Co-founder Xiang Shaoqing disclosed the target during a discussion at the China International Industry Fair in Shanghai on October 12. The company has not specified a deployment deadline or announced corresponding customer commitments.
The announcement follows Sharpa’s first commercial restaurant deployment in August, when its North humanoid began preparing ice cream orders at a Dairy Queen location on Shanghai’s Wujiang Road.
The robot operates inside an existing restaurant environment using equipment originally designed for human workers. According to Sharpa, North can complete a 55-step preparation sequence involving ingredient handling, mixing and serving without human teleoperation.
Speaking at the industry fair, Xiang identified two requirements for expanding commercial robotics: the ability to operate in environments without specialized modifications and the reliability to work continuously.
He acknowledged that the company’s restaurant deployment represents an initial validation of these capabilities in a specific environment.
Sharpa intends to develop tools that allow businesses to adapt robots to new tasks using relatively small amounts of operational data. The approach combines human demonstrations, simulation training and experience collected through physical robot operations.
The company has also been expanding its financial and manufacturing resources. In August, Sharpa announced financing exceeding RMB 4.5 billion, with its reported post-money valuation reaching approximately RMB 22 billion.
Its proposed 30,000-unit deployment would represent a substantial expansion beyond its existing commercial installations.
However, Sharpa has not disclosed how the target will be distributed across industries, how many customers have committed to installations or when the rollout is expected to be completed.
