I spent a day at a robot “carnival” in Shanghai. Here’s what I saw.

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Claim I spent a day at a robot “carnival” in Shanghai. Here’s what I saw.
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Generated 2026-08-25 09:00

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Humanoid robots are having a moment in China. The popular machines are part of the country’s strategy to bring artificial intelligence into daily life. Embedding the technology into physical systems—an idea called embodied AI—was a key facet of China’s latest five-year plan, and companies here are already world leaders in humanoids. Nearly 90% of the…

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Original article published by MIT Technology Review on August 25, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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