Ye Guofu: Miniso is currently developing humanoid robots, and the future strategic direction is AI+IP.

On January 30th, the MINISO 2026 Global Partners Conference was held in Guangzhou. MINISO's founder, Ye Guofu, stated during his speech that their self-owned IP "YOYO" has been growing rapidly. He mentioned, "We are currently developing a humanoid robot of 'YOYO', in the future, everyone can buy a humanoid robot of 'YOYO' for several tens of thousands, and 'YOYO' will accompany you for a lifetime. How to integrate AI and IP together, this is our next strategic step."