Visitors try out a smart glasses as the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Visitors stand near the Huawei Atlas 950 SuperPod during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Visitors at the booth for Eastern Computing Chips a Chinese AI semiconductor company at the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Robots wearing traditional Chinese opera costumes walk around the booths at the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A man rides on a robot from DaxRobotics, a Chinese AI and robotics startup during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A worker stands near robots from Efort a Chinese industrial robot manufacturer during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A robot from Pudu Robotics, a Chinese robotics company welcomes visitors to the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Visitors watch a robot from leading Chinese commercial humanoid robotics firm Unitree Robotics demonstrates it's boxing skills during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A woman adjusts her hair near a lifelike robot head on display from Yunmu Intelligence Manufacturing during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A man reacts after touching the face of a lifelike robot head depicting a ethnic minority on display from Yunmu Intelligence Manufacturing during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A woman takes photos of realistic skin for robotic hands on display from Yunmu Intelligence Manufacturing during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A lifelike robot head looks at a visitor during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A worker looks on near humanoid robots on display from Magiclab, a Chinese embodied AI and humanoid robots company during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A humanoid robot from Chinese firm Huayan Robotics waves Chinese national flags during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A worker prepares a robot to demonstrate the performances of its hands at the booth for Chinese company Xynova during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Robots with pomp pomps wait to be activated during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A display demonstrates a brain-computer interface from Mindtrix during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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6:22 PM on Monday, July 20
By NG HAN GUAN
BEIJING (AP) — China's leading technology companies showcased hundreds of cutting-edge products at the World AI Conference in Shanghai — from advanced robotics to artificial intelligence systems.
The nation's annual flagship AI event, which was held from July 17 to 20, took place against the backdrop of a heated U.S.-China tech rivalry. More than 1,100 companies participated.
Chinese companies have developed more than 400 humanoid robot products, more than half the world’s total, state media said. Open-source AI models from China are increasingly challenging leading American ones as they are more widely adopted globally.
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