China wants more robotics talent. The country's elite universities are preparing to launch a new undergraduate major in "embodied intelligence," an emerging field that combines AI with robotics. Seven universities - including Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhejiang University, Beijing Institute of Technology, and Xi'an Jiaotong University - have applied to offer the new major, according to a public notice published in November by China's Ministry of Education.
"I think in all likelihood [robots] will become a bigger part of people's lives. So I think it's really, really useful for people to have a chance to see them, learn more about them, ask questions about them."