My driver did not hold back during the two-hour ride, talking about everything from autonomous vehicle technology company Pony.ai to Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxi, from Shanghai to Shenzhen and Wuhan, arguing on various levels that intelligent driving is, in fact, not intelligent, and autonomous vehicles may not benefit humanity. Source link
IN A NUTSHELL 🛡️ The British Army is testing WEEVIL, a robotic device that transforms armored vehicles into mine-clearers. 🤖 WEEVIL allows remote operation, keeping soldiers safe by enabling control from miles away. 💡 The UK government is investing in autonomous systems to enhance defense capabilities and promote economic growth. ⚙️ Technologies like WEEVIL and…
From a former community college student to a Yale-affiliated researcher, Sun Huanbo’s academic journey defies convention. Now, the computer scientist has made another unexpected leap: returning to China as a rising star in robotics and haptics. In March 2025, Peking University’s school of engineering proudly announced his appointment as assistant professor, doctoral mentor and head…
Last week, a Chinese start-up founded by engineers who have risen on the tide of the country’s maritime ambitions, announced it had sold its cutting-edge deep-sea surveillance robots to an unidentified Middle Eastern nation. Details of the deal were scant, and little was known about the buyer’s intentions, but the implications for China’s rapidly growing…
China published a new action plan last Sunday aimed at boosting consumer spending, and the immediate question for many observers was whether this “spend, spend, spend” initiative will be effective this time around. Historically, China has pursued strategies to stimulate domestic spending since the late 1990s, when the country began producing more goods than it…
A total of 41 new corporate venture capital funds were registered in the coastal province last year, the highest number among those recorded in 18 mainland provinces in the same period, according to the latest data from CYZone Research Centre in China. Zhejiang has been attracting more investments amid the province’s evolution from e-commerce hub…
NEW DELHI — Encouraged by the enthusiastic reception to its DeepSeek artificial intelligence platform in January, China’s leaders are going all out to encourage AI companies to harness the power of this technology to compete with the United States and other countries in business and military spheres. China considers AI an important tool to handle…
As China’s political elite gathers for the country’s annual legislative sessions, we examine the broader forces likely to influence policies and decision-making for the coming year. In the eighth part of the series, Dannie Peng looks at recent strides made in China’s scientific and tech sectors, the country’s ambitions and the challenges it faces, particularly…
The southern Chinese megacity of Shenzhen has unleashed a barrage of policies aimed at propelling itself to the forefront of the global artificial intelligence and robotics industries, as the metropolis seeks to reaffirm its status as China’s leading technology hub. In a rare move, the city rolled out three major action plans in a single…
An innovation competition co-organised by China’s fintech giant Ant Group and renowned universities including the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is featuring robotics for the first time, a reflection of rising interest in the technology. The ATEC Championship 2025, hosted by the industry-university-research collaboration platform Advanced Technology Exploration Community (ATEC), has adopted the theme…