China will put a unique ID code on humanoid robots, just like citizen ID for us humans
China has initiated a program to assign unique digital identity codes to humanoid robots, similar to citizen IDs for humans. This initiative, named the Humanoid Full Lifecycle Management Service Platform, aims to standardize the tracking of these robots. The program is overseen by the Humanoid Robotics and Embodied Intelligence Standardization committee under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
- ▪The program will assign a unique digital identity code to each humanoid robot manufactured in China.
- ▪The identity codes consist of four parts, including a national code and a manufacturer code.
- ▪The initiative was announced by the Humanoid Robotics and Embodied Intelligence Standardization committee.
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China has launched a national programme that will assign every humanoid robot manufactured in the country a unique digital identity code, effectively a citizen ID, but for bipedal machines (those that can balance and walk/run on two legs). The initiative, called the Humanoid Full Lifecycle Management Service Platform, was announced on Friday. It is led by the Humanoid Robotics and Embodied Intelligence Standardization committee, which is under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (via South China Morning Post). KAIST What does a robot ID actually look like? The machine codes are structured in four parts. While a two-digit national code tracks international shipments and sales, a four-digit manufacturer code keeps a record of the firm that manufactured it.
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