GUANGZHOU -- Chinese companies in a range of high-tech fields are branching out into robotics, looking to tie it into artificial intelligence research as higher-performance components and sensors enable more sophisticated control.
Xiaomi and automaker Xpeng show off advanced humanoid models

Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng introduces the PX5 humanoid robot to the public in October. (Screenshot from livestream of the event)
GUANGZHOU -- Chinese companies in a range of high-tech fields are branching out into robotics, looking to tie it into artificial intelligence research as higher-performance components and sensors enable more sophisticated control.