Job training for robots: How China is getting machines ready to join the workforce
China is advancing its humanoid robot technology to prepare machines for future employment. Kenneth Ren, a technology consultant, is training robots to think independently at a Beijing-based training center. This initiative is part of China's broader industrial strategy to dominate global markets by 2030.
- ▪Chinese technology consultant Kenneth Ren is training robots to think on their own.
- ▪The training center is described as a 'humanoid robot school' and is backed by the city government.
- ▪Humanoid robots are part of China's strategy to advance key technologies like electric vehicles and artificial intelligence.
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Chinese technology consultant Kenneth Ren is training the workers of the future.The only thing is, they are not human."We are essentially teaching robots to think on their own," Ren, an overseas solution expert with RealMan Intelligent Technology told CNBC recently at the Beijing-based Humanoid Robot Data Training Center.Ren helps run what Chinese state media describe as a "humanoid robot school" as China looks to advance its robots beyond entertainment to employment.Humanoid robots are part of the Chinese Communist Party's broader industrial strategy.
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