I spent a day at a robot “carnival” in Shanghai. Here’s what I saw.
MIT Technology Review reports on China's humanoid robot industry push and embodied AI strategy from a Shanghai event.
A dispatch from a Shanghai humanoid robot 'carnival' describes China's push into embodied AI, embedding artificial intelligence into physical systems. Embodied AI is a key facet of China's latest five-year plan, and Chinese companies are already world leaders in humanoid robots. Nearly 90% of the market discussion centers on domestic adoption of the machines.
- Humanoid robots are central to China's strategy to bring AI into daily life
- Embodied AI features in China's latest five-year plan
- Chinese companies are described as world leaders in humanoids
Humanoid robots are having a moment in China. The popular machines are part of the country’s strategy to bring artificial intelligence into daily life. Embedding the technology into physical systems—an idea called embodied AI—was a key facet of China’s latest five-year plan, and companies here are already world leaders in humanoids. Nearly 90% of the…
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