China showcases humanoid robots at its Spring Festival Gala with kung fu routines for a mass audience
News from Latin America and Mercosur [Unofficial]
February 17, 2026
China put humanoid robots front and centre at its Spring Festival Gala —the country’s biggest annual television event— featuring a choreographed martial-arts routine with traditional weapons such as swords and nunchucks, acrobatics and tightly synchronised sequences alongside human performers.
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