IAT Partners with Foxconn to Officially Launch Embodied AI Turn-Key Platform at ESCC

Source: Author: Date:2026-08-13 Read:11

The Embodied AI Supply Chain Ecosystem Conference (ESCC) kicked off at the Beiren Etrong International Exhibition & Convention Center in Beijing E-Town on July 30, 2026. 

Hosted by the Bureau of Robotics and Intelligent Manufacturing Industry of Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, the conference is themed “Smart Chain for the Future, Win-Win through Collaboration”. It aims to build an exchange and cooperation platform for enterprises across the embodied AI industrial chain, attracting more than 400 upstream and downstream enterprises and over 50 industry experts.

It is widely recognized that 2026 is the first year of mass production for embodied intelligence, completing the transition from prototype to mass production. A stable, efficient and agile supply chain system is regarded as the key factor determining whether the industry can bridge the final mile to commercialization. At the conference, “Jiyin Workshop” (Robotic Gene Workshop), a rapid supply chain response platform, was officially launched. 

It delivers one-stop supply chain support for enterprises, ensuring precise matching, ultra-fast response, cost optimization, transparent performance and full-cycle implementation. More than 20 enterprises joined the platform as the first batch of members. 

Meanwhile, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Embodied Intelligent Robot Supply Chain Collaborative Development Alliance was formally established. Participating parties signed an initiative to build a cross-regional industrial cooperation platform, promoting complementary strengths and coordinated progress of the robotics industry across the three regions.

Afterwards, Li Guangyao, General Manager of Foxconn C Business Group, and Wei Xinzhu, Vice President of IAT and CEO of the Turn-Key Platform, delivered keynote speeches on the launch of the Robot Turn-Key Platform and officially unveiled the platform. IAT held a signing ceremony for the first batch of platform members with multiple partners. Representatives from Foxconn, Lightwheel AI, Unitree, Galbot and the State Key Laboratory of FAW Group gathered to sign cooperation agreements.

Photo: Signing ceremony for the Robot Turn-Key Platform

Positioned as a full-chain empowerment platform for whole robot manufacturers, the Turn-Key Platform covers five core dimensions: R&D, manufacturing, training, sales and investment. 

By integrating design and R&D, supply chain support and large-scale manufacturing capabilities, it provides robot enterprises with full-stack “turn-key” services from concept to mass production, significantly shortening product development cycles and lowering the threshold for industrialization. Backed by the platform, robot innovation teams can channel more resources into core technology iteration and scenario application development.

Xuan Qiwu, Chairman of IAT, stated: “The embodied intelligence sector calls for multi-party collaboration, and coordinated innovation across all links of the industrial chain is essential. Drawing on its proven expertise in automotive R&D, lean manufacturing and engineering application, IAT will work with partners including Foxconn, Lightwheel AI, Unitree and Galbot to move embodied intelligence robots from technical verification to a deployable, deliverable and operable industrial stage.”

As a key docking platform for the upstream and downstream industrial chain, the ESCC Conference serves as an efficient communication bridge and a resource aggregation hub, providing strong support for the industry. The Turn-Key Platform is a tangible outcome of industrial collaboration within this ecosystem. 

By integrating multi-party industrial capabilities, it introduces engineering experience and large-scale manufacturing strengths from the automotive industry into the embodied intelligence field, offering a replicable practical path for the industry to evolve from focusing on isolated technological breakthroughs to building systematic engineering capability. 

As a core member of the platform, IAT will continue to leverage its industrial experience in automotive R&D and lean manufacturing, work alongside ecosystem partners, and help steadily lift collaboration efficiency across all links of the industrial chain.

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