With 100 days to go before the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, 136 foreign journalists and self-media bloggers from APEC member economies gathered in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. On August 13th, they took part in a media tour of Shenzhen's smart manufacturing sector, visiting the HONOR Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park and research and development laboratories in Pingshan, Shenzhen, to experience firsthand Shenzhen's vibrant technological innovation.

At the HONOR Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park, 85% of the production line processes are completed by automated equipment, with over 60% of the machinery independently developed by the company. One smartphone rolls off the line every 28.5 seconds. This facility is the industry's first Level 4 smart manufacturing factory and the first zero-carbon factory in the mobile phone sector. British media professional Daniel Mark Aspinwall marveled during the tour that the high degree of automation makes production safer, cleaner and more efficient, while also allowing quality products to reach consumers faster.

A "human-robot race" brought the visit to a climax. British technology analyst Ben Wood went head-to-head with "Lightning," HONOR's 1.69-meter-tall humanoid robot. Lightning quickly picked up speed on its mechanical legs and comfortably pulled ahead of its human opponent. In April, Lightning won the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, finishing in 50 minutes and 26 seconds.

Lightning's run is also a snapshot of Shenzhen's innovation ecosystem. In 2025, Shenzhen's robotics industry recorded a total output value of 242.6 billion yuan. At the same time, Shenzhen is accelerating its development of emerging fields including AI terminals and embodied AI.

With decades of experience in the communications technology industry, Ben Wood said he was impressed not only by HONOR's technological advances, but also by Shenzhen's broader innovation ecosystem and industrial synergy. "The entire supply chain, along with the many startups here, is actively investing in breakthrough technologies," he said. In his view, the upcoming APEC meeting will draw more global attention to the innovation vitality and technological capabilities of China and Shenzhen. "It's going to be an exciting moment," he said.

世界目光走近深圳智造

2026年亚太经合组织（APEC）峰会进入百日倒计时，136位来自全球的外媒记者与APEC成员经济体自媒体博主齐聚大湾区，8月13日，“全球媒体看深圳智造”采风活动举行，他们走进位于深圳坪山的荣耀智能制造产业园和研发实验室，近距离感受深圳科技创新活力。

走进荣耀智能制造产业园，产线85%的工序由自动化设备完成，超过六成设备来自自主研发，每28.5秒就有一部手机下线。这里是行业首家L4级智能制造工厂，也是手机行业首家零碳工厂。英国媒体人丹尼尔·马克·阿斯平沃尔在参观中感叹，高度自动化让生产更安全、整洁、高效，也让优质产品更快抵达消费者。

参访中，一场“人机竞速”将现场气氛推向高潮。英国科技分析师本·伍德与身高1.69米的荣耀人形机器人“闪电”同场较量，“闪电”迈开机械腿迅速提速，轻松领先对手。今年4月，“闪电”曾在2026北京亦庄人形机器人半程马拉松中，以50分26秒的成绩一举夺冠。

“闪电”的奔跑也是深圳创新生态的缩影。数据显示，2025年，深圳机器人产业总产值达到2426亿元；与此同时，深圳也在加快布局人工智能终端和具身智能等新赛道。

在通信科技行业有着数十年经验的本·伍德表示，他感受到的不仅是荣耀智能制造的技术领先，更是深圳整座城市的创新生态与产业合力，“整条供应链以及这里的众多初创企业，都在积极投资突破性的新技术”。在他看来，即将到来的APEC会议能够吸引更多世界目光，投向中国与深圳的创新活力与科技实力，“它将会是一个令人兴奋的时刻”。

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