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The partners have begun testing in Zagreb, Croatia, using Pony’s Gen-7 system and electric SUVs made by Chinese state-owned carmaker BAIC. Photo: Handout
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An employee assembles robots at the production line during a media tour of the Robotics Pilot Testing and Validation Platform at Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics (X-Humanoid) in Beijing, China, on March 20. Photo: Reuters
An employee assembles robots at the production line during a media tour of the Robotics Pilot Testing and Validation Platform at Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics (X-Humanoid) in Beijing, China, on March 20. Photo: Reuters
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A robot serving food and drinks on the China Mobile stand, taken on March 3 in Barcelona during the Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest mobile technology showcase and fair. Photo: AFP
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China’s Midea pledges US$8.7 billion for AI and robotics in pivot to automation

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Why is the Hang Seng Tech Index underperforming while AI shares soar?

The gauge has fallen 5.5 per cent this year, while newly listed AI firms Zhipu AI, MiniMax and Beijing Haizhi are up at least fivefold.

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The Hang Seng Tech Index, which includes Tencent Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding and Meituan, has fallen 5.5 per cent this year. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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Robots perform during China Central Television’s Spring Festival Gala 2026 on Monday. Photo: Handout
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China’s Unitree eyes 20,000-robot output after viral success of annual gala

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Shaolin meets silicon: Unitree’s humanoid robots perform routines alongside human martial artists at China’s Spring Festival Gala, showcasing the next leap in robotics. Photo: CCTV
Shaolin meets silicon: Unitree’s humanoid robots perform routines alongside human martial artists at China’s Spring Festival Gala, showcasing the next leap in robotics. Photo: CCTV
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Pony AI is one of three robotaxi firms that have received approval from authorities to operate driverless cabs on designated roads in cities like Beijing and Shanghai. Photo: Handout
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