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Kung Fu Robots and John Legend: How China Celebrated Its New Year
The gala showcased China’s leadership in humanoid robotics with over a dozen kung-fu-performing robots and featured international stars, drawing 677 million views, China Daily reported.
- On Monday, the Spring Festival Gala aired to usher in the Year of the Horse, featuring kung fu-performing humanoid robots and foreign artists including 12-time Grammy winner John Legend.
- This year’s gala spotlighted China's advances in emerging technologies, featuring AI, virtual-reality glasses, drones, and more than a dozen humanoid robots in kung fu routines.
- Four firms including Unitree, Magiclab, Galbot, and Noetix partnered with the gala, with deals reportedly worth about 100 million yuan .
- State media reported the show reached nearly 4,000 overseas media platforms, a roughly 38 percent increase from last year, generating 677 million views, and Ramesh Srinivasan said Beijing is sending a clear `statement` about its capabilities.
- It comes weeks since Elon Musk told Davos the public could buy humanoid robots by next year, raising questions about AI's societal and military impact, analysts asked.
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The show during the Spring Festival in China
·Italy
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Lunar New Year is under way. Here is how people celebrate it
As the Year of the Horse galloped in, revelers ushered in the most prominent festival on the Chinese Lunar calendar with some quirks – from Kung Fu robots to Harry Potter’s teenage nemesis – and some reflection.
·Atlanta, United States
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Chinese kung-fu robots steal the show in world's most-watched TV program
Watched by 600 million viewers, the annual gala broadcast by national television channel CCTV for Lunar New Year's Eve serves as a showcase for China's advances in robotics and artificial intelligence.
·Paris, France
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