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A Chinese factory in Guangdong is assembling a humanoid robot every 30 minutes while Tesla, Figure, and Boston Dynamics still struggle to deliver 10 thousand per year.

Written by Douglas Avila

Published on 11/05/2026 at 07:04

Updated on 11/05/2026 at 07:05

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On March 29, 2026, the Leju Robotics + Dongfang Precision joint venture inaugurated in Foshan, Guangdong province, the world’s first factory to produce a humanoid robot every 30 minutes. The stated goal is 10,000 units per year, a capacity that places the plant above the combined total of its main Western competitors.

According to Interesting Engineering, the line has 24 precise assembly stages, 77 inspection points, and 41 simulated real-world condition tests before each robot is released to the customer. The declared efficiency gain is 50% over traditional methods.

The robot manufactured is Leju’s Kuavo-5, with 360 Nm of torque in its joints, omnidirectional gait at 4.6 km/h, and an international price of about US$50,000. The unit has already been delivered in volume to FAW Hongqi, Nio, and Haier.

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The figures from the Guangdong factory, according to Leju, Dongfang Precision, and Morgan Stanley, tell the story in five points:

10,000 units/year of declared capacity, equivalent to 70% of the global humanoid market in 2025
30 minutes of assembly time per robot, compared to 2 hours for the Roban 2 pilot in Shenzhen
14,000 units was the total shipped worldwide in 2025, with China accounting for 90%
US$50,000 the unit price of the Kuavo-5, with a downward trend to US$15,000 by 2050 (Morgan Stanley)
US$5 trillion the estimated total humanoid market by 2050, according to Morgan Stanley

Leju Robotics Kuavo-5 humanoid robot next to a human worker at the Foshan factory — Leju Robotics’ Kuavo-5, a full-size model produced on the Foshan line. It costs about US$50,000 and has 360 Nm of torque in its joints. Photo: Leju Robotics.

How the Chinese factory assembles a humanoid robot every 30 minutes

The plant is located in Foshan, in the southern industrial corridor of Guangdong. According to a

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How the Chinese factory assembles a humanoid robot every 30 minutes

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