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Humanoid robots demonstrate picking and sorting abilities during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
The event scheduled from Friday to Monday showcases exhibitions of a number of AI agent hardware and system products, highlighting the transition of next-generation AI from a tool to an intelligent partner, empowering various industries and everyday life.
A staff member (L) introduces functions of the iFlytek AI blackboard during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)A visitor watches an intelligent robot pharmacy during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)A visitor watches a staff member operating a computer game via a non-invasive electroencephalogram device during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)A visitor takes photos of a MAZU-FengYun satellite AI box during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)Visitors experience services provided by a robot during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)Visitors learn about the digital intelligence management across the entire industry chain at the booth of Luckin Coffee during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)A visitor takes photos of a robot during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)Visitors observe a portable transient 3D modeling AI system during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)A visitor experiences AI glasses payment during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)Visitors try out an AI agent mobile phone during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)A staff member (R) introduces the agent business ecosystem to a visitor at the booth of Ant Group during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance,
a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went
back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016,
working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
