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Tp 01 Embodied Smart Bipedal Robot by Chengdu Humanoid Robot Innovation Center Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design
The international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Chengdu Humanoid Robot Innovation Center for robotics, automaton and automation design
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COMO, Italy, April 27, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ Tp 01 Embodied Smart Bipedal Robot by Chengdu Humanoid Robot Innovation Center has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Tp 01 Embodied Smart Bipedal Robot
TP 01 is a bipedal humanoid robot designed for public spaces. Inspired by the culture of Chengdu, TP 01 has rounded contours, a large head and large feet, and a bright color palette that softens the industrial appearance. A micro expression recognition system, a 19 inch high definition display, and voice interaction allow the robot to perceive and answer emotions. Six degrees of freedom in the neck and biomimetic gaits support natural movement. A group control system enables synchronized dances, while modular interfaces allow themed decorative panels to be swapped quickly.
About Chengdu Humanoid Robot Innovation Center
Chengdu Humanoid Robot Innovation Center is the first team in China dedicated to the research and development of humanoid robot brains. The company is committed to building a human-like intelligent core for robots, endowing them with strong artificial intelligence capabilities that integrate understanding, reasoning, and execution, truly achieving human-like thinking and action.
Award Record
With this recognition, Chengdu Humanoid Robot Innovation Center is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2025 - 2026 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design Award
The A' Robotics Design Award is an international robotics design competition recognizing good robotics designs by robotics designers and engineers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to robotics designers, automation engineers, robotics brands and robot manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include industrial robots, medical robots, agricultural robots, domestic robots, autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots. Awarded robotics designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/robotics
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/179935
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/179935
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!179935
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/378630
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Tp 01 Embodied Smart Bipedal Robot
- Function
- Embodied Smart Bipedal Robot
- Category
- Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design
- Discipline
- Service Design
- Industry
- Manufacturing and Innovation
- Colors
- Wheat, Black, Burly Wood, Gainsboro and Midnight Blue
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Chengdu Humanoid Robot Innovation Center
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #179935
Credits
- Team
- Ruirui Zhang,, Xuesi Ma, and Yuxi Zhang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Rooted in youthful and vibrant Chengdu culture, the robot serves as a warm and intelligent companion in public spaces. It features smooth, rounded contours and a big head and large feet, giving it a friendly and endearing appearance. Combining multimodal emotion perception with humanlike gestures and voice interactions, it responds naturally to emotions. Its robot group control system and modular cultural and creative accessory interfaces offer more possibilities for cultural expression.
- Inspiration
- The robot draws inspiration from Tangpa Street in Jinjiang District of Chengdu, a youthful and vibrant neighborhood rich in culture. The design team aims to fuse the friendliness in Chengdu culture with advanced robotic technology to create a humanoid robot that conveys the essence of local culture and is suitable for public spaces.
- Research
- As robots become increasingly present in public spaces, traditional robots prioritize functionality while overlooking emotional connection. To address this, TP 01 features smooth, rounded shapes to enhance friendliness and a sense of safety. Combined with multimodal emotion perception and humanlike interactions, the robot integrates naturally into public spaces including cultural, commercial, tourism, and sports settings, serving as a link between advanced technology and everyday life.
- Challenge
- The challenge was to a make TP 01 a warm and intelligent companion in public spaces. With micro expression recognition system and a 19 inch HD display, it precisely perceives user emotions and responds through voice, humanlike gestures, and dynamic facial expressions. It also learns user behaviors continuously to deliver more personalized emotional interactions. The robot features 6 DOF neck motions (nodding, lateral tilting, and panoramic rotation), further enhancing performance.
- Realization and Technology
- The robot is made from safe, lightweight, and low maintenance materials, ensuring durability while providing a refined handfeel and friendly look, making it suitable for both interactions with children and prolonged use in public spaces. A bright, macaron inspired color palette softens the industrial coldness, creating a playful and vibrant atmosphere.
- Operation and Interaction
- With a micro expression recognition system, a 19 inch HD display, and voice interactions, the robot precisely perceives and responds to user emotions. It 6 DOF neck motions, highly biomimetic gaits, and a robust balance control algorithm enable more vivid and natural interactions. A robot group control system supports synchronized group dances and parades with other robots. Interfaces for modular cultural and creative accessories support quick swapping of themed decorative panels.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project officially began in November 2024. By February 2025, its exterior and structural design were completed, followed by a lightweight 2.0 version in August 2025. The robot was officially launched and delivered in December 2025.
- Specifications
- 524mm x 437mm x 867mm
- Keywords
- Bipedal Robot, Public Space Service, Local Culture Integration, Emotion Perception, Humanized Interaction, Robot Group Control System
