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Chinese robots join Hong Kong’s bomb squad to keep National Games safe

Robot makers tailor ‘Panda’ and ‘Red Panda’ to city’s needs as experts undergo intensive training in run-up to sports spectacle.

Published: 5:28pm, 3 Nov 2025

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Hong Kong’s bomb squad has turned to tailor-made robots from mainland China amid geopolitical tensions, as it intensifies drills against home-made explosives in preparation for the National Games.

Chinese robots join Hong Kong’s bomb squad to keep National Games safe

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Robot makers tailor ‘Panda’ and ‘Red Panda’ to city’s needs as experts undergo intensive training in run-up to sports spectacle.

Robot makers tailor ‘Panda’ and ‘Red Panda’ to city’s needs as experts undergo intensive training in run-up to sports spectacle.