At the four-day Web Summit 2026 in Lisbon, Chinese companies presented technologies spanning physical AI and embodied intelligence. Robotics firm Galbot exhibited its G1 robot - a wheeled, two-armed machine that uses vision-language-action coordination to operate autonomously in convenience stores, pharmacies and factories.
XPeng Airdrige founder Zhao Deli took the opening stage with the Land Aircraft Carrier, a six-wheeled ground vehicle carrying a detachable electric aircraft, outlining a decade-long rapid-development window for flying cars. On an Open Source Advantage panel, Chinese AI firms ModelBest and MiniMax joined global investors to discuss open models' role in lowering cost and broadening access. Starship Technologies co-founder Ahti Heinla said China's manufacturing scale is a real advantage for physical AI, with complementary Chinese and European routes serving different markets.
