I spent a day at a robot “carnival” in Shanghai. Here’s what I saw.

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__________________________THE PLACEShanghai, China

Humanoid robots are having a moment in China. The popular machines are part of the country’s strategy to bring artificial intelligence into daily life. Embedding the technology into physical systems—an idea called embodied AI—was a key facet of China’s latest five-year plan, and companies here are already world leaders in humanoids. Nearly 90% of the more than 13,000 two-armed, two-legged robots delivered globally last year were made in China.    

“Look, it is trying to do a handstand!” an 11-year-old boy shouts excitedly while watching his new mini robotic dog attempt a series of stunts. The toy pet is a gift his mom just bought him at a robot “carnival” held by an R&D center on the outskirts of Shanghai, and he can’t stop showing it off to passersby. It’s a public holiday, and curious families are pouring in to the event to see what’s on display. 

This busy hub houses more than 100 companies that research, develop, manufacture, and market robotic technologies and equipment. Many build specialized bots of all shapes that can do practical tasks, such as transporting heavy loads or inspecting sewage pipes. 

Today, however, things are mostly for show. Meters away from where parents and children are queued up to buy the robotic dog, two staffers teach youngsters how to make a quadrupedal robot walk up a flight of stairs. Farther along, a tense battle breaks out between two remote-controlled robots firing water beads at each other, as boys and girls cheer them on from around a temporary ring. (A staffer declares the duel a …

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