Yuequan Fangsheng reportedly demonstrates W-Bot 2.0 at State Grid site in Hefei, China

leaderobot.com reported on September 15, 2026, on Yuequan Fangsheng’s humanoid robot Bowen W-Bot 2.0 and bionic dexterous hand Yingshou Y-Hand. The article said W-Bot 2.0 was deployed in a real-world setting at a State Grid live-line distribution work site in Hefei.

The report that Yuequan Fangsheng brought a humanoid robot to a State Grid live-line distribution work site in Hefei points to an application that cannot be evaluated through exhibition-centered assessments. Based only on the report’s account, industry stakeholders will be watching to see whether robots can be used in high-risk power operations.

This report covers how leaderobot.com assessed Yuequan Fangsheng’s claim that its exhibition robot went beyond being a display and was used at a State Grid live-line distribution work site in Hefei. This is the publication’s argument, however, and the conditions and scope of the demonstration cannot be stated beyond what the original article says. The source should therefore be consulted for details. As our related article, 2026 World Robot Conference opens in Beijing on Aug. 19, with more than 300 exhibitors and over 150 new products, showed, the event brought together many new products and featured a dense lineup of exhibits. Against that backdrop, this report presents the case as a shift from “showcasing at the venue” to “applying robots at an off-site work location.” Although the original article strongly emphasizes the significance, it does not make clear which tasks were replaced or to what extent, or whether this was routine operation or a one-time test. At an industry level, the focus is whether the criteria for evaluating humanoid robots are shifting from appearance and movement to repeatability in high-risk settings such as power facilities. If the reported field application is accurate, it would require not just the robot itself but also a combination of worksite safeguards, including insulation, remote operation and maintenance procedures. The article does not indicate how extensively Yuequan Fangsheng has standardized these elements.