Embodied intelligence robots trained in real-world scenarios in Shanghai
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Staff members train a robot to work in a retail scenario at Maniformer, a physical AI data service platform, in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 5, 2026. In Shanghai’s tech companies like AGIBOT and Maniformer, embodied intelligence robots are trained in household, retail, sorting, production and other real-world scenarios, to advance their AI capabilities for real-life use. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)
A staff member trains a robot to do chores at Maniformer, a physical AI data service platform, in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 5, 2026. In Shanghai’s tech companies like AGIBOT and Maniformer, embodied intelligence robots are trained in household, retail, sorting, production and other real-world scenarios, to advance their AI capabilities for real-life use. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
A staff member trains a robot to clean a whiteboard at Maniformer, a physical AI data service platform, in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 5, 2026. In Shanghai’s tech companies like AGIBOT and Maniformer, embodied intelligence robots are trained in household, retail, sorting, production and other real-world scenarios, to advance their AI capabilities for real-life use. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)
A staff member trains a robot to sort items at Maniformer, a physical AI data service platform, in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 5, 2026. In Shanghai’s tech companies like AGIBOT and Maniformer, embodied intelligence robots are trained in household, retail, sorting, production and other real-world scenarios, to advance their AI capabilities for real-life use. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)
A staff member trains a robot to work at a production line at Maniformer, a physical AI data service platform, in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 5, 2026. In Shanghai’s tech companies like AGIBOT and Maniformer, embodied intelligence robots are trained in household, retail, sorting, production and other real-world scenarios, to advance their AI capabilities for real-life use. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
A visitor takes photos of a humanoid robot at AGIBOT, an embodied AI company, in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 4, 2026. In Shanghai’s tech companies like AGIBOT and Maniformer, embodied intelligence robots are trained in household, retail, sorting, production and other real-world scenarios, to advance their AI capabilities for real-life use. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
A humanoid robot is pictured at AGIBOT, an embodied AI company, in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 4, 2026. In Shanghai’s tech companies like AGIBOT and Maniformer, embodied intelligence robots are trained in household, retail, sorting, production and other real-world scenarios, to advance their AI capabilities for real-life use. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)
Humanoid robots dance at AGIBOT, an embodied AI company, in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 4, 2026. In Shanghai’s tech companies like AGIBOT and Maniformer, embodied intelligence robots are trained in household, retail, sorting, production and other real-world scenarios, to advance their AI capabilities for real-life use. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)
A staff member trains a robot to pack a schoolbag at Maniformer, a physical AI data service platform, in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 5, 2026. In Shanghai’s tech companies like AGIBOT and Maniformer, embodied intelligence robots are trained in household, retail, sorting, production and other real-world scenarios, to advance their AI capabilities for real-life use. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)
Humanoid robots are pictured at AGIBOT, an embodied AI company, in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 4, 2026. In Shanghai’s tech companies like AGIBOT and Maniformer, embodied intelligence robots are trained in household, retail, sorting, production and other real-world scenarios, to advance their AI capabilities for real-life use. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
A staff member trains a robot to arrange items in a supermarket scenario at Maniformer, a physical AI data service platform, in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 5, 2026. In Shanghai’s tech companies like AGIBOT and Maniformer, embodied intelligence robots are trained in household, retail, sorting, production and other real-world scenarios, to advance their AI capabilities for real-life use. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
A staff member trains a robot to do chores at Maniformer, a physical AI data service platform, in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 5, 2026. In Shanghai’s tech companies like AGIBOT and Maniformer, embodied intelligence robots are trained in household, retail, sorting, production and other real-world scenarios, to advance their AI capabilities for real-life use.
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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.…
