Smart industry expo showcases intelligent applications of robots

The ongoing World Smart Industry Expo 2025 in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality is showcasing a variety of intelligent robots that are gradually integrating into people's daily life.

From smart home care for the elderly to diverse industrial applications, robots equipped with embodied intelligent brains have the potential to transform people's lives.

Among the exhibits, a robot named "The Five", independently developed in China for various scenarios and functions, has garnered significant attention. Upon receiving a command, it will gently embrace a staff member at the expo. Its "brain" precisely controlls the force through pressure sensors, ensuring both stability during the embrace and preventing excessive pressure. The technological foundation for this robot is an open platform for embodied intelligence.

"We can use people as a metaphor: it has a cerebellum, which controls balance and coordinates its limb movements. What we primarily develop is this control aspect. It is also equipped with a large model. This constitutes the robot's system, which we call 'Tairos'," said Cai Guangzhong, vice president of Tencent, one of China's top tech firms.

Beyond their flexible movements and unique designs, the intelligence level of these robots has become a hot topic of public discussion. With the integration of "AI brains," these robots are becoming increasingly smart and responsive.

"You can talk to it and use voice commands to make it wave, shake hands, or even perform some household chores. As you can see, our robot can process voice input, and its task-processing model interprets the instructions to execute corresponding actions or enable interaction," said Liu Xiaozhong, a robotic engineer with Changan Automobile Engineering Research Institute.

This year's expo, which runs from Friday to Monday, features over 10 industry ecosystem conferences, including those on automobiles and computing power. It also includes five specialized sections: intelligent connected new energy vehicles, digital cities, intelligent robots, low-altitude economy, and smart home living, comprehensively displaying over 3,000 new products, technologies, and achievements.

The event has brought together more than 600 domestic and international businesses to showcase innovations across various sectors.

Smart industry expo showcases intelligent applications of robots

With the United States increasing its military presence in the Middle East and issuing new threats, many Iranians say Washington is using military power to safeguard its own interests and stress that Iran will not bow to U.S. pressure.

The military buildup around Iran follows U.S. President Donald Trump's recent endorsement of Iran's anti-government protests.

On Wednesday, Trump said that a "massive armada," led by the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and larger than the one previously deployed to Venezuela, is heading toward Iran, and warned Tehran that "time is running out" to reach a deal with the U.S. over its nuclear program.

Two days later, Trump called on Iran to return to negotiations for what he described as a "fair and equitable deal," while again emphasizing the U.S. military's strong presence in the region.

Some Iranians questioned Washington's record abroad, accusing the United States of consistently prioritizing its own interests over the needs of local populations.

"Has the U.S. ever truly helped people in any places, like Iraq, Syria, Venezuela or Lebanon? Has it ever considered the needs of local people? The only thing that matters to the U.S. is its own national interests and wealth," said Ghasem, a Tehran resident.

Others said the U.S. military presence in the Middle East has never been about peace, arguing it has instead fueled chaos and instability.

"They (the U.S. military) have never brought security; only anxiety. It's not just us; other countries in the region share the same worries about the future. Can the presence of the U.S. military truly bring security? On the contrary, if they withdraw, peace will follow, and our security will significantly improve," said Mahmoud Reza, another Tehran resident.

Iranian political analysts have pointed out that, given the history of failed negotiations between the United States and Iran, the negotiations currently being proposed by Washington are merely an excuse to legitimize its military actions.

While the prospects for meaningful negotiations appear slim, analysts also warned of serious repercussions if conflict were to erupt, urging restraint and stressing the need to avoid a broader crisis.

Residents say Iran will not bow to US military pressure