2026.03.17 18:40 GMT+8

Inside China's factories: When robots start thinking

Updated 2026.03.17 18:40 GMT+8
CGTN

As China accelerates its push into smart manufacturing, a new generation of factories is emerging – facilities that don't just produce, but increasingly think and optimize on their own. Robots equipped with real "brains" – aka embodied AI – now glide between stations, capable of perceiving, reasoning and acting autonomously. CGTN reporter He Qianli takes you inside these next-generation plants to see how China's factories are moving from muscle to mind.

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