China: Relax, humanoid robots won't steal your job
This photo taken on August 13, 2014, shows a robot being loaded with food to bring to customers in a restaurant in Kunshan. It's more teatime than Terminator -- a restaurant in China is electrifying customers by using more than a dozen robots to cook and deliver food. AFP | PHOTO
Humanoid robots will boost productivity, not replace workers, official vows
Robots to do dangerous and mundane tasks
State-backed centre developing robots that can self-correct
China's humanoid robots will not replace human workers and cause mass unemployment, according to a Chinese official who oversees a tech hub in Beijing, amid a rapid expansion of the sector and state funding for it.
Why are we doing this story?
China's rapid advancements in AI and robotics have significant global implications for the future of work and economic stability. Through our reporting, we aim to clarify China's official stance on integrating humanoid robots into the workforce and to determine whether job displacement is a primary concern.
