BRIEFS OPEN · Q4 2026
Canton Fair Phase 2
Guangzhou, China October 2026
The next field mission in China. Briefs are scoped in September and capacity is limited. New entries are published here after the mission.
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Field Notes
This flow starts with the April 2026 mission across Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, and grows with each new field window: dated entries on what the floor actually showed, often before the signals reach Western databases. Field material for decision-makers weighing capital against uncertainty in Asia.
Latest entry April 2026 mission
Next field window Canton Fair Phase 2 · October 2026
1,300+ companies observed
230+ contacts qualified in person
60+ technical catalogs collected
01 Next field windows
Where the next entries will come from
Entries follow the missions. Two windows are already on the calendar. A brief scoped before a window puts your questions on that floor.
COMING Q2 2027
HK Electronics Fair (Spring)
Hong Kong April 2027
April 2027 mission.
How a field window works
- 01 Before the window: the Mission Brief is scoped. For October 2026, scoping happens in September.
- 02 During the window: the mission runs on the ground.
- 03 After the window: new entries are published here and subscribers receive one email.
02 The feed
Dated entries, newest first
Published notes, missions mapped in person and work in preparation, in one chronological stream. Filter by domain to follow yours.
Field note April 2026 Shenzhen · Hong Kong · Guangzhou ROBOTICS
What Chinese humanoids actually ship: April 2026 field notes
Nineteen days across Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, four major fairs, a dozen humanoid OEMs mapped in person. The gap between demo reels and shippable units remains the story nobody prints.
19 days on the ground4 major fairs12+ humanoid OEMs mapped
Read the note → Published in English.
Mission entry April 2026 InnoEX / CITE ROBOTICS
Robotics, mapped at manufacturer level
From humanoid OEMs to warehouse automation, mapped at manufacturer level, met in person at the four major fairs.
Humanoid · Quadruped · Cobots · AGV12+ humanoid OEMs mappedShenzhen humanoid cluster mapped
Mission entry April 2026 InnoEX / CITE AI
Artificial intelligence, from edge hardware to embodied platforms
Edge compute, embodied AI platforms and speech stacks, including listed players and public R&D institutes.
Edge hardware · Embodied AI · Conversational AIListed conversational-AI group met at trade fair2 public R&D institutes
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Mission entry April 2026 InnoEX / CITE EXOSKELETONS
Exoskeletons, the Chinese ecosystem end to end
A complete map of the Chinese exoskeleton ecosystem, from CE-certified integrators down to the EMG component layer.
Industrial · Medical · RehabilitationCE-certified suppliers verifiedEMG component layer mapped
Mission entry April 2026 InnoEX / CITE IOT
IoT and connectivity, inside the Huaqiangbei ecosystem
Direct access to the Shenzhen Huaqiangbei ecosystem with flexible MOQs for pilots and first production runs.
Modules · Mini PC · Sensors · ConnectivitySZ Huaqiangbei hub accessFlexible MOQ 100–1000 units
INDEX Robotics 
INDEX AI 
INDEX Exoskeletons 
INDEX IoT In preparation Quarterly publication INDEX
Asia Deep Tech Index
Quarterly field-verified intelligence on robotics, AI and IoT supply chains in China and Southeast Asia. Built from the same mission material as the entries above.
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