News Summary

• Nearly 90% of the more than 13,000 two-armed, two-legged robots delivered globally last year were made in China.
• Embedding the technology into physical systems was a key facet of China’s latest five-year plan.
• Showcases like this are important, because they invite the public to experience robots up close.
• These machines “can free people from physical work and mundane chores,” says Yang Duan, at the carnival exhibiting a model that can make coffee.