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scmp.com > video > china > 3348959 > paper-replicas-robots-and-ai-selling-fast-tomb-sweeping-festival

Paper AI robot offerings for tomb-sweeping festival

20+ hour, 54+ min ago  (11+ words) Paper AI robot offerings for tomb-sweeping festival'South China Morning Post...

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scmp.com > tech > article > 3348654 > baidus-robotaxi-breakdown-wuhan-strands-riders-raises-safety-concerns

Baidu’s robotaxi breakdown in Wuhan strands riders, raises safety concerns

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (232+ words) Some Apollo Go self-driving cars stopped suddenly across the central Chinese city, dealing a blow to the tech giant's global ambitions The breakdown of Chinese tech giant Baidu's autonomous driving vehicles in Wuhan on Tuesday evening affected services and left…...

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scmp.com > news > hong-kong > hong-kong-economy > article > 3348686 > shenzhen-robot-maker-turns-hong-kong-computing-power-and-listing

Shenzhen robot maker turns to Hong Kong for computing power and listing

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (203+ words) EngineAI, whose robots have been bought by Mideast companies, needed cloud-based computing that could be seamlessly accessed from anywhere A Shenzhen-based tech firm taking part in Hong Kong trade fairs is leveraging the city as a springboard for global expansion,…...

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scmp.com > tech > article > 3348635 > ubtech-surges-leaps-and-bounds-humanoid-robot-sales-jump-23-fold

UBTech powers up as humanoid robot sales jump 23-fold

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (221+ words) Rapid growth in "embodied intelligence" is beginning to translate into real orders as Chinese robotics firms scale production Shares of Hong Kong-listed UBTech jumped after the robotics firm reported a surge in 2025 revenue, driven by an explosive 23-fold rise in…...

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scmp.com > news > hong-kong > hong-kong-economy > article > 3348246 > hong-kong-breaks-ground-northern-metropolis-data-centre-power-ai-push

Hong Kong breaks ground on Northern Metropolis data centre to power AI push

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (194+ words) Tech chief Sun Dong says project will further solidify city's leading position as data connectivity hub linking China and the world Construction has begun on a major data centre in Northern Metropolis, with Hong Kong's innovation and technology minister saying…...

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scmp.com > photos > today-photos > 3348240 > spring-equinox-mexico-melania-trump-robot-pictures-week

Spring equinox in Mexico, Melania Trump with a robot: pictures of the week

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (16+ words) Spring equinox in Mexico, Melania Trump with a robot: pictures of the week'South China Morning Post...

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scmp.com > news > china > military > article > 3348167 > rise-wolf-pack-chinas-canine-robots-evolve-think-one-urban-combat

Rise of the ‘wolf pack’: China’s canine robots evolve for urban combat

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (480+ words) Rise of the "wolf pack: Chinas canine robots evolve for urban combat'South China Morning Post China's military canine robots have evolved into intelligent "wolf packs" with specialised roles and a shared "brain" to coordinate complex tasks in urban warfare, according…...

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scmp.com > business > china-business > article > 3348026 > chinas-pony-ai-launch-robotaxi-service-europe-uber-local-start

China’s Pony AI to launch robotaxi service in Europe with Uber, local start-up

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (218+ words) Partners aim to operate thousands of robotaxis in various European cities over the next few years after starting in Zagreb, Croatia, "soon" The three companies aimed to operate a fleet of thousands of robotaxis in various European cities over the…...

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scmp.com > sport > other-sport > article > 3348023 > humans-robots-run-together-again-beijing-yizhuang-half-marathon-organisers-confirm

Humans, robots to run together again at Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon: organisers

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (195+ words) More than 300 humanoid machines representing at least 100 company and university teams will compete in the race on April 19 in Beijing E-Town Organisers of the Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon, which also features humanoid robots, have confirmed that the second edition of…...

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scmp.com > business > china-business > article > 3347995 > chinas-lidar-giants-pivot-robotics-jensen-huang-praises-chinese-supply-chain

China’s lidar giants pivot to robotics in boost supply chain dominance

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (173+ words) Hesai will spend US$28.9 million this year to design and manufacture "eyes and muscles" for robots, creating a new growth engine Shanghai-based Hesai, the world"s largest producer of lidar sensors that help cars map terrain, planned to spend 200 million…...