"The 4-foot-tall humanoid robot that's in front of me seems, quite honestly, a bit drunk. It leaps from one leg to the other, waving its arms. After 30 seconds or so it abruptly stops, then strides toward me with an arm outstretched. The little robot is at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, on the banks of the Huangpu river in Shanghai."
"It's a balmy day in July, and I've come to Shanghai to learn how China's AI world differs from the Western one I usually cover. I'd immediately noticed the sleek electric cars from BYD, Xiaomi, and Huawei that fill the streets of the city's fashionable old French Concession. At Manner, a high-end coffee chain, I sampled an avant-garde beverage called a "sparkling citrus iced Americano.""
A small humanoid at a Shanghai AI conference performs erratic, lively movements but stops and walks with human-like gestures. The convention displays many humanoids—dancing models, box-lifters, robot dogs—while some sit recharging. Most robots manage balance and short routines but require human controllers for higher-level decisions and movement direction. Many humanoids lack fingers, ending in stumps that limit fine manipulation. Exhibits include robots boxing and recovering from falls amid a consumer-tech backdrop of sleek electric cars. Battery needs, limited autonomy, and constrained dexterity restrict immediate real-world utility despite striking motion capabilities.
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