China hosted the world’s first humanoid robot half marathon today in Beijing’s Economic-Technological Development Area (E-Town), specifically at the Yizhuang Half Marathon. It’s a wild milestone, blending human and robot runners on a 13-mile course.
Forget your smartphone or smartwatch and need to make a contactless payment? Well, there’s Alipay’s PL1, which lets you pay using your palm print. This device comes from Ant Group, an affiliate of Alibaba, and is part of Alipay’s push to expand biometric payment options beyond QR codes and facial recognition.
China hopes to soon build a space-based solar power station positioned in a geostationary orbit about 22,370 miles above Earth. This station will span roughly 0.6 miles wide when completed, and aims to harness solar energy without having to deal with weather, night-time darkness, or atmospheric interference.
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This Red Dead Redemption-inspired bar, called ‘Valentine’, looks to be straight from the video game. It’s located in Hangzhou’s West Lake district, a scenic area known for its beauty, and apparently now for gaming tributes.
Photo credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Chengming Liu of Beihang University in China and his colleagues have discovered chorus waves in deep space that sound like chirping birds, or so we’d like to think. These peculiar bursts of energy called could pose problems for long-distance space travel.
A troupe of Unitree H1 humanoid robots took to the stage at the Spring Festival Gala on the eve of the Chinese New Year in Beijing, China, and put on quite the show to say the least. They performed Yangge, a Chinese folk dance that originated in rural northern China.
Finally, after numerous leaks, the refreshed 2025 Tesla Model Y has been officially launched in China, as well as a few other regions, with the base RWD model starting at $35,934 USD and the LR AWD variant priced from $41,389. Those who place an order by February 28th qualify for the ‘Launch Series’ edition, and deliveries are expected to begin in March.
Architectural firm TAO’s concrete Nujiang Grand Canyon Bookstore in Yangpo Village atop China’s Gaoligong Mountains looks to be a building straight from the Blade Runner universe. Its reinforced concrete exterior and locally sourced materials adapts to the terrain, while the interior spans three levels, offering expansive views of Nujiang River.