Hong Kong – November 05, 2026 -- Cainiao has opened its global warehouse network to AI and embodied intelligence partners, aiming to build what it calls the world's largest logistics real-scene training cluster, and has launched a "Global Tech in Three Days" service for hard-tech exporters.
The company has signed initial cooperation agreements with leading AI computing and embodied intelligence firms. Nearly 100 representatives from across the industry chain attended the launch event in Hong Kong.
Cainiao opens dozens of proof-of-concept scenarios across warehouse and delivery operations
The scenarios cover warehouse picking, intelligent navigation and delivery, high-altitude inspection, security operations, aviation logistics and auto parts management. Partners get a platform for joint R&D, real-machine training and business validation.
Cainiao says its network spans the full chain from domestic pickup and cross-border line-haul to overseas fulfillment. It handles high volumes of multi-SKU shipments, giving robotics developers a larger and more realistic validation environment.
Pilot deployments already span express delivery, e-commerce, FMCG and auto parts
Cainiao has scaled pilots across three task tiers:
- Basic tasks, such as parcel feeding and labeling.
- Mid-level precision tasks, such as small-item sorting.
- Advanced long-horizon tasks, such as palletizing and complex depalletizing.
The company says this progression is helping robots move from single-point operations to more sophisticated real-world applications.
"Global Tech in Three Days" bundles customs, freight and warehousing for hard-tech exporters
The service targets consumer robot makers, AI computing companies and embodied intelligence hardware and component suppliers. It is built on Cainiao's global express, air freight and warehousing capabilities. Support includes customs services, forward and reverse logistics, high-value cargo insurance, forward warehousing and spare-parts management.
Global express covers on-demand needs such as R&D testing, customer demos, product fulfillment and small-batch replenishment. Global air freight is designed for high-value shipments including AI infrastructure equipment, control systems and core modules. The warehouse network supports regional stocking, multi-country warehousing and local delivery.
Cainiao projects efficiency gains of 10 to 50 times in physical AI over the next decade
According to the company, the next decade could bring major advances in the sector, with efficiency improvements potentially reaching 10 to 50 times. Cainiao Global CEO William Xiong said the goal is to make intelligent technologies go global "as efficiently and simply as e-commerce parcels."
Cainiao plans to expand partnerships with technology companies and research institutions to advance AI validation and industrial applications.