Chinese humanoid robots get attention.

They do backflips.

They help with traffic.

They make coffee.

Chinese companies say they have many orders.

The orders come from government and private buyers.

But experts say demand is still lower.

It is lower than China’s build power.

China and the U.S. lead research.

Morgan Stanley values the market at $5 trillion.

China leads in mass making.

It also leads in parts supply.

It also leads in robot training data.

The U.S. may still lead in AI “brains.”

Matrix Robotics is in Shanghai.

It says it has about 1,000 orders.

The orders are for its MATRIX-3 robot.

The robot costs around $99,000.

EngineAI is in Shenzhen.

It sells a basic humanoid for 180,000 yuan.

It also promotes security use.

It also promotes museum guide use.

Still, many robots are for show.

They are not very useful, experts said.

Samm Sacks said they are expensive.

She said they are fragile.

She said they need set places.

Chibo Tang said weak demand is a problem.

He said it makes mass making hard.

China had more than 140 humanoid makers in 2025.

It also had more than 330 models in 2025.

But the government has warned of a bubble.

Orders are growing now.

State-owned firms are a big source.

They buy for power plants.

They buy for data centers.

They buy for shows.

China also has strong state support.

It also has cheaper local parts.

Yet buyers stay careful.

Household use is still small.

Experts say the biggest problem is uses.

They also say data is a problem.