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2026 World Robot Conference opens in Beijing: 300+ exhibitors, 150+ product debuts

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At the show, humanoid robots demonstrated sorting parcels, assembling phones and doing housework. Organizers said this year's focus is moving robots from stage performance to real applications.

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