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2026 Spring Festival Gala Amass Record 13.5b New Media Views
The gala integrated AI, AR, and humanoid robots from four companies, reflecting China’s robotics sector growth with over 150 firms and 50% annual expansion, CMG said.
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China shows off nunchuck-wielding humanoid robots for Lunar New Year
China has unveiled its nunchuck-wielding humanoid robots as part of its Lunar New Year celebrations. On Monday (16 February), the robots took centre stage as they showed off their martial arts skills during the annual China Media Group’s Spring Festival Gala - the country’s biggest TV event of the year. Performing in front of amazed children, two dozen bots from Unitree backflipped, vaulted over obstacles and wielded swords, amongst an array of …
China's Spring Festival featured humanoid robots from some of the country's most prominent tech companies. The humanoid robots, built by four Chinese start-ups – Unitree Robotics, Galbot, Noetix and MagicLab – were on display at a festival organised by CCTV, where they demonstrated their skills in movement and martial arts. The robots performed complex fighting sequences using traditional weapons such as swords, sticks and 'nunchaku' (traditiona…
Every Chinese New Year, the Chunwan, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, becomes the world’s largest media ritual. This 2026, the broadcast received the Year of the Knight of Fire after firing the Year of the Wood Snake, with performances combining technology, tradition and patriotism. The audience exceeds 1 billion viewers, making this show a global phenomenon comparable to the half-time show of the Super Bowl.Continue reading...
China's Spring Festival Gala becomes Super Bowl-like stage for humanoid robots
Humanoid robots have undoubtedly taken center stage at this year's CMG Spring Festival Gala – the world's most-watched TV show in celebration of the Chinese New Year. For the robotics industry, this isn't just a performance. It is a high-stakes product
China's Lunar New Year's television gala, broadcast this Monday night on the state-run CCTV network, combined performances by humanoid robots this year, starring several numbers with demonstrations of martial arts and synchronized choreographies, with the participation, for the first time, of a Spanish flamenco company, Jesús Carmona, in the considered program of the largest audience in the country.
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