; on the US Commerce Department Entity List since 2015
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Other makers of humanoids, starting with those in China.
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