People visit the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 20, 2026. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

A robot produced by Rotaku is seen as people visit the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 20, 2026. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

Visitors touch the face of a robot produced by Hanwei during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 20, 2026. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

A man takes photographs of a robot produced by Noetix during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 20, 2026. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

A man (R) and a robot (L) make the same gesture at South Korea's Robotis during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 20, 2026. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

People visit the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 20, 2026. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

Humanoid robots (front) and industrial robots (back) produced by Siasun or Xinsong during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 20, 2026. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

People watch a robot dog produced by Direct Drive Tech during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 20, 2026. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)