Order verification approaches the robot sector for a strong move, with a shift driven by fundamental industry factors imminent; pay attention to domestic industrial chain opportunities.

As of 11:30 on May 8, Robot ETF E Fund (159530) rose 2.79%, trading at 1.619 yuan, with trading volume of approximately 805 million yuan. In individual stocks, Lüde Harmonics (688017.SH) rose by more than 12%, Leise Intelligent (002979.SZ) rose by more than 10%, Kulai Electromechanical (603960.SH) rose by more than 7%, Dingzhi Technology (920593.BJ) and Buke Co., Ltd. (688160.SH) rose by more than 6%, Tuosida (300607.SZ) and Zhongda Lide (002896.SZ) rose by more than 5%, and Fengli Intelligent (301368.SZ) rose by more than 4%.

From an industry trend perspective, funds are further spreading within the technology sector. After AI infrastructure, the humanoid robot direction is capturing growth-oriented allocation demand. Humanoid robots are both a symbol of AI moving from the digital world to the physical world, and they also map to A-share manufacturing industry chains such as actuators, reducers, lead screws, sensors, and more. They have the basic conditions to transition from theme-driven volatility to order validation, and the market’s pricing logic for industrial implementation is gradually changing.

In the short term, although the robot sector has recently received orders in small batches, the upward momentum is driven more by capital rotation. As market risk appetite gradually increases, expectations for AI infrastructure directions such as optical communications and domestic computing power have already demonstrated strong appeal to capital. Some funds are seeking new carriers for “AI’s next phase of implementation,” and humanoid robots have become an important direction for that.

In the medium term, the driving force will gradually shift from capital rotation to fundamentals. By mid-2026, Tesla (TSLA.US) will roll out the mass-production version of its humanoid robot Optimus Gen3, with mass production starting between July and August. In China, Zhiyuan has added orders at the ten-thousand-unit level since this year; last year’s total sales were only about 5,100 units. Orders are converting into actual performance, and the second half of the year will be the key acceleration period. With actual order issuance and mass-production expectations for 2026 to 2027, the rally could be further catalyzed.

You may consider Robot ETF E Fund (159530, Feeder A/C: 020972/020973). The product tracks the CS Robotics Industry Index, and compared with other robot indices, it focuses more on core robot components, with a higher allocation to humanoid-robot-related weights. This enables it to better match the investment opportunities across the industrial chain brought by the mass production of Tesla’s Optimus and the ramp-up in orders from complete-assembly plants.