AiMOGA Robotics, the embodied AI subsidiary of Chinese automaker Chery, opened IFA Berlin 2026 on September 4 with a certification claim no other humanoid brand can currently match: triple EU conformance including EN 18031, the mandatory cybersecurity framework for connected products that became enforceable across the European Union on August 1, 2025. The Mornine humanoid, awarded the marks by TUV Rheinland in September 2025, is scheduled to walk the show's inaugural "Robots on the Runway" catwalk on the Creator Stage on September 5 alongside Unitree, AgiBot, EngineAI and nine other robotics firms.
What EN 18031 Actually Covers
Enforced under the EU's Radio Equipment Directive, EN 18031 mandates cybersecurity compliance for every internet-connected radio device placed on the European market. Mornine cleared both EN 18031-1:2024 (network protection — the device cannot be used to harm the networks it joins) and EN 18031-2:2024 (personal data protection — securing personal, traffic, and location data during processing). Alongside CE-MD (Machinery Safety) and CE-RED (Radio Equipment), the trio is the first such combination awarded to any humanoid robot. Market surveillance authorities across the EU have been enforcing the August 2025 deadline; an internet-connected humanoid deployed commercially without EN 18031 clearance is a non-compliant product.
A Deployed Base, Not A Demo
AiMOGA, founded in January 2025 as Chery's dedicated embodied AI arm, reports more than 3,000 Mornine units delivered globally — more than 2,000 of them overseas — across 60-plus countries and regions. That base makes AiMOGA the most commercially deployed Chinese humanoid brand, well ahead of Xpeng's IRON in small-batch trial production and BYD's internally tested Yao-Shun-Yu prototypes. The Mornine M1 stands 168 centimeters (5 feet 6 inches) tall, weighs 70 kilograms (154 pounds), speaks 11 languages, and carries automotive-grade SLAM inherited from Chery's ADAS program that resolves navigation to within plus-or-minus five centimeters. The unit is priced at approximately 285,800 yuan (about $42,600), with the company targeting 10,000 global deliveries in 2027 and reportedly preparing an IPO.
The Other Door That Certification Cannot Close
EN 18031's threat model is unauthorized external access — hackers, interceptors, remote actors. What TUV Rheinland was not asked to evaluate, and could not, is government-directed data access. AiMOGA is Chinese-incorporated and therefore subject to Article 7 of China's National Intelligence Law (2017), which requires all Chinese organizations to support, assist, and cooperate with national intelligence work; Article 14 authorizes agencies to formally demand that cooperation. China's Data Security Law (2021) and Cybersecurity Law (2017, amended January 2026 to explicitly extend obligations to AI system operators) reinforce the framework. Legal scholars including Jeremy Daum at China Law Translate note real ambiguity in Article 7's enforcement mechanism, but no Chinese firm can lawfully refuse a properly constituted intelligence request — and no privacy policy or European subsidiary structure removes that obligation.
What Mornine Collects When It's Running
Each Mornine unit continuously operates one 3D LiDAR, two depth cameras, one wide-angle camera, four ultrasonic sensors, and dual microphones. In aggregate, a shift produces real-time spatial maps, visual data of every person passing through the space, voice recordings of interactions, and behavioral pattern telemetry. Mitigation steps for European buyers include network segmentation, data minimization with the shortest defensible retention, and an independent security assessment before deployment in sensitive environments such as healthcare, government facilities, or financial services. None of these fully removes the Article 7 condition.
Context: Chinese Robotics Density At IFA 2026
AiMOGA's arrival sits inside the same structural shift bringing Unitree, AgiBot, DEEP Robotics, and MagicLab to Messe Berlin: the US Federal Communications Commission's July 28 Covered List action blocked new Chinese humanoid robot models from receiving US equipment authorization, and 932 of IFA's 1,900-plus brands are now Chinese. Mornine is the only one with the EN 18031 stamp today. That gap — between what EU certification can guarantee about a device and what Chinese law requires of its maker — is the decision European procurement officers are being asked to weigh this week. AiMOGA's certified vendor position gives it an argument. It does not settle the question.
Reporting based on coverage from TechTimes, Roboticsandautomationnews and TUV Rheinland certification records.