A robot plays the piano at the Asian Games Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, September 12, 2023. /CFP
A visitor uses a smart coffee vending machine at the Asian Games Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, September 12, 2023. /CFP
A brand-new smart bus goes into service at the Asian Games Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, September 12, 2023. /CFP
An automated street-cleaning machine is seen at the Asian Games Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, September 12, 2023. /CFP
The Hangzhou Asian Games Village will officially open on September 16, where the use of cutting-edge technology is already capturing the public eye – from AR buses and robots to delivery machines and installations – to celebrate this grand sporting occasion.