A man tries a robot hand produced by LinkerBot during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 19, 2026. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

People walk past the Galbot stand during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 19, 2026. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

Two robots produced by Unitree take part in a fighting demonstration during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 19, 2026. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

A robot produced by Molaibuyuan folds clothes during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 19, 2026. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

A robot from TermiTech plays the piano during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 19, 2026. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

A robot band from UniX AI plays music during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 19, 2026. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

Two robots produced by Unitree take part in a fighting demonstration during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 19, 2026. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

A remote-controlled robot by Unitree Robotics is displayed at the Unitree Robotics Embodied Intelligence Experience Center in the Jing'an district in Shanghai on August 19, 2026. Shares in Chinese robotics pioneer Unitree soared more than 600 percent on its debut in Shanghai on August 19, after raising more than $900 million in its initial public offering. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)