Group 1 - The robot rental market is experiencing explosive growth due to the increase in year-end events and performances, but rental prices are returning to rational levels, with daily rental fees dropping from over 10,000 yuan to hundreds or thousands of yuan [2] - Basic embodied intelligent robots can now be rented for as low as 200 yuan per day, while advanced interactive robots range from 2,000 to 5,000 yuan per day [2] - The rental business is booming, with some platforms reporting bookings extending into February, and prices fluctuating daily [2] Group 2 - The first open robot rental platform, "Qingtian Rental," was launched, aiming to connect over 10 manufacturers, 200 service rental companies, and 300,000 rental customers by 2026 [3] - The platform currently covers 50 core cities in China and plans to expand to over 200 cities by 2026, creating an open robot rental ecosystem [3] - Popular humanoid robots on the platform are available for daily rentals starting from 1,499 yuan, with promotional offers reducing prices to as low as 699 yuan [3] Group 3 - The robot rental market has surpassed 1 billion yuan, with expectations to reach no less than 10 billion yuan next year [10] - Sales of embodied intelligent robots have surged, with transaction volumes increasing by 757% year-on-year during October and November [10] - Despite growth, consumer-grade humanoid robots still face challenges in performing complex tasks and natural emotional interactions, indicating ongoing technological upgrades [10]