[ASD Embodied Intelligent Innovation Center Unveiling and Full-Stack Empowerment Platform Accelerates Large-Scale Deployment of Humanoid Robots] October 13th, the 2026 ASD Ecological Partner Conference with the theme of "Embodied Ecology & Deployment of the Future" was held in Shanghai Smart Valley on October 13. Chairman of ASD Group, ASD Chen Lingqiao, director of Star Co., Ltd., said: "The main business of cookware is the foundation, Qianjiang robot is the base, and embodied intelligence is Astar's new growth curve for the future. The three are in the same line and empower each other within the Astar system." At the conference site, the Astar Intelligent Valley Embodied Intelligence Innovation Center was officially unveiled. It is reported that the center will focus on the research and development of embodied intelligence core technologies and scenario innovation, and promote the implementation and transformation of innovative results. At present, parts/complete machine manufacturing bases in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Taizhou and Jiashan have been established in the near future. At the same time, the launching ceremony of the "Embodied Ecology & Deploying the Future" Ecological Partner Alliance was also held simultaneously. Aistar will work with upstream and downstream partners in the industry chain to build an embodied intelligence ecosystem, promote the integrated collaboration of self-research of core components, complete machine manufacturing, scene deployment and market empowerment, and use ecological synergy to accelerate embodied intelligence from a single breakthrough to scale advancement.