China showcases growing robotics industry at the 2026 World Robot conference

At the World Robot Conference in Beijing, the spotlight is on humanoid robots built to move and work like humans, as analysts predict a trillion‑dollar industry by 2050. Global shipments of humanoids have tripled in the past year, with Chinese manufacturers far outpacing US rivals and firms like Unitree seeing share prices jump 460% on debut.

Al Jazeera's Katrina Yu reports from Beijing.

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