Overview: About 37,300 visitors attended MWC26 in Shanghai, with AI as the central theme. China is showing a more advanced operator-led AI model, with vendors linking tokens to smart home assistants, personal communication assistants, enterprise agents and AI devices that place operators closer to the AI service layer. For more details, please see the full report.

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Humanoid Robot Intelligence Evolution and 2026 WAIC Recap - Counterpoint Webinar

The humanoid robot industry is entering a new phase as advances in multimodal foundation models accelerate the evolution of robotic intelligence. Following World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2026, the industry is doubling down on the construction of diverse training data, thus enabling more generalized on-device intelligence and, shaping the next generation of humanoid robots. So, what are the biggest trends to watch?