China Deploys Robots to Patrol Border Crossings as 'Embodied AI' Goes Public
China Deploys Robots to Patrol Border Crossings as 'Embodied AI' Goes Public
China Has Deployed Robots to Perform Border Patrol Duties Alongside Officials in its Frontier with Vietnam
China is expected to deploy swathes of humanoid robots to the busy border frontier that it shares with Vietnam. The robots are set to perform border patrol and inspection duties. This marks a step in the concept of 'embodied intelligence' being used in the real world in another effort in public security.
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Earlier this year, Shenzhen Customs said it integrated leading AI start-up DeepSeek’s large language model into an inspection robot designed to identify and verify cargo information.
Police patrol robots have also been spotted on the streets of Shenzhen, Shanghai and Chengdu. They are frequently showcased in Chinese media as symbols of the nation’s growing embodied intelligence industry and its commitment to advancing “new quality productive forces”.