Is China building a robot army?
Thousands of them are competing in the World Humanoid Robot Games, as China flexes its mechanical muscles.
These robots have already broken human world records. But they’ve also had some pretty spectacular flops, too.
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America and China are now fighting for top spot in this robotics race.
So, in this episode – we’re looking at what these games could mean for the future of the technology sector.
And we speak to Rory Daniels, head of emerging technology and innovation at techUK, to ask if, one day, robots could replace humans as soldiers on the battlefield.
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Presenter: Sophie Braybrook
Producers: Tyler Anderson, Harry Peet
Series Producer: Joseph Keith
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0:00 Introduction
0:37 China’s ‘robot olympics’ explained
2:49 Interview with Rory Daniels
4:49 UK’s position in tech race
7:26 China’s interest in robots
11:53 Law and regulation
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