{"id":368580,"date":"2026-08-09T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-chinese-factory-using-robots-to-power-online-shopping-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:00:11","slug":"inside-the-chinese-factory-using-robots-to-power-online-shopping-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-chinese-factory-using-robots-to-power-online-shopping-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Chinese factory using robots to power online shopping | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ri8FbguG7S0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the Chinese factory using robots to power online shopping | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ri8FbguG7S0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Every time you order clothes, groceries or household essentials online, there\u2019s a chance an autonomous robot helped out.  <\/p>\n<p>Inside warehouses across the world, fleets of autonomous robots are changing the way orders are picked, packed and dispatched. 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