IN PHOTOS | Humanoid robots demonstrate their capabilities

CBC | World News · collected 2026-08-20 · by CBC
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Summary

Chinese companies, including Unitree and Kepler Robotics, are showcasing their latest humanoid robots at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, which runs until Sunday. The conference features over 300 exhibitors, but despite growing adoption of robots for tasks like food delivery and assembly lines, large-scale deployment remains limited. Humanoid robots demonstrated various capabilities, such as kickboxing, table tennis, and serving noodles. Photos from the event show robots performing these tasks in front of attendees.
Written by the local model on 2026-08-20, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

In Beijing, the World Robot Conference is being held until Sunday, showcasing the latest machines from China's robot makers. Over 300 companies are participating in the event, one of the major robotics trade shows in the world. The conference features various robots demonstrating their capabilities, including humanoid robots by Unitree Robotics that can kickbox and a group dance. Other robots on display include one playing table tennis at a booth from Unitree, one of China's largest humanoid robot makers, and another serving noodles to visitors. While there is progress in using robots for tasks like hotel food deliveries and assembly lines, large-scale adoption remains limited beyond pilot projects.

Written for “Robotics and Artificial Intelligence” on 2026-08-31, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
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“Article A describes a photo gallery from the World Robot Conference in Beijing, while Article B appears to be a separate article about a teacher and his students visiting a factory with industrial robots”

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Topics

Beijing China Reuters The Associated Press Unitree

Subjects

Andy Wong PERSON · 3× China GPE · 3× Reuters ORG · 3× The Associated Press ORG · 3× Beijing GPE · 2× Tingshu Wang PERSON · 2× Unitree ORG · 2× Kepler Robotics ORG · 1× Maxim Shemetov PERSON · 1× Unitree Robotics ORG · 1×

Narrative

While robots in China are increasingly being deployed for such tasks as hotel food deliveries and on some assembly lines, large-scale adoption beyond pilot projects remains limited.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-20
2026-08-20 · CBC | World News
IN PHOTOS | Humanoid robots demonstrate their capabilities · assertive framing

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IN PHOTOS | Humanoid robots demonstrate their capabilities asserted
robots → demonstrate → capabilities
World Robot Conference in Beijing runs until Sunday The public got to see the latest machines from China's robot makers on Wednesday. asserted
public → run → Wednesday
More than 300 companies have gathered at the World Robot Conference in Beijing — one of the major robotics trade shows. asserted
companies → gather → shows
While robots in China are increasingly being deployed for such tasks as hotel food deliveries and on some assembly lines, large-scale adoption beyond pilot projects remains limited. asserted
adoption → deploy → projects
Humanoid robots by Unitree Robotics demonstrate kickboxing. asserted
robots → demonstrate → kickboxing
(Tingshu Wang/Reuters) Unitree humanoid robots demonstrate a group dance. asserted
robots → demonstrate → dance
A robot plays table tennis at a booth of Unitree, one of China's largest humanoid robot makers. asserted
robot → play → makers
A woman and child watch robotic hands threading a needle . asserted
hands → watch → needle
Visitors watch a robot serving noodles at a booth. asserted
Visitors → watch → booth
A Kepler Robotics humanoid robot demonstrates its work capabilities at a booth. asserted
robot → demonstrate → booth
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