GUANGZHOU -- Electric vehicle makers BYD and Nio are among the latest manufacturers in China to deploy robots that can walk, talk and carry objects on factory floors, as the nation faces a shortage of production workers.
Automatons move beyond fixed roles to mobile tasks, quality control

Chinese EV maker Geely uses UBTech Walker S1 robots at a plant that produces vehicles for its Zeekr luxury brand. (UBTech)
GUANGZHOU -- Electric vehicle makers BYD and Nio are among the latest manufacturers in China to deploy robots that can walk, talk and carry objects on factory floors, as the nation faces a shortage of production workers.