SHANGHAI — “Look, it is trying to do a handstand!” An 11-year-old boy shouts these words with uncontainable excitement, watching his newly acquired mini robotic dog attempt a series of erratic, acrobatic stunts. The toy pet, purchased moments earlier by his mother at a sprawling robotics “carnival” on the outskirts of Shanghai, is the center…
Published: September 3, 2026 Dateline: SAN FRANCISCO Author: Tech & AI Industry Desk Executive Overview The artificial intelligence landscape is witnessing yet another capital-intensive tectonic shift. Thinking Machines Lab, the high-profile AI research and deployment startup founded early last year by former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, is currently locked in advanced negotiations to…
Executive Overview On the bustling outskirts of Shanghai, a paradigm shift in consumer technology and industrial automation is unfolding not behind the closed doors of a sterile laboratory, but in the vibrant, chaotic, and joyous atmosphere of a public festival. On a national holiday, families flood the Intelligent Manufacturing & Robotics Global Co-Innovation Center, an…
SHANGHAI — “Look, it is trying to do a handstand!” An 11-year-old boy shouts these words with uncontainable excitement, watching his newly acquired mini robotic dog execute a series of awkward, mechanical tumbles. The toy pet was just purchased by his mother at a bustling robot “carnival” hosted by a massive research and development hub…
