Lab Visit
Founder Talk
Cohort Dinner
Robot Lab
City WalkFrom Models to
Working Robots
Week 2 follows intelligence as it leaves the screen and enters a body — through humanoid labs, hospital robots, dexterous hands, and the factories that build them at scale.
Day by Day
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The Company Wall
Embodied-native models, one brain across many robot bodies.
Humanoid robots moving fast from prototype to production scale.
Robots working safely inside real hospitals, around patients.
General-purpose humanoids built for real workplaces.
From rehab robotics to humanoids, in 2,000+ institutions.
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Judgment, Not
Just a Tour
By week's end you'll have a working map of China's embodied AI ecosystem — not a stack of photos.
Cohort in the FieldSee the ecosystem fit together
Model teams, manufacturers, universities, and capital — how they connect.
Build real judgment
What actually makes a robot deployable, beyond the polish of a demo.
Leave with live connections
Pilots, partnerships, and intros — carried forward after the week ends.
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How to
Join Week 2
Single Week
Week 2 Only
Six days inside the rooms most people only read about afterward.
Included
- Full access to the week's company, factory & lab visits
- Closed-door founder & investor sessions, plus B2B meetings
- Accommodation, with breakfast, lunch & dinner covered
- All in-China transport, including domestic flights & interpretation
- A team with you throughout
Limited · Fellowship Program
Fellowship Pass
Most of the room pays their way, and that's what keeps The Arch independent and sustainable. Every cohort, The Arch holds a handful of seats for builders who don't have funding yet, don't have a travel budget, and have nothing to show the world but the thing they're actually building. Apply below, and see the FAQ for how it works.
Fellowship
Priority Seat · Apply to Reveal
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Included
- Housing on Fuxing Island
- Partial access to the week's company visits
- Shared workspace on Fuxing Island to build
FUNDED
Arrival to
Departure
Shanghai + Beijing
Shared accommodation is included in both cities. Staying with the group is where the real connections happen — over meals, transport, and evenings.
Shared HousingTransport & Language
Airport transfers, local transport, and Chinese–English interpretation throughout. Onward transport to Shenzhen for Week 3 confirmed closer to the date.
On the Road