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Discover how China is becoming a global leader in robotics, integrating automation into industries and daily life.
Humanoid robots square off in a fight on Sunday in Hangzhou. Photo: Handout
China manufacturing

More than a show: China’s robot fights offer ringside view of tech advancements

China’s humanoid robotic firms are looking to KO the competition, and what they learn in the ring looks to advance the robotics industry by leaps and bounds.

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China’s humanoid robot half-marathon puts technology’s limits on public display

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Robotics

China’s humanoid robot half marathon winner wants to be ‘Android’ of robotics

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Science

From underdog to genius: Yale computer scientist Sun Huanbo returns to China

A rising star in robotics has returned to his roots, taking up a post as the new head of a key laboratory.

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Computer scientist Sun Huanbo has taken up a position at Peking University. Photo: Peking University
Robotics

Agibot unveils AI model that allows humanoid robots to perform real-world tasks

GO-1 feeds massive amounts of images and videos to the robots so they can better understand human actions.

Science

China wants to change the world with disruptive technologies. But what are they?

At the ‘two sessions’ the National Development and Reform Commission highlighted China’s rise in scientific and tech innovations.

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Artificial intelligence

My Take | After DeepSeek, China gets a leg up in the quest for human-level AI

Will artificial general intelligence (AGI) arrive with a bang or quietly evolve? The answer may have implications in the US-China tech race.

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How AGI emerges could determine the outcome of the US-China AI race, writes SCMP Tech Editor Zhou Xin. Photo: AFP
Robotics

UBTech breakthrough sees humanoid robots work as a team in car factory

UBTech said it has completed a test to deploy dozens of its Walker S1 robots in the Zeekr EV factory in the Chinese port city of Ningbo.

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Made in China 2025: how the country achieved its goals 10 years on

Is China a leader in aeronautics and robotics? What role did the government play in their success? SCMP editors answer questions about Made in China 2025.

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Science

China arms robots with controversial thermobaric weapon in urban warfare drill

PLA scientists have proposed equipping robotic combatants with contentious weapons that are one step away from nuclear arms.

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Reality could be worse than we imagine, with Chinese military scientists proposing that combat robots should be armed with thermobaric weapons. Photo: YouTube/@Bullfrog Pot
Artificial intelligence

Meet Wang Xingxing, the Unitree robotics star at Xi’s symposium

Wang, 35, is the founder and CEO of Unitree – one of China’s top developers of quadrupedal and humanoid robots.

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Wang Xingxing, CEO of Unitree Robotics, posing with the company’s humanoid robots. Photo: Weibo
China technology

From ‘robot school’ to DeepSeek, how China leads the charge for tech supremacy

DeepSeek, a half-marathon of running robots, and ‘sexbot’ advancements are just the tip of the iceberg as China goes all-in on innovation that will reshape local economies.

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Robotics

Unitree humanoid robots, backed by Alibaba tech, delight Spring Gala show

The Lunar New Year eve broadcast saw 16 H1 robots join a troupe of human dancers in a unique performance of Chinese folk dance Yangge.

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Science

China’s Antarctic mission gets helping paw from robot dog

Six-legged robot tested on carrying heavy loads in extreme cold will be upgraded to help researchers carry out tasks like safety checks.

The robot dog can carry loads of up 100kg and operate in extreme cold. Photo: CCTV
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Video of a robot leading a mass escape draws laughs and fears over AI in China

A video of a robot inciting other robots to flee an exhibition hall has gone viral in China, but the reality is less scary than it looks.

Erbai, a small robot developed by Chinese start-up Hangzhou Erbai Intelligent Technology, has “incited” bigger robots to escape from an exhibition hall at night. Photo: 我系二白 via Douyin
SCMP Highlights

Recap | China’s genetically modified sweet tomatoes, AI robot lifeguards: 5 top science stories

From genetically enhanced tomatoes to advanced satellite imaging and 6G radiation fears for fertility, here are five of our recent China science stories.

China manufacturing

Could a new humanoid robot recharge China’s manufacturing labour shortage?

UBTech’s Walker S1, officially unveiled on Monday, has already begun training in factories, including electric vehicle maker BYD.

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Artificial intelligence

Beijing gives go-ahead for humanoid robots to cook meals in catering kitchens

Beijing residents will soon be able to taste fried food prepared by robot chefs after the city granted its first food service licence for humanoids.

A humanoid robot from UB Tech at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, Aug. 22, 2024. Photo: Simon Song
China technology

As China upgrades its androids, is ‘more human than human’ on the horizon?

A robotics conference has put China’s humanoid robot industry in the spotlight, with new incentives and investment driving market growth and pushing the technology forward.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s ambitions in humanoid robots in full display at expo

Chinese robot manufacturers are hoping to repeat the country’s global success in smartphones and electric vehicles

Science

Chinese miniature robot launcher can shoot like a bullet when it sees the light

Scientists take inspiration from squirting cucumber plants to create a launcher that can travel 643 times its own height.

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A light-driven hydrogel launcher has been created by scientists, taking inspiration from squirting cucumber plants. Photo: Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Chinese neural probe could be ‘transformative’ advance for brain-computer links

Unprecedented simultaneous brain recordings hold new promise for understanding relationships between neural activity and behaviour.

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The Neuroscroll probe is tunable for the brain sizes of non-human primates and humans. Photo: Xinhua
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Chinese scientists create robot with brain made from human stem cells

Researchers have developed brain-on-chip technology to train the robot to perform tasks such as gripping objects.

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China’s next-gen sexbots powered by AI about to hit the shelves

Future models ‘react with both movements and speech, significantly enhancing user experience by focusing on emotional connection’, producer says.

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Chinese surgeon takes remote surgery to new level with Rome-Beijing procedure

Medical team led by Zhang Xu conducts successful remote robotic cancer surgery from Italy on patient in China.

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A Chinese medical team has performed the world’s first live transcontinental remote robotic prostate removal. Photo: Handout
Science

China’s robotic dog can shoot like a pro. What is the US doing?

After America was seen strapping guns to robotic dogs, Chinese scientists decided to reveal their own tests.

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Robot dogs are not just useful for their novelty factor. Testing has shown they are sharp-shooters when given a machine gun - something which could change the future of warfare. Photo: Xinhua
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Chinese scientists create smart fingertip that can feel textures

Sensor which mimics a human fingertip could help people with prostheses feel sensation again

Artificial intelligence

AI-powered brain surgery arrives in Hong Kong courtesy of state-run centre

The Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, completed successful trials of a robot that treats brain tumours.

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