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Implementation Plan of Shanghai Municipality for the Development of the Embodied Intelligence Industry

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The Implementation Plan of Shanghai Municipality for the Development of the Embodied Intelligence Industry outlines strategic objectives and supportive measures to build Shanghai into a globally influential hub for embodied intelligence innovation by 2027. The plan focuses on model-driven innovation, building public infrastructure platforms, creating benchmark application scenarios, fostering industrial clusters, and establishing a robust ecosystem including safety, standards, and talent development. It provides comprehensive financial incentives, subsidies, and vouchers for research, computing power, corpora, and enterprise development.

Summary and content fields are drawn from the document text and are pending editorial review.

Who issued it

Shanghai Municipal Bureau of JusticeGovernment
Lead issuer
Legal forceSoft law
Under whose authorityState law
Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

National governmentState or provincial governmentPublic sector bodiesCompaniesAI developers and providersAI deployers and usersResearchers and academics

Enterprises, research institutions, universities, and government bodies operating within or partnering with Shanghai's technology and robotics sectors.

Sectors
Telecommunications and digital services · artificial intelligence and embodied intelligenceManufacturing and industry · robot ontology and industrial manufacturingResearch and science · embodied intelligence research and development

What the document contains

What's covered

The document details municipal policies, financial subsidies, infrastructure development, application scenarios, industrial cluster formation, and ecosystem support (including standards, safety, ethics, and talent) for the embodied intelligence and robotics industry in Shanghai.

What's missing

The text does not contain specific binding legal penalties for non-compliance or detailed technical specifications for individual robotic models.

Key takeaways
  • Shanghai aims to exceed a total output value of 50 billion yuan for its core embodied intelligence industry by 2027.
  • The plan prioritizes breakthroughs in core algorithms, motion control models, embodied corpora, and autonomous operating systems.
  • Five major public platforms are established to support computing power, digital twin training, pilot testing, investment, and leasing.
  • Financial incentives include subsidies, corpus vouchers, and computing power vouchers to support industry stakeholders.
  • Application benchmarks are introduced across sectors like logistics, industrial manufacturing, commercial retail, healthcare, and household services.
Principles it states
model-driven innovationapplication demonstrationcluster-chain coordinationopen-source ecology
Outline
· I. Main Objectives
· II. Model-Innovation-Driven Development
· III. Development of Public Platforms
· IV. Demonstration and Application Benchmarks
· V. Collaborative Development of Industrial Clusters and Chains
· VI. Building a First-Class Ecosystem
Issued28 July 2025
Length2,631 words
FormatNot recorded
Scopesubnational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

2/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

A multi-stakeholder collaborative governance structure shall be instituted, public participation and ongoing evaluation shall be encouraged, and a closed-loop governance mechanism shall be formed

22. Assurance of Safety and Ethics

screening score · 2026-10-23

Fairness

0/5

Non-discrimination and equitable treatment

screening score · 2026-10-23

Human Dignity

0/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

screening score · 2026-10-23

Human Oversight

1/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

to create intelligent manufacturing units that enable effective human–machine collaboration

12. Embodied Intelligence + Industrial Manufacturing

screening score · 2026-10-23

Privacy

0/5

Protection of personal data and private life

screening score · 2026-10-23

Transparency

2/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

The inclusion of open-source models and tools shall be supported to provide standardized, low-barrier public services to research institutions, SMEs, and individual developers.

20. Strengthening Open-Source Innovation

screening score · 2026-10-23

Enforcement

1/5

Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force

Financial support shall be provided in accordance with the approved total investment of each project

II. Model-Innovation-Driven Development

screening score · 2026-10-23

Impact Assessment

4/5

Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use

With a focus on key application scenarios, this Municipality shall establish a safety risk assessment framework to ensure that complex interactions consistently comply with safety constraints

22. Assurance of Safety and Ethics

screening score · 2026-10-23

Topics

embodied_intelligence robotics artificial_intelligence industrial_policy shanghai