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Humanoid robots hold promise for China but remain far off, says HKU’s robotics head

Cs news9 months ago03 mins

China showed widespread enthusiasm for humanoid robots when several were put on display at an industry expo in Beijing in August, but University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) head of robotics says it will be some time before these machines are ready to take over people’s household chores. “Many [humanoids] are still in development, and there…

University of Hong Kong must cut size of proposed research centre by 60%, residents say

Cs news9 months ago02 mins

Residents insist that a proposed research centre in their neighbourhood should be relocated unless it is downsized by 60 per cent after Hong Kong’s oldest university agreed to scale it down and adjust the design. Their calls followed an announcement by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Thursday night that it would scale back…