Company
China North Industries Group
Norinco (China north industries Group) is a Chinese state-owned defense and industrial conglomerate.
- Founded
- 1980
- HQ
- China
- Status
- State-owned
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies China North Industries Group: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Norinco (China north industries Group) is a Chinese state-owned defense and industrial conglomerate. Develops unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), military robotics, and autonomous weapon systems. One of China's largest defense contractors.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Type
Robotics
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company China North Industries Group has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
China North Industries Group on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Jiao Kaihe Chairmansecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for China North Industries Group.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
China North Industries Group in third-party press
China’s State-owned Defense Company Norinco Unveils Humanoid Robot
Compliance by Design III: LOAC in China’s Autonomous Weapons Development
China Market "Robot Wolf", Four-legged Combat Robot for the BattlefieldChina Market "Robot Wolf", Four-legged Combat Robot for the Battlefield
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names China North Industries Group.
People (1)
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 3 just announced
Every company China North Industries Group has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Norinco x PLA Defense Equipment SupplywithPeople's Liberation Army (PLA)manufacturing—just announced
- norinco x microsoftwithMicrosoft351technology—just announced
- norinco x nvidiawithNVIDIA1116technology—just announced
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 26, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for China North Industries Group.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning China North Industries Group from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
China’s State-owned Defense Company Norinco Unveils Humanoid Robot
Insider Brief China North Industries Group Corp., or Norinco, is debuting a full-size humanoid robot designed for reconnaissance, patrols and hazardous-area operations, the Global…
Compliance by Design III: LOAC in China’s Autonomous Weapons Development
China Market "Robot Wolf", Four-legged Combat Robot for the BattlefieldChina Market "Robot Wolf", Four-legged Combat Robot for the Battlefield
China Shows Off ‘World’s Heaviest’ Cargo Drone Built for Extreme Terrain
China’s robotic wolves add more teeth to modern combat
Changying-8 maiden flight boosts China’s autonomous cargo drone push
WuBa Intelligent and BWTON Forge Strategic Partnership, Build New Robotics Ecosystem
Cost-effective cargo drone takes flight
China's homegrown ‘Tianma-1000’ unmanned cargo aircraft makes maiden flight
"What Is That?"... China's Parade Surprises with Debut of 'Wolf Robot'
China Shows Off Armed Attack Robots
China’s high-tech robot dog boosts East Baghdad oilfield operations
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/norinco.md
- RSS feed: /companies/norinco/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/0ef2316c-6410-48a9-997a-5c9e6a09aacf
- Revision history: /companies/norinco/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious56/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
China North Industries Group draws attention at the 15th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among defense robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 19, 2026