On February 19, it was reported that information from a recruitment platform recently showed that Ant Group is open to recruiting positions such as embodied intelligent humanoid robot systems and applications. "Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily" learned from people familiar with the matter that the relevant recruitment subject is Shanghai Ant Lingbo Technology Co., Ltd., which was incorporated at the end of 2024 with a registered capital of 100 million yuan. "Ants are really doing embodied intelligence." said the above-mentioned person.
According to Sina Technology, Ant Group's official response said, "Ant Group registered and established Ant Lingbo Technology Co., Ltd. last year, focusing on embodied intelligence technology and product research and development. Ant Group continues to deploy and increase its investment in AI. "
According to CCTV News, citing data from the "Humanoid Robot Industry Research Report", China has become the world's leading producer of humanoid robots, and the market size of Chinese humanoid robots will reach about 2.76 billion yuan in 2024, and is expected to grow into a "100 billion yuan market" in 2030. According to Goldman Sachs' forecast, the global humanoid robot market will reach $154 billion by 2035 (IT home note: about 1.12 trillion yuan at present).