Wang Xingxing predicts 2027 as a critical inflection point for embodied AI models at the Wuzhen Summit, citing progress toward handling 80% of tasks in unfamiliar scenarios

At the 2026 Wuzhen Internet Conference, Wang Xingxing of Unitree stated that global top models are nearing a "GPT moment" where robots can complete roughly 80% of tasks via voice commands in about 80% of new scenarios, though key technical barriers remain. He noted physical AI breakthroughs may occur within the next one to three years, while industry data shows rapid iteration rates for embodied models from companies like Zhiyuan and Alibaba.