“I wouldn’t say that robots will replace humans, but rather they are a tool, and they will help humans,” DEEP Robotics executive Qian Xiaoyu (錢曉宇) said.Ī temperature-taking robot had been lined up to take people’s temperatures and report if they showed signs of a fever. “Its cooking skills are better than most people who don’t know how to cook,” 29-year-old Hu said.Ī global race to push the limits of artificial intelligence (AI) brought AI-enabled humanoid robots to a UN summit in July, where they said they could eventually run society better than humans, and industrial robots have raised fears around the world that machines could make millions of jobs obsolete. In some countries, that would give rise to concerns about where their personal information is going and how it would be used, but at least one customer was impressed. The machine also collects data on customer preferences.

That includes a thriving robotics sector eager to close the gap on industry-leading rivals in countries such as the US and Japan.Īt a business park, staff from DEEP Robotics put some of their most advanced models through their paces, commanding one four-legged bot to walk through construction rubble and sending another up a nearby pedestrian bridge slick with rain.Īt one point, a real dog turns up and sniffs its robotic equivalent curiously.Įlsewhere, office workers pick up lunch from vending machines that maker Kuaie Fresh says can steam the food and check the temperature so the meal is just right. Hangzhou, a city of 12 million people in China’s east, has built a reputation as a home for tech start-ups. Summing up how keen China is to push the theme at the Games, the mascots are three humanoid robots - Congcong, Lianlian and Chenchen, whose smiling faces adorn massive signs across Hangzhou and other nearby host cities. DEEP Robotics’ X30 robot dog moves along a sidewalk in Hangzhou, China, on Friday.Īthletes can put their reflexes to the test against a table-tennis playing Pongbot.Īt the massive media center, a blushing plastic-and-metal receptionist with a number pad and card slots built into its torso greets customers at a makeshift bank.Įven venues were built with the help of construction robots that organizers say are “very cute, with unique skills.”

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