China’s humanoid robots will not replace human workers, Beijing official says

China's humanoid robots will not replace the workforce and will not cause mass unemployment, said Liang Liang, a Chinese official overseeing a technology center in Beijing.

China’s humanoid robots will not replace human workers, Beijing official says

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s humanoid robots will not replace human workers and cause mass unemployment, according to a Chinese official who oversees a tech hub in Beijing, amid a rapid expansion of the sector and state funding for it. Liang Liang, a deputy director at the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, which hosts one of China’s largest tech hubs, said in an interview on Friday with foreign media that he does…

Androids will not replace human workers (for a while) - they are too expensive - micetimes.asia

Liang Liang, deputy director of Beijing’s technology development zone—one of China’s largest tech hubs—dismissed concerns that humanoid robots would lead to mass unemployment. In a statement to foreign media, he emphasized that the goal of advancing humanoid robotics is not to replace humans but to assist them, particularly in hazardous environments. He argued that robots […] The post Androids will not replace human workers (for a while) – they …