China Media Group (CMG) on Tuesday launched a nanny robot conference, aimed at helping more robots enter the homes of ordinary people.
Co-hosted by the CMG's New Media Center and the China Center for Information Industry Development, the expo focuses on the robotics revolution in daily life, highlighting areas of smart healthcare, intelligent homes, home education and community management.
The event features carefully designed competition segments to engage attendees, showcases the practical applications of nanny robots in various household scenarios, so as to help more robotics technology achievements enter ordinary households.
Following the expo in Beijing, robot competitions will take place at branch venues in cities of Qingdao, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Suzhou to fully showcase the innovation achievements and application scenarios in the robotics sector. Exceptional cases in robot application will be highlighted at an exhibition and performance ceremony to further promote the development of the nanny robot industry.
Alongside the conference, the CMG premiered its micro-documentary series Hi Robot, offering the audience an in-depth look at the latest breakthroughs in home-service robotics and the future role of robots in daily life.
Hi Robot features interviews with over 30 industry insiders, including robotics-company founders, academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and renowned experts and scholars in the field of embodied intelligence.
Nanny robots are defined as autonomous and embodied intelligence systems, primarily applied in smart elderly care, homeschooling and household services. They can replace human nannies in tasks such as nursing, health monitoring and caregiving companionship.
CMG launches nanny robot expo to help bring robots into ordinary households
A Japanese lawmaker has raised concerns over Japan's push to expand its military and its nuclear policy.
Responding to some politicians' dangerous tendency towards possessing nuclear weapons, Takara Sachika, a member of Japan's House of Councilors, said that Japan's push to strengthen its military, combined with what she called a misguided nuclear policy, not only heightens regional tensions but also directly threatens regional security.
"I think this is completely unacceptable. Japan is a country that has suffered atomic bombings and is one of the nations most aware of the threat posed by nuclear weapons. Yet such a country is openly discussing the issue of possessing nuclear weapons and even attempting to revise the principle of not allowing the introduction of nuclear weapons, one of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles. This is an extremely serious problem," Takara said.
Takara said the Japanese government's tendency to expand its military capabilities is completely contrary to the Constitution.
"From the perspective of Japan's Constitution, Japan should never have adopted a policy of ensuring security by strengthening military capabilities. Yet today, enormous effort is being poured into military expansion, and that in itself is a serious problem," said the lawmaker.
At a Diet meeting in early November 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that what she described as the Chinese central authorities' "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, and suggested the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait, drawing strong criticism worldwide.
Takara urged Takaichi to retract her erroneous remarks as soon as possible.
"I think there is a very big problem with making such remarks that provoke other countries. It is necessary to thoroughly examine the facts as soon as possible and withdraw the relevant remarks," she said.
Japanese lawmaker criticizes nuclear weapons remarks as threat to regional security
