Shanghai unveiled a major AI-driven manufacturing initiative aimed at achieving full smart factory coverage for key enterprises by 2028, signaling a bold push to modernize the city’s industrial base.

The plan positions Shanghai to accelerate AI integration across its manufacturing sector as part of its broader industrial modernization effort.

As part of the rollout, the city intends to deploy about 8,000 humanoid robots at industrial sites and raise robot density to 600 units per 10,000 workers.

A multi-tiered talent development pipeline will be established to train specialized engineers and industrial staff for AI-enabled manufacturing.

The initiative also envisions creating more than 300 enterprise AI agents and developing 10 vertical large language models to support manufacturing operations.

Market projections for the program point to roughly 200 billion yuan in AI-enabled smart manufacturing equipment and 100 billion yuan in system integration.