Guangdong accelerates AI development of toy manufacturing
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Visitors watch a performance of robotic dogs at the 24th Shantou-Chenghai International Toys & Gifts Fair in Shantou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Oct. 23, 2025.
As a major toy producer in China, Guangdong has leveraged its industrial advantages to accelerate the AI development of toy manufacturing.
AI toys feature human-machine interaction, diverse product forms, varied application scenarios and a broad target audience. (Xinhua/Xiao Ennan)
A child interacts with the AI toy Ropet at the inno100 flagship store in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Dec. 21, 2025.
As a major toy producer in China, Guangdong has leveraged its industrial advantages to accelerate the AI development of toy manufacturing.
AI toys feature human-machine interaction, diverse product forms, varied application scenarios and a broad target audience. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
This photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows AI plush toys at the 24th Shantou-Chenghai International Toys & Gifts Fair in Shantou, south China’s Guangdong Province.
As a major toy producer in China, Guangdong has leveraged its industrial advantages to accelerate the AI development of toy manufacturing.
AI toys feature human-machine interaction, diverse product forms, varied application scenarios and a broad target audience. (Xinhua/Xiao Ennan)
Li Yong, founder of Haivivi, tests the AI toy CocoMate at the headquarters of toy company Haivivi in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 3, 2025.
As a major toy producer in China, Guangdong has leveraged its industrial advantages to accelerate the AI development of toy manufacturing.
AI toys feature human-machine interaction, diverse product forms, varied application scenarios and a broad target audience. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
A child interacts with the AI toy BubblePal at the headquarters of toy company Haivivi in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Oct. 31, 2025.
As a major toy producer in China, Guangdong has leveraged its industrial advantages to accelerate the AI development of toy manufacturing.
AI toys feature human-machine interaction, diverse product forms, varied application scenarios and a broad target audience. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
This photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows AI dogs at the 24th Shantou-Chenghai International Toys & Gifts Fair in Shantou, south China’s Guangdong Province.
As a major toy producer in China, Guangdong has leveraged its industrial advantages to accelerate the AI development of toy manufacturing.
AI toys feature human-machine interaction, diverse product forms, varied application scenarios and a broad target audience. (Xinhua/Xiao Ennan)
A child interacts with the AI toy BubblePal at the headquarters of toy company Haivivi in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Oct. 31, 2025.
As a major toy producer in China, Guangdong has leveraged its industrial advantages to accelerate the AI development of toy manufacturing.
AI toys feature human-machine interaction, diverse product forms, varied application scenarios and a broad target audience. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
A livestreamer promotes AI toys at the headquarters of toy company Haivivi in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Oct. 31, 2025.
As a major toy producer in China, Guangdong has leveraged its industrial advantages to accelerate the AI development of toy manufacturing.
AI toys feature human-machine interaction, diverse product forms, varied application scenarios and a broad target audience. (Xinhua/Huo Siying)
This photo taken on Oct. 31, 2025 shows AI toys at the headquarters of toy company Haivivi in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province.
As a major toy producer in China, Guangdong has leveraged its industrial advantages to accelerate the AI development of toy manufacturing.
AI toys feature human-machine interaction, diverse product forms, varied application scenarios and a broad target audience. (Xinhua/Huo Siying)
A livestreamer promotes AI toys at the headquarters of toy company Haivivi in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Oct. 31, 2025.
As a major toy producer in China, Guangdong has leveraged its industrial advantages to accelerate the AI development of toy manufacturing.
AI toys feature human-machine interaction, diverse product forms, varied application scenarios and a broad target audience. (Xinhua/Huo Siying)
A child interacts with the AI toy Fuzozo at the inno100 flagship store in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Dec. 21, 2025.
As a major toy producer in China, Guangdong has leveraged its industrial advantages to accelerate the AI development of toy manufacturing.
AI toys feature human-machine interaction, diverse product forms, varied application scenarios and a broad target audience. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
A child interacts with the AI toy Ropet at the inno100 flagship store in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Dec. 21, 2025.
As a major toy producer in China, Guangdong has leveraged its industrial advantages to accelerate the AI development of toy manufacturing.
AI toys feature human-machine interaction, diverse product forms, varied application scenarios and a broad target audience. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Developers work at the headquarters of toy company Haivivi in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Oct. 31, 2025.
As a major toy producer in China, Guangdong has leveraged its industrial advantages to accelerate the AI development of toy manufacturing.
AI toys feature human-machine interaction, diverse product forms, varied application scenarios and a broad target audience. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
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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.…
