Should we embrace humanoid robots now? | Full Episode | Global Debate

Capital is flooding in worldwide – Tesla is retooling factories, Nvidia and SoftBank are placing major bets, China is scaling manufacturing at record speed. But behind this gold rush lies a real disagreement: Is the humanoid form the inevitable future of embodied intelligence, or just a compelling story we tell ourselves, when the real value lies elsewhere? The choices made right now could shape who leads this field for the next decade. So, should we embrace humanoid robots now? CGTN presents the special program, the Global Debate.

Guests on pro-side:

Seeram Ramakrishna, distinguished chair professor from Tsinghua University;

Andy Mok, author of The Innovation Machine: How China Creates and Adopts Technology Through Governance;

Zhao Yixuan, a student at Peking University;

Guests on con-side:

Liu Shaoshan, director of Embodied AI at the Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society;

Fan Haoqiang, co-founder of Dexmal, an embodied AI company;

Leopold Lind, a student at Tsinghua University;

Jiang Xinyu, a student at Tsinghua University.

Gavin Cooley, a student at Peking University.

00:00 - Intro

03:34 - Special robotic guest

05:30 - Debate start

05:40 - 1st round audience vote

06:51 - Opening statement Team A

10:08 - Opening statement Team B

13:35 - Cross fire B2-A3

16:40 - Cross fire A2-B3

20:16 - Time-out

20:36 - Free debate

29:20 - Closing statement Team A

33:52 - Closing statement Team B

37:00 - 2nd round audience vote

37:48 - Q&A

42:26 - CGTN poll results

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