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

MIT Technology Review published “I spent a day at a robot “carnival” in Shanghai.

Here’s what I saw.” dated 2026-08-25.

According to the MIT Technology Review feed, humanoid robots are having a moment in China.

The same item also notes that popular machines are part of the country’s strategy to bring artificial intelligence into daily life.

The same item also notes that 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.

According to the MIT Technology Review feed, popular machines are part of the country’s strategy to bring artificial intelligence into daily life.

The same item also notes that 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.

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