Yunji Technology Reports Strong Growth Ahead of EquipHotel Paris

EquipHotel, the trade show for the hospitality and restaurant industry, runs November 2-5, 2026 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Chinese service robot maker Yunji Technology, which just reported strong growth over the first nine months of 2026, will showcase its robot lineup there to an international audience of hospitality professionals.

Key takeaways

• EquipHotel 2026 runs November 2-5 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, with more than 1,200 exhibitors and about 80,000 professionals expected from 133 countries, according to the organizers.
• Chinese manufacturer Yunji Technology, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, says its robots now serve more than 45,000 hotels worldwide, up year over year, according to the company.
• Over the first nine months of 2026, the average number of Yunji robots online simultaneously rose roughly 20% to 25% year over year, and completed tasks rose roughly 25% to 30%, per the company.
• Yunji claims an order for 1,000 robots tied to a partnership with logistics platform Ye Niao, plus a deployment of 100 robots across several Chinese hospitals under its Runyi project.
• The group says it is entering Central Asia and Norway, and expects distributor orders from Norway, Greece, Germany, and France within a month of its October 20, 2026 announcement.

EquipHotel 2026, a must-see event for the hospitality industry

Organized by RX France, EquipHotel is held every two years at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles and remains one of Europe's leading events for hospitality, restaurant, and interior design professionals. The 2026 edition, themed "plural hospitality," runs November 2-5 and brings together more than 1,200 exhibitors, about 30% of them from outside France, for an expected audience of nearly 80,000 professionals from 133 countries.

The show is organized into four zones: Tech & Services, Wellbeing, Design, and Foodservice. Hall 7.3, which covers hotel chains and technology, is where most service-robotics exhibitors are concentrated. The show also hands out its Innovation Awards, now in their third edition, judged by a jury chaired by Laurent Gardinier, president of Relais & Châteaux; winners will be announced November 3 at 5 p.m. in Hall 7.3. For a hotelier or restaurateur, the show is a chance to compare several manufacturers' latest products in one place, rather than tracking separate announcements online.

Yunji Technology will hold a booth in Hall 7.3, listed as R044.

Yunji Technology reports strong growth ahead of the show

Founded in Beijing in 2014, Yunji Technology builds service robots mainly for hotels (in-room delivery, guidance, cleaning), as well as for healthcare and other sectors. The company has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since October 16, 2025.

In a voluntary announcement issued October 20, 2026, Yunji Technology detailed its progress over the first nine months of the year, ended September 30. The group claims cumulative coverage of more than 45,000 hotels, a roughly 20% to 25% year-over-year rise in the average number of robots online at once, and a roughly 25% to 30% rise in completed tasks. Its HDOS service, an AI assistant for hotels, reportedly passed 5,000 total subscribers, up about 230% year over year, with paid subscriptions up about 220%. The company also cites an AI-agent ecosystem covering about 400 residential properties, plus cooperation agreements with Taobao Instant Commerce and Meituan to connect their orders to its robot delivery network.

The announcement names two specific deployments: an order for 1,000 robots tied to a cooperation with logistics platform Ye Niao, with deliveries reportedly under way, and a project called Runyi covering 100 robots being deployed across several Chinese hospitals — a use case that echoes the internal-logistics needs of healthcare and nursing facilities in France. Yunji also says a noodle-cooking robot was added to one major hotel group's procurement list for new openings. These figures come solely from the company itself and have not been independently verified at this stage.

The same announcement says Yunji is entering Central Asia and Norway, with distributor orders expected from Norway, Greece, Germany, and France within a month of publication. Its two top executives also voluntarily extended, until October 15, 2027, the lock-up period on shares they hold directly — a move the company frames as a sign of confidence in its growth outlook.

Where does Yunji rank in the service-robot market?

Yunji's Hong Kong listing document, as cited by ChinaTravelNews, places the company in the leading position in China's AI-powered service-robot market, with a 6.3% market share in 2024, and specifically in the hotel segment, with 13.9% that same year. Those figures cover the Chinese market only: no verified source reviewed for this article supports a ranking for Yunji across Asia as a whole, or across service robots overall.

Frequently asked questions

When and where is EquipHotel 2026?

The show runs November 2-5, 2026 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Yunji Technology holds a booth in Hall 7.3, listed as R044.

Who is Yunji Technology?

Founded in Beijing in 2014, Yunji Technology builds service robots for hotels, healthcare, and other sectors. The company has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since October 2025.

How many hotels use Yunji robots?

According to the company, its robots serve more than 45,000 hotels worldwide, a figure it says grew over the first nine months of 2026.

Is Yunji the leading robot maker in Asia?

Available data, from the company's Hong Kong listing document, points to a leading position in China's AI-powered service-robot market (6.3% share in 2024) and in its hotel segment specifically (13.9%). No verified source supports a number-one ranking across Asia as a whole.

What this means for your projects

Elio Robot will be at EquipHotel, on the Yunji Technology booth (Hall 7.3, stand R044), November 2-5, 2026 — a chance for hotel and restaurant professionals to see service robots in action and discuss their property's needs. As a multi-brand integrator, Elio compares models from several manufacturers on the market (Pudu, Keenon, Gausium, OrionStar, Reeman, HikRobot, and others) based on a site's layout, activity volume, and budget, before proposing a tailored approach: purchase or a 24- to 36-month rental, with installation, maintenance, and insurance included, and hardware response within 48 hours anywhere in France.

Sources

• Extension of Lock-up by Management Aligns with Long-Term Growth, Yunji Technology Continues Business Expansion During Nine Months — ACN Newswire via IT Business Net, October 20, 2026
• EquipHotel 2026 : l'hospitalité plurielle au cœur de l'innovation — Le Journal des Palaces, June 1, 2026
• The world's largest hotel robotics company goes public — ChinaTravelNews, October 17, 2025