The event marks the debut of China’s first full-sized general-purpose humanoid robot model, along with the release of its related open-source technologies. Why it matters: The unveiling of Qinglong marks China’s entry into the advanced field of full-sized general-purpose humanoid robots. The humanoid robot combines mobile lower limbs for agile walking with lightweight, high-precision upper limbs for operations, the on-site presentation stated. “In the Year of the Dragon this year, we named our humanoid robot Qinglong [meaning green dragon in Chinese] and initiated an open-source community for humanoid robotics,” said Jiang Lei, Chief Scientist of the National Local Joint Humanoid Robot Innovation Center. “Through open-sourcing, our goal is to introduce a new humanoid robot model annually, each named after one of the Chinese zodiac animals, to foster a humanoid robot innovation community unique to China,” he announced at the forum.