A Chinese software company’s new operating system for intelligent robots is capable of physical interaction with the world.

The Intewell operating system, introduced last week by Kyland Technology, is designed to serve as a foundational software system for embodied intelligent robots, according to a report by state-owned newspaper Securities Times. Intewell integrates functions from the chip level to application tasks, streamlining the robot’s processing capabilities under a single software system.

“Robots could become the ultimate convergence of human innovation. Their architecture must be built on domestic foundations,” Kyland Chairman Li Ping told the Chinese media, explaining the system as part of a broader strategy to reduce China’s reliance on foreign technology.

The new operating system’s melding of various stages of robot operation — from semiconductor deployment to applications — into one system is intended to boost the adoption of domestic chips and support the use of products from domestic chip designers Huawei Technologies, Hygon Information Technology and Loongson, Ping added. Interestingly, the OS also supports products from American chipmakers NVIDIA Corp., Intel Corp., and Qualcomm Inc., as well as chip architectures that include Arm, Intel’s x86, and the open-source RISC-V architecture.

Separately, Kyland subsidiary Guangya Hongdao reached an agreement with domestic chip designer Hygon Information Technology last week, according to the Securities Times report, which did not disclose details of the deal.

The emergence of Intewell dovetails with China’s broader push for self-sufficiency in AI and robotics amid a deepening trade war and rising geopolitical tensions with the U.S. Beijing officials have already undertaken a countrywide initiative with tech companies of all sizes in rapidly expanding robotics from lab demonstrations to mass production. The use of robotics in factory settings is considered essential as the nation deals with a massive shortage of manufacturing workers while AI capabilities flourish for humanoid robot makers.