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Inside a boxing ring, two agile humanoid robots traded roundhouse kicks and punches. Two booths away, a less nimble robot spent nearly two minutes trying to fold a T-shirt before its human handler finally stepped in. READ MORE: https://str.sg/y8hY
These contrasting scenes played out at Beijing’s World Robot Conference on Aug 20, the day after investors sent shares of Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics soaring as much as 629.44 per cent in its trading debut in Shanghai, to a valuation that many analysts say has raced ahead of current fundamentals.
Experts said the blockbuster listing of the poster child for China’s humanoid robotics push shows that investors are placing enormous bets on what these robots could eventually become, at a time when the industry is still figuring out how to turn current capabilities into reliable, commercially viable applications.
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Inside a boxing ring, two agile humanoid robots traded roundhouse kicks and punches. Two booths away, a less nimble robot spent nearly two minutes trying to fold a T-shirt before its human handler finally stepped in. READ MORE: https://str.sg/y8hY
These contrasting scenes played out at Beijing’s World Robot Conference on Aug 20, the day after investors sent shares of Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics soaring as much as 629.44 per cent in its trading debut in Shanghai, to a valuation that many analysts say has raced ahead of current fundamentals.
Experts said the blockbuster listing of the poster child for China’s humanoid robotics push shows that investors are placing enormous bets on what these robots could eventually become, at a time when the industry is still figuring out how to turn current capabilities into reliable, commercially viable applications.
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![[FULL] More green spaces to be retained in Gillman Barracks, Maju Forest: Alvin Tan](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/udljI8lNiis/mqdefault.jpg "[FULL] More green spaces to be retained in Gillman Barracks, Maju Forest: Alvin Tan
Minister of State for National Development Alvin Tan said adjustments will be made to the development plans for Maju Forest and Gillman Barracks following public feedback. READ MORE: https://str.sg/tjCJ
President of Nature Society Singapore, Leong Kwok Peng, also spoke about their ongoing conversations with the authorities.
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